The Control System

Agreed. It's easier to run with discussion topics the community is behind than to post a fresh one when there's a good one already.

I'm going to stick with the Bible as usual and emphasize that the top is always "the satan" whether or not more than one entity has claimed this title in history. We can also safely call all active advocates satanists, but we should also be cautious about quick assignment of individuals as satanists.

There is no formal structure (see C. S. Lewis's chapter on "Elasticity") but there are unwritten and thus malleable rules. Everything is fear-driven and nothing is dependable. Important: This allows everyone to think their circle is the innermost and to think they are the real movers and shakers, such that nobody can tell who really is (Lewis again, and Quigley on Rhodes's will).

I would love to spend a week reviewing the historical "cabal" (still looking for the best word for it; maybe PTB or Exousiai) and its methods, especially collaboratively with others who are seeking a community consensus we can run with. This is only a taste.