Like, I kind of assumed they were a artificially cultivated long con by American (or perhaps anglo in general) politicians made up to consolidate power but it sounds like they're kind of a recurring thing across several civilizations

  • Chapo_is_Red [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    Yeah. The particular character of that divide varies, but there's typically a divide.

    One interesting example is the origin of the word "pagan" which originally refered to rural people, but came to mean non-christians since Christianity first spread between the Mediterranean urban centers