What 'international network of gentlemens clubs"?
I'll agree that there are mens clubs all over the world. Certainly some people who are varyingly powerful are in some of them. But what
'network', or are you just describing what it'd be like, not alleging that there is an actual named, formal network?
I'd've to say that, considering the motivations of the Bilderberg conference, and Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin's
recent suggestion, that people in decision making positions need to have 'safe
havens' where they can informally discuss these important issues, outside of the public and overly publicized political arena.
Also, in micro-researching some stuff wrt the Cremation of Care thread, I came across
an example of members of the Bohemian Club doing this very sort of thing. Two of the members, at one of the camp-outs, were talking about how
recently lots of University professors had been sacked, for political reasons. One of the members was making the case that the academics need to be
free to discuss all sorts of possibly unpopular and controversial subjects, and they academia shouldn't be hindered by petty political problems.
Apparently this was before those sorts of protections were incorporated.
Of course, I can't say just how influential that conversation was on getting those measures passed. It might've had no effect at all really.
People talk about lots of things.


) watered down drinks. 