Bring into conflict
Bombing tactics are probably the most effective tactics to colonize other nations. This tactic doesn't cost much, but is very effective at weakening your opponent. It became the main tactic of various absolute rulers throughout human history to colonize and conquer. The success rate is almost perfect.
The Logic of Sheep
Fighting tactics use the logic of fighting sheep. There are four main characteristics of this logic. The first is the creation of divisions in society.
The logic of fighting against each other begins with spreading a certain news that creates division and suspicion within a certain group. This news is sensational, and usually very difficult to verify. Many people are worried about this news. The restlessness and suspicion then create divisions within the group, which ultimately weakens the unity and integrity of the group.
The Ancient Roman government used this tactic when they invaded Greece some 200 years BC in Europe. Both are strong countries. However, Greece became weak, because there were divisions within the country. The split was caused by the tactics of tussle used by the Roman army.
The second characteristic is that there are certain parties behind the scenes who benefit from the existing divisions. These parties are usually foreign parties who have certain interests, especially political and economic interests. They are responsible for the news that spreads and disturbs the public. They are known as provocateurs or behind the dcenes actors who fuel divisions.
The Dutch used this tactic when they wanted to colonize Indonesia more than 300 years ago. The various kingdoms that exist are pitted against each other, so they are suspicious of each other and even war with each other. As a result, they became weak, and were easily defeated by the Dutch. The Netherlands then eventually became the political and economic ruler of various islands in Indonesia.
The third characteristic is covert cooperation. Behind the suspicions and divisions that occurred, there were outside parties who invited one of the divided parties to work together. They then formed a hidden alliance. However, what often happens is that the alliance is destroyed, because outsiders break their promise.
This is the pattern used by the United States army to destroy the various Indian tribes in North America. The US government spread various fake news, in order to break cooperation among the various Indian Tribes in North America. The US government then invited one of the tribes to work together, to destroy other Indian tribes. However, the cooperation was then destroyed, when the US government broke their promise, and instead attacked its allies. This happened repeatedly in North America.
The fourth characteristic is the transfer of issues and resources. The divisions and suspicions that occur usually make these community groups forget important things. They spent their resources fighting each other, so their economic and cultural power was weakened. Under those circumstances, outsiders could easily come and destroy them.
The British Empire used this tactic when they wanted to control China in the early 20th century. They forced the Chinese empire to continue at war with the rebel groups created by the British empire. As a result, so many economic resources were used up for war, and China became weak. The British Empire then attacked China, although it could never completely conquer China.
As we have seen, bombing tactics have been used so often in history by colonialists in various parts of the world. They want to expand their power and extract unfair economic benefits from other nations. So many people died as a result of this tactic. So many kingdoms and nations were destroyed, as a result of this tactic.
Our Critical Attitude
However, the tactics and logic of fighting each other can be countered. We need to be sensitive to all forms of fighting and fighting that occur in our society. We need to develop a critical attitude, so that we are not easily divided by various issues and fake news. A critical attitude means that we dare to ask questions rationally about the various news we hear, especially news that raises suspicion and division.
On the other hand, we also need to be sensitive to the various existing power relations. We need to ask, who benefits from the suspicion and division that occurs? If we swallow the various existing news, especially the news spread by the world's major media, then we will be easily pitted against each other. When the tactic of fighting against each other has infiltrated our group, the chances of destruction, due to the conquest of outsiders, will be even greater.
Recently, Muslim groups in various parts of the world have become targets of news related to terrorism that occurred in Beirut, Afghanistan, Mali and France. Many innocent Muslim communities then experience discrimination in various fields, ranging from politics, economics to education. We clearly need to be critical of this. We also need to be sensitive to the power relations that occur behind this news, especially regarding the transfer of issues and about the parties who benefit from the existing divisions.
We also clearly need to learn from our own history. The Indonesian Archipelago was subject to various European colonizations for hundreds of years, as a result of this tactic of fighting each other. We cannot repeat the same mistakes. The price is too high, namely the destruction of the Indonesian nation and the loss of the lives of millions of people, as happened in the past, if we fall back into the same hole. The price is really too expensive…
