The British kept their Empire together by playing other countries like a card game.?

Question

They would play one group against another until they had them more interested in their own conflict than noticeing how much the British were screwing them out of all their resources and wealth. They had the Irish killing each other for centuries. They has India and Pakistan killing each other, They created Iraq exactly to pit various factions against one another for for profi They are masters of this poloitcal card game and have set up international conflicts for over a hundred and fifty years. Why does the west buy into these crearted conflicts withou any acknowledgement of the deception and manipulations of the British.

Answer 1

Yes, they did, Machiavelli developed the game. It works by factionalizing the opposition against itself. The US Republicans have also been quite successful playing this game against the Democrats.

It should also be noted that Islamic groups are currently achieving success in this area against the western nations.