When Unity is a Threat

 

In a time when public trust is eroding and unpopular decisions mount, the preservation of power increasingly relies on division rather than unity. By selectively awarding lucrative contracts to favored groups—often funded by gutting federal programs or displacing others—leadership manufactures economic loyalty while deepening resentment. Aligning with influencers ensures that curated narratives drown out dissent, turning public discourse into a performance of consent. And by appeasing one marginalized group through the targeting or deportation of another, the administration exploits fear and prejudice to fracture potential coalitions. These tactics, though cloaked in modern language, echo centuries-old strategies designed to keep the majority fragmented, distracted, and disempowered—ensuring that the true source of their hardship remains obscured.

The Art of Division 

In halls of power, where silence buys time,
A whisper becomes policy, cloaked in design.
They carve the nation not by need, but by scheme,
Feeding one hand while the other bleeds unseen.

Contracts fall like rain on the chosen few,
Funded by the jobs of those they undo.
Programs gutted, safety nets torn,
While the hungry are told to weather the storm.

Voices once loud now echo through screens,
Influencers crowned as the new kings and queens.
Truth is a script, rehearsed and refined,
While dissent is drowned in a well-curated mind.

And when unrest stirs in the belly of the land,
They point to the stranger with a trembling hand.
Deport the dreamer, cage the plea,
To calm the fears of the angry and free.

But this is no new play, no novel deceit—
It’s the same old mask with a modern beat.
Divide the poor, distract the wise,
So no one sees where the true power lies.

Co-written with Microsoft Copilot