To notice that one is being used, it takes obvious acts where people are being exploited. If one still does not realise what is being played, it is probably because one did not want to or otherwise wished to be ignorant. For many people, there is only something to catch up on or learn when they are visibly and obviously deprived of their rights. I actually believe that there is a kind of uninvolved middle and that it has always been and still is a few who actively oppose machinations that arise over their heads. When these few take the lead, the others usually follow. There are other things involved that are not obvious but rather a non-obvious form of resistance. But that would take us too far here.