[quote=@Dark Wind]
Partially. Goes much further than that.

Weaponizing the people against each other is a hell of a trick, yes it is.  
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This too. My Government and Politics teacher recently invited a political scientist professor to our class who told us that he believes that party politics are far too polarized these days. Not only that, but there's also social divides such as seen with the MRA vs. feminist debate and the like.