We just don't hear too much about it. Not at all. They believe that they will emerge eventually as shepherds once their globalist objectives are reached. The immediate gains that they receive are worth the efforts that they expend. Do we need to oppose this conspiracy.
Exposure is their main fear.
Truth and education is the key and the weapon. It's probably always been around in some form or another. But in 1776 the Illuminati was organized as a fraternity of bankers in Bavaria, Germany. They've been able to gain control of much of the world's trade via economic means. You bet it does.