In the novel “1984”, the state made use of an external enemy. The name of the enemy was shifted and molded to fit the needs of the ruling party, but there was always an outward threat. This kept the combined energy of the people directed away from internal issues. It gave the people a reason to live in squalid conditions. They were doing it so that they could win some imagined war, and one day, be better.

The powers of the world know what a united America can do. World War II and September 11 are perfect examples of what can be done by this country if it is bound together against an external force. The United States is a threat to be feared if you have drawn its collective ire.

But if an adversary is able to force cracks into the American society, a weakness occurs that can be exploited to great effect. Viet Nam is an example of that. A world superpower was forced off of the table to tend to its own internal wounds.

Knowing this, there are several powerful players who have a vested interests in making sure that America is as fractured as possible. China is most definitely one, with Russia coming in a close second, Other players, like Turkey and the EU, also benefit if the US is chasing its own tail, as they are left to their own devices.

The most interested party is the Biden Administration though. They cannot afford to let the citizens come together. The team knows that the country thinks Biden was plopped into the Executive chair by fraud. They also know that most of their agenda is incredibly unpopular to the majority of the people. The populace has to be split into smaller and smaller pieces so there is no real power structure to form a coherent resistance. If that were to happen, it might be more than just their agenda that suffers. It may remove them from their stolen seats at the table.

In the mean time, the external players are going to take advantage. Russia is already making moves on Ukraine, and China is testing the waters off of Taiwan. The Biden Team will make a show of noise to make it look like they are engaged, but behind the scenes, they don’t really care. China knows that it owns the Bidens, and Russia has already put Joe in his place. It doesn’t really matter to the Administration though, they aren’t looking for international power, they just want to maintain it at home. The rest of the world can burn.