They are not smarter than you, John (or Diablo), but they are far, far better connected, and started with infinitely more resources. Their network labors full time to protect those connections and that wealth. That’s what the article means when it says that the FinMins must toe their pharisaical religious line or “lose their positions”–not in their govts as much as in the gang. It’s like Hollywood: just a family thing now; talent is largely irrelevant, but those without family connections need not apply.
well said
brilliant article