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Post #1943058
2026-04-15 17:04 UTC
@Elodie_lyra@lgbtqia.space It's classic divide and conquer. The same "technique" is used in both the macro and micro, and so easy to see and understand if you have knowledge and experience with domestic abuse.
It's very particular human behavioral characteristics of a certain mindset that are imposed outwardly onto others and the environment. Often in domestic situations being unconscious, rather than conspired, but in both cases still mostly derived from insecurities and inadequacies, with the need to control others and the environment.
○ Step one is distraction - shifting the focus of the cause of a problem away from the perpetrator / abuser to somewhere else.
○ Step two is division - turning groups against each other, or an individual against friends / family.
○ Step three is isolation - keeping groups or individuals ignorant, and controlling the information they receive in order to shape their belief system - making them more malleable and controllable.
That testing (mentioned in the original post) which is a part of this process, is the same as how a domestic abuser constantly tests their partner, and which is also a part of classic conditioning - which is why the testing is continuous and punishable, until the subject(s) automatically respond in the desired manner, where they are then rewarded.
The bottom line though is that humans are just shit.
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@shye @Elodie_lyra
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-energizes-conservative-christians-with-religious-policies-and-assaults-on-cultural-targets
https://dvcc.delaware.gov/background-purpose/dynamics-domestic-abuse/
https://safelives.org.uk/about-domestic-abuse/what-is-domestic-abuse/psychological-abuse/
There's a lot of overlap between domestic abuse techniques and the Leonard Leo- style "divide & conquer" political playbook for fascism.
Both are motivated by psychological dysfunction & moral rot to exploit & control people.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2022/09/it-didnt-start-with-trump-the-decades-long-saga-of-how-the-gop-went-crazy/
https://bridgeusa.org/tactics-used-to-divide-us/
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@shye @Elodie_lyra this is a perfect example of how hierarchical societies have a fractal structure
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