Divide and rule
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Divide and rule, or Divide and conquer, is a long established technique of social control and statecraft.
Polarising perspectives
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Divide and rule makes broad use of identity politics and polarising perspectives such as social class, economic status, party politics, racism or religious discrimination. Enemy images are emphasized to try to promote social discord.
Political spectrum
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The "left/right" divide of the political spectrum has long worked to promote opposition among political parties.
20th century
Threat of imminent invasion.
Cold War
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The Cold War was a major element of the backdrop of geopolitics post-WWII. It lasted until 1989, after which the threat of "terrorism" was promoted as a replacement enemy image to stifle talk of any "peace dividend".
21st century
The use of 9-11 as a casus belli has caused ever increasing suspicion about purported threats,Template:Cn and now MI6's Operation Mass Appeal is exposed, the general public are increasingly aware of how the MICC promotes the permanent war economy.
Cold War II
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In 2018, the Integrity Initiative was exposed as a UK Deep state group that, undercover of defending the UK democratic process against "Russian Propaganda" was in fact busy subverting the democratic process itself, and actively promoting Russophobia and a new cold war.