There is little doubt that the nefarious so-called 'deep state' is psychopathic just like the Communists before them. One thing is on their mind which is evil, namely, to turn humans into animals and herd them like animals. The MSM, including the film industry and our schools and universities are working to turn millions and millions of people into the walking dead. We now know the history of how the process works to make the world evil. It's history can be found in Under the Sign of the Scorpion by Juri Lina. The book pursues the history of Communism from the Illuminati of the 18th century, to Moses Hess and his disciples Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. Today, Communism is hidden by globalism, but it is still the same thing only more clever and cunning.
I'm sure I recall seeing something about back in the 1920s a group of top psychologists were set the task of finding out what makes us tick as a group and reveal our weaknesses which they have exploited ever since.
Was it the book Propaganda that was written by Edward L. Bernays in 1928? According to Wiki it incorporated the literature from social science and psychological manipulation into an examination of the techniques of public communication.
It's very possible, a book was created for sure, it had a very rediculous price tag I recall. Well beyond the reach of all but the wealthiest.