In short, you are 100% correct in your assessment that this is a Conspiracy. The latter part of your piece assumes too much in my opinion, in terms of positive thinking about your anticipated outcome in dealing with these people.

Make no mistake about it, this is more of a Kracken than it is a Snake. This is a vicious beast when viewed in totality.

We have written and published on this subject extensively:

With that said, I am going to upvote your post for addressing this VERY important subject.

This is why we are here...Blockchain is a viable alternative...no single point of failure (or control)...this is the hope...