They are using us because they know what we fall for because they study us from birth to death through generations.
On one side people go for the illusional harsh solutions issued from blaming (whatever) neighbours to soothe their deep frustration of lost dignity and on the other side people blame them and bath in the illusion of a peaceful world provided by a dysfunctional "techno-structure" built for market purpose only.
Meanwhile the clock is ticking.