[miltondts]

From [1]: “economic elites and organized groups representing business interests have substantial independent impacts on U.S. government policy, while mass-based interest groups and average citizens have little or no independent influence.”

And "The bigger spender wins congressional races 91 percent of the time" [2].

But if that's not credible enough for you maybe go see the speech by President Eisenhower [3].

Don't you remember the "weapons of mass destruction" in Iraq?

There are so many examples that I have no idea how you think this is a conspiracy theory. There is no need for that, people just act on their perceived best interest, and when you have the top ~1000 people controlling almost every asset, isn't it obvious that they will dictate the course of history?

[1] - https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2014/04/0...

[2] - https://www.vox.com/2014/10/27/7077647/midterms-spending-mon...

[3] - https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/eisenhower-warns...

[FargaColora]

Thanks for actually posting links, although none of them show that "US foreign policy exists to make corporations rich". They are just vague general warnings about concentration of power.

The US has a huge and robust left-leaning press. I would have expected extensive wall-to-wall reporting if "US foreign policy exists to make corporations rich". Yet I see none. In what way is this not a generic "america=bad" conspiracy theory?

[matheusmoreira]

The US Trade Representative publishes a naughty list of countries every single year pointing out nations that aren't conforming to american intellectual property laws. These reports are riddled with language such as "our stakeholders say", implying rich corporations and industries are telling the US government what to do and who to target. As a result, countries with high crime rates and without universal basic sanitation have to waste resources policing imaginary american property within their borders.