The Past Lives On: The Elite Strategy To Divide and Conquer — Edward Curtin

Divide and conquer is the only way that the ruling elite can stay in power in a republic. Elections just decide which victorious elite factions will rule for a time while the other elite factions plan their return to power.

Vietnamese proverb collected at time of the Vietnam war: "Dung heap same. Only flies change."

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The Past Lives On: The Elite Strategy To Divide and Conquer
Edward Curtin | Instructor in Sociology, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts