African Americans in the USA have been tortured mentally and physically since the first slave was brought to the shores of this country. The mental rape of African Americans is on a level that has never been seen in the history of the planet. One of the key tools to the savaging of African American minds is ‘divide-and-conquer’. In 2025, African Americans have technology and information at their disposal. Yet, ‘divide-and-conquer’ keeps them on the brink of annihilation.
It is February and Black History Month in the USA. African Americans are coming together to celebrate the one month that allows them to be black. The previous statement is a convoluted one at best. African Americans are unable to come together, and accomplish anything positive, because of the divide that exists at every level of their lives. You have the old against the young, the male against the female. How can a race of people come together and do anything of value when they are constantly at each other’s throat?
The disconnect between older African Americans and African American youth is one that is cause for alarm. Older African Americans are quick to call African American youth, weak or soft. African American youth have developed a high level of disrespect for older African Americans. This disconnect is a direct result of ‘divide- and-conquer’. If African American youth are weak, who raised them to be that way? How can I blame children for not understanding basic concepts like how to dress, or act, if I have never taught them? The lack of accountability exhibited by older African Americans has created the high level of disrespect displayed towards them from their youth. African American youth look at the older African American and see hypocrisy on several levels. How can you tell the youth how to dress, or act, when you exhibit similar behaviors? ‘divide-and-conquer’. How can valuable cultural lessons be passed on if the youth can’t trust, or believe in, the older people? What type of future will the race have if the older people have no faith in the youth?
African Americans, need to understand ‘divide-and-conquer’ is what creates the confusion in their relationships. ‘divide-and-conquer’ fuels the insane battle between African American males and females. The key to keeping a race under control is to pit the male against the female. Anyone who has seen any movie or documentary about slavery in the USA should know this. In 2025 African Americans still suffer from the division that exists between the male and female. The African American male complains that the African American female is not supportive. The African American female complains that the African American male is weak. The divide between the African American male and female has grown exponentially since the invention of social media. It is disgraceful to see African Americans constantly airing their dirty laundry for the world to see. African Americans understand that you have been played and this division only creates more confusion in the race. Lesbians, gays, and people from other races, are the only ones that benefit from the division between African American males and females.
Good old ‘divide-and-conquer’. The concept has been in African American heads for centuries. A divided race is often a confused race. A confused race is always behind and easily exploited. A divided people is what you see when you look at the 2025 African American. A divided race of people can easily become an extinct race of people.
Frank James IV © 2025
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