oftentimes, those divisions are drawn in order to scapegoat.
if there is an internal problem, those with the most to lose by a social/economic/religious change will cast the blame outside the "group" so as to shift responsibility to someone else.
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If you will not fight when your victory will be sure and not too costly, you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance for survival. There may even be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves.
~ Winston Churchill
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