Who said they all sat down at a secret meeting and said "okay boys, so here's what we're gonna do..."? Why do you find it preposterous that people with the sam

Who said they all sat down at a secret meeting and said "okay boys, so here's what we're gonna do..."? Why do you find it preposterous that people with the same problem and the same motivation act the same way? Also: these folks certainly do talk to each other. At the golf course, the chamber of commerce, on social media...