Ponerology 101

[Johnno]

Niccolo Machiavelli's "The Prince" in e-book form. 289kb text / 106kb zipped

http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/etext98/tprnc11.txt

Includes the gripping chapter 5 referenced by the new crusaders in Babylon.

"CONCERNING THE WAY TO GOVERN CITIES OR PRINCIPALITIES WHICH
LIVED UNDER THEIR OWN LAWS BEFORE THEY WERE ANNEXED"

Thomas Hobbes "The Leviathan"

http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/3207

Which includes this gem

"Nor From A Great Multitude, Unlesse Directed
By One Judgement:

And be there never so great a Multitude; yet if their actions be directed according to their particular judgements, and particular
appetites, they can expect thereby no defence, nor protection, neither against a Common enemy, nor against the injuries of one another.
For being distracted in opinions concerning the best use and application of their strength, they do not help, but hinder one another;
and reduce their strength by mutuall opposition to nothing:whereby they are easily, not onely subdued by a very few that
agree together; but also when there is no common enemy, they make warre upon each other, for their particular interests.

Johnno

 

[Laura]

For being distracted in opinions concerning the best use and application of their strength, they do not help, but hinder one another; and reduce their strength by mutuall opposition to nothing:whereby they are easily, not onely subdued by a very few that agree together; but also when there is no common enemy, they make warre upon each other, for their particular interests.

Sounds like COINTELPRO to me!

 

[Johnno]

Yep..... divide and conquer.