Some of the most influential people in the world gathered to participate in secret Bilderberg meeting that began on Thursday. They will discuss the most pressing issues, including the issue of Russia, free trade and peace postpreda.
Political leaders and experts in the field of industry, Finance, academia and media took part in the annual conference, which takes place this year in Turin from Thursday through Sunday.
The organisers of the Bilderberg meeting confirmed that while 131 participants from 23 countries participated in the meeting. The guest list this year: President of the world economic forum børge Brende, the Directors-General of Airbus, DeepMind and Total, as well as mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of England, and Michael O’leary of Ryanair. The meeting will be headed by French businessman Henri de Castries, he also heads the “steering Committee” of the organization.
Among the invited participants can also meet such figures as former U.S. Secretary of state Henry Kissinger, the former head of the CIA David Petraeus, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, the head of the Bank of England mark Carney and others.
It is worth noting that among the guests no Russians, although at the last meeting of the Bilderberg group were invited Grigory Yavlinsky and Lilia Shevtsova. Anatoly Chubais, attended the meeting twice: from 14 to 17 may 1998 (meeting of the Bilderberg club in Turnbury, Scotland) and in 2012 In 2011 the club participated Alexey Mordashov, head of Severstal. In 2015, the only Russian to be invited to the meeting, was the economist Sergei Guriev, 2013 living in France.
The main topics under discussion this year were published by the organizers on Wednesday. It gave an idea of what is considered to be the most pressing issues in global Affairs:1. Populism in Europe.
2. The problem of inequality.
3. The future jobs.
4. Artificial intelligence.
5. United States ahead of the midterm elections.
6. Free trade.
7. Global leadership of the United States.
8. Russia.
9. Quantum computation.
10. Saudi Arabia and Iran.
11. The world of posttrade.
12. Current events.
Always discussed issues such as the growth policy antiestablishment and populism in Europe, permanent inequality, West’s relations with a resurgent Russia and Saudi Arabia and the government of Iran. Others, such as the growth of artificial intelligence and quantum computing, to reflect the uncertainty in the relationship of humanity with technology.
However, the list is dominated by politics and geopolitics, as well as topics of Russia, the Middle East, US global leadership and the political situation on the eve of the midterm elections in November. The arrival of President Donald trump to the White house canceled the old policy and announced policy of the renegades in power.
The scandals related to allegations of massive use of social media in order to influence the election, are also associated with the blurring of boundaries between facts and fiction. Consequently, the world of posttrade will be one of the issue that will be discussed Bilderpavsky group.
Policy postpreda in the Oxford English Dictionary in 2016 was determined as policy, “indicating circumstances in which objective facts are less affect the formation of public opinion than emotion and personal belief.”
Correct word: caution.
The organizers claim that was founded in 1954 Bilderberg meeting is an annual event designed to “foster dialogue between Europe and North America.”
About two thirds of the participants come from Europe, the rest from North America. About a quarter of the representatives are members of the political and government circles, and the rest from other regions, the organizers said in a statement on Wednesday. As always, caution needs to be taken.
The organizers said that due to the private nature of the meeting “the members have no pre-agreed positions”. “So they can spend the time to perceive information, think and process it. There are no preferred result, no protocols and reports. In addition, does not provide any resolution not to make any political statements,” explained they.
Participation in the meeting has long been synonymous with belonging to the elite, so a frequently asked question is, how is the Bilderberg meeting.
The organizers said: “the Annual contributions of the members of the steering Committee cover the annual costs of the Secretariat. The budget of the Secretariat is limited to the costs of the meeting. The cost of accommodation during the annual meeting are the members of the steering Committee of the host party. The arrival is by invitation only, admission will be charged. Participants pay their travel expenses and accommodation”.
The fact that over the last 60 years meeting of the representatives of authorities, heads of major banks, energy companies, defense corporations, the major media of Western countries leaves no aura of secrecy, paranoia and speculation, does not add fans to the “Bilderberg”. Each meeting of the club rather doomed to misunderstanding and disapproval than any positive reaction from the public.
The composition of participants varies, but the content of the meetings each year raises many questions. Descriptions of the meetings in the Bilderberg only adds fuel to the fire:
“Founded in 1954, the Bilderberg conference is an annual meeting designed to foster dialogue between Europe and North America. Each year approximately 120-150 political leaders and experts from various sectors are invited to participate in the conference. About 2/3 of delegates is in Europe, and the rest from North America. Approximately 1/3 of politicians and officials”.
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“These meetings do not advance the desired outcome, the content is not recorded, and their results are not compiled reports. Moreover, not offered any solutions, not going on any ballot, and not to make any political statements.”
Daniel Estulin, author of the acclaimed bestseller “Who rules the world, or the whole truth about the Bilderberg club”, describes the meeting as “a meeting of the shadow world government… threatening to take away our right to control our destinies by creating a disturbing reality”. “Imagine a private club where presidents, Prime Ministers, bankers and generals are very close, where people who wage war and influence markets, they say what they never dare say publicly,” he said.
The vast majority of “Bilderberg” represent the interests of global capital. They are not accountable to the population of countries. They discuss issues that directly relate to many people, produce a “Bilderberg” line, which will arrange in the first place companies, banks, industrial groups and larger conglomerates they work for. Anyway, this is truly one of the existing prototypes of the “gray” world government that nobody elected and whose decisions have a significant impact on the fate of the world.
Of the company and of the group of companies represented among the participants of the Bilderberg club. Infographics: WSJ
Convincing of the need for “transparency” and “inclusiveness” business and the authorities of other countries in the management and decision-making the participants of the Bilderberg club serves a rather dubious example.
Until the proponents of unfettered globalization, trade unions with the secretive conditions and closed elite clubs will continue to play these games, it is hardly surprising that they remain far from the people, many of whom perceive them not only as people but also as active collaborators whose “greatest trick is that he convinced everyone, though it doesn’t exist”.