This seems pretty close to my own view, although I'm not sure the secret power grab is about land and water so much as just getting into everyone's brains. What I'd add is that it's not just a front for consolidation of resources and power, it's also a result of a preexisting consolidation of resources and power that we've ignored for too long. If we had had a healthier society 5 or 10 years ago we could have withstood this. Now, it's not so clear.