this excerpt speaks clearly to my suspicions about how things really are;

Of Two Minds - The Politics of Debt-Serfs and Tax Donkeys: Our Only Choice Is the Least Bad Option ... excerpt:

"... there is no avenue left for advocacy, grievances or redress in a system dominated by global corporations and self-serving political insiders.The castle on the hill doesn't exist; it is diffused all over the planet, and well protected by state minions who listen only to neofeudal corporate interests. The problem for well-meaning politicos is the system cannot be reformed or repaired".......http://charleshughsmith.blogspot.com/2018/11/the-politics-of-debt-serfs-and-tax.html