Divide and Rule is a tactic where leaders or regimes sow division between groups to weaken unity.
A divided population is easier to control, distract, and exploit.
It's as old as empire and still thriving today. 🧵
#DivideAndRule #FightDisinformation
A divided population is easier to control, distract, and exploit.
It's as old as empire and still thriving today. 🧵
#DivideAndRule #FightDisinformation
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🔹 Amplify differences between groups
🔹 Stoke fear, suspicion, or resentment
🔹 Prevent unity that could challenge power
👉 If they can split you from your neighbor, they can control you both
🔹Colonial India, played religious and caste groups against each other
🔹Africa, empowered some ethnic groups over others
🔹Result: fractured societies struggled for unity long after independence
👉 Divide and Rule leaves scars for generations
🔹 Russian disinfo stokes racial and political divisions in Western democracies
🔹 Authoritarian regimes pit rural vs. urban populations
🔹 Politicians use culture wars to distract from corruption
👉 Division keeps people fighting each other, not those in power
🔹 Fear of “the other” is instinctive
🔹 Divided groups can’t form coalitions
🔹 Conflict drowns out systemic critique
👉 As long as we’re at each other’s throats, we ignore those stepping on our necks
🔹 Media pushing “us vs. them” narratives
🔹 Politicians blaming outsiders or minorities
🔹 Policies that favor one group while alienating another
👉 If conflict seems manufactured, it probably is
🔹 Sudden narratives that inflame identity conflicts
🔹 Attempts to paint cooperation as betrayal
🔹 Disinfo that demonizes bridges between groups
👉 Watch who benefits from division — it’s rarely the divided
https://nafoforum.org/magazine/author/ducugavril?Itemid=102&start=0
- it "expires" quickly
- it is mostly theory
It must be kept alive and applied to everyday examples to remind people and train their brains. (e.g. picture of Trump tweet + #whataboutism + #gaslighting)