A “shadow government” is any un-elected body operating from outside of the elected body, with the purpose of directly calling the official policy shots from the dark closet.
“Government” establishes government policy. “Shadow” governments work in the dark secrecy of the “shadows” behind the visible government to affect those policies, hence the name “shadow government”.
It’s much like the puppeteer who pulls the strings of the puppet from behind the curtain, in the shadows, unseen, but very much in control.
In the case of an organization like CFR, they operate openly in the light. It’s only when one comes to realize exactly how much power they have to influence official policy that they begin to look like an un-elected “shadow government”.
Your relative point is what?
oy, Shadow government does NOT operate in secret (which is why the name is dumb).
Its NOT behind closed doors, are you farmiliar with parlimentary systems?
In England, the concept is used often, and pretty much everywhere else in the world.
David Cameron is the leader of the opposition, Liam Fox is the shadow sec of state for defence. It would be like the democratic nominee naming her entire cabinet in advance, and them campaigning together.
You've taken the name shadow government, assumed a meaning, and made it the same thing as puppet government.
It could be as simple as this, you have a defination you are using, In parlimentary government, the name shadow government has absolutly no connection to the puppet government you are talking about, the name is misleading, ignore the name, and its connation.
I'm sorry to say this, but I had a feeling most people would see the name shadow government, jump to the wrong conclusion, and assume puppet (like CFR as you noted) instead of using the actual defination, and the proper referance, which is simply a named counterpart cabinet.....not a puppet government, not a think tank, not some conspiracy story.