What is Divide and conquer?
'''Divide and conquer''', also called '''divide and rule''', is a [[strategy]] to gain and maintain power. This is done by breaking up bigger groups into smaller ones, the smaller groups are easier to control. The original [[Latin]] phrase is '''divide et impera''' (which translates as 'divide and command').<ref>{{cite book |last1=Spritzler |first1=John |title=Divide and Rule: The Left Vs. Right Trap |date=2017 |publisher=Independently Published |isbn=978-1-5215-4368-9 |url=https://www.google.com.bd/books/edition/Divide_and_Rule/LThpswEACAAJ?hl=bn |accessdate=14 August 2024 |language=en}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Related pages== *[[Ad hominem]] *[[Hate speech]] *[[Identity politics]] *[[Pork barrel]] *[[Psychological warfare]] *[[Red herring]] *[[Smear campaign]] {{politics-stub}} [[Category:Politics]]