How does the world really work? It appears that most people choose to believe that people in power are inherently good, and at worse are simply dummies. From what I can see, most people at the top (corporate, financial, government and religious) are rotten, low quality people, who'll sell anyone out for a trifle of pleasure or money.
I can't think of one single Earthly institution that isn't at least partly corrupt. Most people can be bought, no matter how idealistic they appear. The few who can't be bought have their character assassinated and/or are removed from normal life, or even sometimes end up suffering a deadly accident (drug overdose, fall off a cliff, hit in the head with a wine bottle or suicide by multiple gunshots to the back of the head).
The only pure and incorruptible presence in existence- is not bound to this evil world. Only in the Kingdom of Jesus Christ.