I do think a lot of what you are saying is likely. However, I also know we tend to try to simplify things as human beings no matter how complicated the situation is. I do not think ALL of these people are working together, colluding together, and planning together. I instead there are a lot of self interested people who covet power that happen to be often heading in the same direction because that is the direction to increase power. There definitely is a lot of overlap. Some of them are also obviously colluding and working together. I see it as highly unlikely that all or even close to all of them are working in concert. Thus, every time someone does something that is out of the norm my immediate knee jerk reaction is not to think they are controlled opposition. Could they be, yes. I simply don't assume by default that they are. I watch. I may have a sliver of hope. I remain vigilant.