Divide And Conquer

If you want to understand how the "power elite" controls society, look no further than Baltimore. The whole scenario playing out (or what those who rule us would have you believe) is entertainment, all designed to manipulate the ways we think into certain patterns--certain "sides", if you will. In Baltimore, they are attempting to play the race game and maybe some of the socioeconomic game.

Here's how it works. The media promotes a story that creates division. In Baltimore, it is the story of how Freddie Gray, a black man, died in police custody. What comes to mind when you hear those words? Police brutality? Racial profiling? You can be sure that, regardless of truth, we can all hear bits and pieces of the story that will make us choose sides. Choosing sides is key.

In the Baltimore saga, we are judging police brutality. We are judging the death of a black man in police custody. As people begin choosing sides and violence is allowed to break out (dare I say encouraged by the mainstream media and our leaders), we also begin to see divisions in socioeconomic class as riots and looting begin. Now we have even more issues to separate us from each other.

What our leaders count on is this: fighting each other will keep us so occupied we will not see how they are steering our opinions and our very way of life. They are pretty much free to rule us as they like because we are not paying attention to them. Divide and conquer. 

The power elite maintain their own power by stealing ours. That's right. They have taken your power. Every time you choose to become part of the fight (by choosing a side), you willingly give up your power. 

And there are many sides to choose from!!! Race is just one. Here in the United States, we fight over abortion rights and gay marriage. We fight over politics. We fight over religion. Every time we identify with one side we are choosing our fights and allowing ourselves to be distracted. 

What if we all stopped fighting for a few minutes and asked ourselves, "How can we learn to live together in spite of our differences?" What if we all decided to take responsibility for our own actions and live with integrity (instead of worrying that someone else does not live in integrity)? 

Our world will never get any better if we continue to allow the power elite to rule us by encouraging us to choose sides and fight. They like the problems--they even manufacture the problems--so they can continue to rule.

Decide today it is up to you to make the difference. The truth is, it IS up to you. BE the change!!!

~CSE