My guy, you are not comprehending anything you pretend to understand. That "groundwork" is laid by non-stop bickering amongst a population, leading to some parties seeking higher powers anywhere they can find them, and there will always be charlatans seeking to answer that call. Yes it is encouraged by bad actors, but they're just exploiting things which already exist, not creating them.
My guy, you are not comprehending anything you pretend to understand. That "groundwork" is laid by non-stop bickering amongst a population, leading to some parties seeking higher powers anywhere they can find them, and there will always be charlatans seeking to answer that call. Yes it is encouraged by bad actors, but they're just exploiting things which already exist, not creating them.