They can't do it without us or they would be even more brazen then they already are.  The one thing they can't change is the unpredictability of us humans.  They are doing their best to condition us and have had entirely too much success.  But they haven't had total success or it would be all up for us.  We can still throw a monkey wrench in the works.

They got us this far by first letting us think it was  a noble country and slowly corrupting us till there would be no one to stand in their way.  But look!  Some of us still believe in the nobility.  And we are the ones they can't trust to roll over and play dead for them.  

My dear, Belloc, I care about you and this subject.  You are bleeding all over the place and I don't blame you, but I would relieve you.  I started this thread because I had something to say and I wanted to say it to you especially.

You keep thinking things about me that aren't true.  I've been down this road for over 20 years and I have struggled with many of the things you struggle with.  I, too, have been bitter about these things.  

Today I am disabled and a lot of my health issues stem from my upset over these things.  So, yes, I have all day.  I told my husband I don't want to hear of another thing that is wrong with me and I told my doctor I don't want to spend my last days jumping through hoops to stay alive.  I want to live till I die.  So now they leave me in peace.

I'm serious, Belloc, we are the last defense---us old crocks who still believe in goodness.  And you are one of us, or you wouldn't get so upset.  What are you trying to accomplish, anyway?