The 1% or "them" as they're more affectionately known run a satanic conspiracy. Using banks, governments, organized religions, schools and the mass media they're able to pull all the strings. They dole out power but only in exchange for recipient committing the so called 7 deadly sins.
Once the individual has been corrupted they're allowed into positions of power where they abuse and exploit those below them. The average Joe just can't get ahead and to him it seems as if the whole world is against him.
Well yeah, because the world is. If nobody will help him, then it probably is.