[cheese4242]

Interestingly, various Greek tyrants were known for intentionally diversifying their cities in an attempt to break the solidarity of a population that might otherwise rise against them.

Thucydides noted: "A crowd like that are hardly likely to respond unanimously to any proposal or to organize themselves for joint action"

I've also read the "conspiracy theory" that racial division is pushed in an attempt to disrupt solidarity based on economic class.

[aabeshou]

> I've also read the "conspiracy theory" that racial division is pushed in an attempt to disrupt solidarity based on economic class.

Hardly a conspiracy theory when it is on record during the Civil War and the Southern Strategy.

[cheese4242]

I was more referring to the "conspiracy theory" that such a tactic is currently in use by the powers that be. Not a topic I am familiar with so I certainly won't dispute that it occurred historically.