Divide and Conquer

 World War II brought our country together like it never had been before, the Vietnam War rent the country asunder, and we ain't over it yet. Call me "paranoid", but I'm still not convinced that They didn't do it on purpose. All us baby boomers were coming of age at the same time. We had already taken over the music business, and we were well positioned to take over the whole country, if only we could have kept out act together. Most of us didn't know this at the time, but I'm sure that They knew it, and They weren't about to let that happen. The old "divide and conquer" tactic worked so well that They have been using it on us ever since.

You know, Donald Trump may be our best hope after all. As Uncle Ken has pointed out, many of the people who voted for Trump were trying to "stick it to the man". Granted that Trump is an asshole, but he's probably not one of Them. He's not on our side either, he's just on his own side, but that's better than nothing. "Divide and conquer" won't work on a guy like that because you can't divide somebody from themselves. Sure it would be better if we all stuck together like our ancestors did in World War II, but that's not going to happen anytime soon, the gulf is too wide. The best we can hope for is "every man for himself". Of course They know that, which is why They are always trying to herd us into groups: racial groups, ethnic groups, age groups, sexual orientation groups, gender groups, political groups, and all kinds of other groups that we haven't heard about yet because They are still fabricating them. They will never get me, though, because I am a group of one!