“You’d think they’d choose a front man that doesn’t look, sound and act like a classic Bond villain.”
His mentor was Henry Kissinger. Our government was already infiltrated.
That would be like Dr. Strangelove picking Dr. Evil as his public relations spokesman.
I’m more inclined to see this as an egalitarian uber-rich boys’ club, with Schwab volunteering to hold the gavel. It’s beneath them to worry about what the little people might think about that.