“Everyone is afraid of something, but collectively, those fears feed into each other. What you have to do is to tap into that fear and cultivate it in such a way that it grows exponentially, but you have to feed the fears in both camps so that they each develop a blind loyalty to their own. Those that are loyal to you will fight to the end and rebuild society in your image. Behold, the deconstruction phase!”

He turned and smiled at the sounds of gunfire and screams as smoke and flames engulfed the land.