"They" in this sense is an abstract that applies to governments, institutions, organizations, and entities like The FBI, CIA, CCP, The KGB, Blackrock, Vanguard, Chase, Citibank, Wells Fargo, Bank of America, The IRS, OSHA, The Teamsters, or any other similar group which consists of large quantities of people who are capable of extracting value in a non-consensual manner via coercion, manipulation, or other various methods.