I think it might be worse than you imagine.
I think that certain governments know full well that such is the case and intend to use them as a tool to achieve their own ends.
Certain governments are infested with literal James Bond super villain rule the world madmen.
“Certain governments are infested with literal James Bond super villain rule the world madmen.”
Well, the first step in any course of action, would be to identify those super villains. It seems to me that it used to be easier to do such. Now, even with the Internets, somehow they seem to keep a very low profile, as if they have a team of people who do nothing but ensure that their names remain nearly hidden. It’s easy to identify some, such as Soros, but even he may get his marching orders from others.