Divide et Impera, or “divide and conquer,” didn’t start out as a military strategy. It started out as a political strategy.
In fact, if you skip all the Greek, Roman, and bastardized Christian forms of democracy you’ll find out that James Madison once told Thomas Jefferson, “Divide et impera, the reprobated axiom of tyranny, is under certain qualifications, the only policy, by which a republic can be administered on just principles."
They teach that axiom in political science classes across the country to this day, including these specific points of strategy:
- creating or encouraging divisions among the subjects in order to prevent alliances that could challenge the sovereign
- aiding and promoting those who are willing to cooperate with the sovereign
- fostering distrust and enmity between local rulers
- encouraging meaningless expenditures that reduce the capability for political and military spending
How many of you can see this in American government? It’s been clear as day since the first time I learned about it 12 years ago. However, it’s become REALLY apparent to me over the past 6 years.
I don’t want to go off on some “Matrix” like rant, but seriously… all this finger pointing and name calling some of you are doing on here is EXACTLY what’s wrong with this country- and you’re being PLAYED LIKE A FIDDLE by the politicians who truly understand the axiom of divide et imperia.
First and foremost; Democrats and Republicans. This is the division among subjects. This division revolves around social, moral, and political beliefs. These are the ONLY two options you have, and as a result, unity will be nearly impossible. This division, as demonstrated by the recent debt ceiling debate, is getting bigger.
Then, we have the government aiding and promoting big business because THAT’S where they get their campaign contributions from. Bail out GM, don’t raise the taxes on corporations or close the loop holes. These are two contested issues between the above mentioned parties- BUT, they essentially do the SAME thing which is to take care of those who are willing to support the sovereign
Next is fostering distrust and enmity between local rulers. Think about the House of Representatives, or the religious differences between Baptists and Lutherans. ****, you can see these divisions at your local PTA meeting all rolled into one- and ALL of those divisions are supported by the two party system of this REPUBLIC.
The last point is encouraging meaningless expenditures- and considering that America is $70 trillion in debt, and all the recent fervor over the deficit spending led to a downgrade and 1500 point slide in the stock market over a paltry $4 trillion dollars, the body politic is goose stepping right in line. And to ENSURE their dominance, they’re doing their best make the wealth gap WIDER.
People, this is the way things run in a republic- always have been. And when you trace the declines of the Greek and Roman Empires, it wasn’t due to war. It was due to the mismanagement and corruption of government that weekend their economy to the point that the people simply stopped supporting them because they were either too rich or too poor to care anymore.
People, open your eyes and realize that hating your fellow American because he or she believes in a health care bill, or because he or she supports anti-******** laws, is NOT SOLVING THE PROBLEM. We can argue and point fingers all day long- and that’s what the current government WANTS us to do because it allows them to do what THEY want to do.
I don’t have an answer on how to unite the American people, but I KNOW it can be done. If a million Frenchman can FORCE their government to rewrite laws and change corruption, and if a hundred thousand Jews in Israel can FORCE the reduction of the cost of living in their American inspired government, what can just a FEW MILLION Americans do?
That brings me to my last point: the consumers. Americans are consumers… and to consume we need jobs. Without unions, pensions, or medical care backed by the government, Americans will need to rely on their employers more and more- meaning that if they take a stand and protest, they’ll lose their jobs- which will ruin their credit, which in turn will destroy their ability to consume. Which means, like now, we’ll sit on our couches and bitch and moan without doing a damn thing. You're all worried about socialism? GIVE ME A BREAK. Be worried about totalitarianism and the people who are using Muslims, Mexicans, and the economy as their basis of fear.
We ultimately have nothing but ourselves to blame. Let it burn.
