Although this isn't the best place to discuss things like the Illuminati, Freemasonry, conspiracies, or similar things... there is a lot of evidence proving the existence of these things.

No less than David Rockefeller blatantly admits that his goal in life is to promote a one world government. I'm not saying that a one world government is a bad thing in and of itself. Instead the evidence is that the people promoting these agendas at a high level have malicious intentions and will push forward their ideas at nearly any cost to the general public (aka "cattle").

When you look at the various secret societies and think tank organizations (CFR, Bilderberg, PNAC, etc.), there is a great deal of reliable information about their membership and agendas. It's rather eerie to find out the big names in business, government, and media who are part of these organizations. However, TOD tends to be more scientifically oriented and from what I've seen there are only a small percentage of members who have taken the time to delve deeply into these subjects. Perhaps people are afraid of being labeled kooks.

I agree fully with your observation. I think the "enemy within" angle is one that is frequently forgotten in discussions on how messed up our societies have become. Myself, I was quite naïve about this until I had a stint in the corporate environment (the natural habitat of the sociopath).

One suggestion to the Oil Drum editors: try to get a psychologist to write a guest article on sociopaths. Hopefully it will be an eye-opener for many people.