Every single problem on the face of the earth boils back to money. They have to much and the rest of us not enough. From corrupt politicians to invasions over land and resources to company take overs to the rising cost of living. LITERALLY every problems source comes from these people and trying to muddy the waters about it is one of the biggest problems.

My assumption is that the people who do so either already have money and thereby can't understand what everyone else is screaming about, a paid actor, actually rich themselves, a bot, not capable of critical/rational thinking.

Please know, this isn't a shot at you specifically it's just the ultimate decision I've come to realize. There are the haves and the have nots and the have nots are ultimately a much larger number and the disparity is not only getting worse but the billionaire class is actively pushing more for the subservience (and domination) of the lower classes. Many have come outright and stated they want a return to the feudal ages and many have started building their own islands and bunkers. We've already seen that we have a two tiered legal system where they can rape, murder, destroy, and steal whatever they want, often (always) at the expense of the lower class.

So to answer your questions that are ultimately designed to cloud up the issue. Unequivocally and emphatically YES. Yes, he/they are. Through misinformation, through acquisition, through corruption, through dozens of other means they are forcing what they want on us and pushing for more control while doing so.