Great comment mate.
It's so difficult to discern who is fighting who over what anymore such is the intricate web of deceit that has been woven over many years.
I think it is possibly as simple as one side has empathy towards the masses and the other sees us as an asset like a farmer sees a herd of sheep.
The rise of the Internet has thrown a spanner in the works for the controllers with many people accessing information previously unavailable regarding the reality of our paradigm. Couple that with the lack of religious control over thought and deed and you now see a new battle for control with entities previously powerless fighting back. Let's hope the good guys win out!
Regarding my avatar, no hidden meaning sorry, it's just my nom de plume on an English flag coming out of a ball of flames simple as that. Another Steemian made it for me. There may well be a hidden meaning but it wasn't by my design 😉