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Can you rephrase that? I don't understand
It's a play on the "would a rose by any other name not smell as sweet" line from Romeo and Juliet.
And it was done in a playful joking way because if we assume there actually is a group that controls entities like CIA and mossad, referring to them by name doesn't tell us much, and I wouldn't expect a random commenter to actually know their name, if they even have one to begin with. Like, such a group would be well hidden and well informed and quite powerful.
I think that beliefs like that stem from a lack of understanding of the economic system we're all living under and its self-perpetuating nature. Capitalism by its very logic is ever expanding and cements itself wherever it can in every nook and cranny of this planet, as well as our personal lives and psyches as shown in the last couple of decades. There is absolutely no need nor a place for an evil and organized cabal of people consciously pulling the strings of the world order. On the contrary, this system is inherently competetive and there are many many groups of people in the form of private companies that are all trying to wipe each other out and gain a monopolistic position on the world market (They dont just want this but they are practically forced to do it if you examine the logic of the system, you can read Das Kapital or some secondary sources for a more thorough explanation of it). Of course there is price fixing behind closed doors and all sorts of dirty fucking business deals, but all those are far from a world-controlling elite group.
And I believe that such rethoric is not only wrong but also antisemitic. It is a very old antisemitic dogwhistle that was widespread across europe especially during the first half of the 20th century actually. It doesn't always have to be against the jews, these days you also see it directed at muslims a lot for example. Not that you are necessarily actively fostering antisemitic beliefs, but I find it shocking nontheless that a lot of people seem to have swallowed this line of thinking hook line and sinker following the horrible revelations of the Epstein case and perpetuate this conspiratory way of making sense of the world on the internet.