01-12-2021, 05:03 PM
(01-11-2021, 09:52 PM)John J. Xenakis Wrote:I wish I understood this kind of hatred.
- In the early stages, the government or the élites target a
hated ethnic group with abusive policies, including violence, jailing
without evidence, censorship and punishment of criticism of the
government, and other forms of discrimination, with the purpose of
humiliating and infuriating the target group.
- Frequently there is an analogue to the Nazi Kristallnacht, where
police stand aside and allow violent mobs to attack homes and
businesses of the target group.
- Sooner or later there is some kind of violent incident by a few
people in the target group. This incident might occur organically, or
it might be a setup by the élites.
- The élites use this incident to justify complete censorship,
violence, abuse and control towards the target group and, in the
extreme, to commit genocide and ethnic cleansing.
To me, it seems fairly obvious. It's a strategy for elites to prevent the masses from turning against them, by focusing resentment against a particular disfavored group. Notice how all the examples you mention are basically top down, with a small group of elites denouncing the disfavored group and inciting hatred against them.
Haven't you mentioned that dictators are quite effective at using this technique to quash ethnic rebellion? What I don't remember is whether they use the technique successfully in crisis periods, or only in awakening periods. That might be useful information for those of us who don't necessarily buy in to the inevitability of your particular vision of the coming Crisis War.
