It does not require a conspiracy theory to recognize that the powerful elite will cooperate and plan to maintain and consolidate their power. And you do not have to imagine secret groups like the “Illuminati” to explain this.
Fewer and fewer people are gaining a greater and greater degree of control; over government, finance, business, media, etc; and Shaytaan can leverage the power of this small class of people in order to influence whole societies.
Spreading depravity, sin, kufr, is in the best interests of power, as these sicknesses cripple the population and make them easier to control. It is not difficult to understand.
Of course the powerful will try to strengthen their power, and of course this will mean weakening everyone else.
Nothing enfeebles a person more than sin and disobedience to his Rabb.
Shaytaan can whisper into the hearts of a handful of powerful men, and by so doing, he can corrupt millions