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The problem post independence is that whatever European power had control would use a divide and rule 1st implemented by the English in Ireland over a 1000 years ago and then rolled out all over the world.
Well, 'divide and rule' is as old as the hills. I can't imagine people didn't do it in prehistoric times. It was one of the foundations of the Roman Empire, for example:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divide_and_rule
There's no question that more recent applications, such as in Ireland, North America, and Africa is of more relevance to us today.
Oliver Schick
The problem post independence is that whatever European power had control would use a divide and rule 1st implemented by the English in Ireland over a 1000 years ago and then rolled out all over the world. The issue between ethnic groups in Africa is that all sharing space formed along European borders