Some things that are obvious once you see them (IMHO, of course)-

1) Money and power are one and the same in modern society.
2) A few people want power in order to do good. A lot more want power because it is addictive, and so dangerous that the first group has no chance against the second.
3) If you have enough power/money you can buy up the media and control the population's thinking.
4) If you have enough money you can give huge sums of money to both parties and control whoever wins.
5) One tool for controlling a population is to set up a fake system of opposing parties. To do this, the ideal is two such that can be played against one another. One can trap the rich and greedy and the other can trap the naive and good. These two groups are dangerous because the first can breed usurpers and the second revolutions.
6) Everything is a conspiracy and the only thing we can know for certain is that anyone who says otherwise is not to be trusted.

?9/11!

Sorry to be so cheerful. Time for bed