The United States of Blame
Division isn’t just an outcome. It’s the strategy.
The Constitution begins with “We the People.”
But these days, we can’t even agree on who we are.
Ask ten people, get ten answers — all of them angry.
We the white — but not the Black.
We the straight — but not the queer.
We the citizens — but not the undocumented.
We the faithful — but not the questioning.
We the loud — but not the grieving.
We don’t just disagree. We disown.
We don’t just protest. We purge.
Everyone claims the crown of inclusion — by naming who they’d exclude.
And in all this blaming, burning, and breaking,
someone else quietly takes control.
While the left argues about frameworks and fairness,
the right builds power with blame.
Blame the media.
Blame the judges.
Blame the woke.
Blame the poor.
Blame the cities.
Blame the experts.
Blame the left.
Blame the weak.
Blame the truth.
It doesn’t have to be accurate.
It just has to be useful.
Division is the fuel.
Blame is the spark.
And Trump?
Trump is the match.
Blame as a Bond
Once upon a time, we bonded over ideals.
Now we bond over enemies.
Shared values? Too vague.
Shared outrage? That’ll trend.
On the left: blame the right for cruelty.
On the right: blame the left for chaos.
But blame isn’t just emotional release. It’s structural.
It’s how movements form, how alliances calcify, how narratives spread.
Anger creates momentum.
Blame gives it direction.
And while everyone’s busy pointing fingers,
the people in power stay put.
They don’t care who’s yelling—
as long as we’re yelling at each other.
Manufactured Chaos
Trump doesn’t need unity.
He needs noise.
The more fractured the landscape,
the easier it is to dominate the terrain.
Confusion isn’t a bug in his system.
It’s a tactic.
Say something outrageous.
Deny it the next day.
Say something worse.
Meanwhile, everyone’s too busy reacting
to remember what the last crisis even was.
Truth becomes a blur.
Attention becomes a currency.
And division? Division becomes a tool.
“If I can’t win unity,” he’s thinking,
“I’ll win division. It counts the same on election night.”
How Division Becomes Doctrine
Division used to be a symptom.
Now it’s a system.
Media rewards outrage.
Social media rewards callouts.
Politics rewards loyalty over thought.
Nuance doesn’t sell.
Reflection doesn’t trend.
What gets amplified isn’t what’s true —
it’s what’s viral.
We build identity by opposition.
We prove belonging by who we condemn.
And when that becomes the metric of trust,
there’s no room for disagreement — only defection.
Every issue becomes a litmus test.
Every difference becomes betrayal.
Until finally, division isn’t a crack in the system.
It is the system.
Who’s Actually Winning?
Not the ones shouting.
Not the ones unfriending their families.
Not the ones writing manifesto-length comments at 2am.
Just the ones who understand the rules of the game.
Division isn’t unfortunate.
It’s profitable.
Rage drives clicks.
Conflict drives turnout.
Blame drives loyalty.
And while we tear each other down to prove we’re right,
someone else is climbing the wreckage — quietly building power.
Divide and conquer isn’t a warning.
It’s a playbook.
And it’s working.
Want to see the full strategy?
This story is part of the Dictator Playbook series.
Step 6: Divide and Conquer – Split the opposition. Make them fight each other, not you.
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Read Step 5 – Attack the Institutions — Erode the pillars of democracy until resistance crumbles.
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Step 7 – Use the Law as a Weapon
Turn justice into punishment. Loyalty into protection.
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The Dictator Playbook – Intro, Index, and Step 1: Undermine the Truth