United We Stand, Divided by Design:
Exposing the Evil of the Wedge Drivers
How Race-Baiters, Power-Hungry
Politicians, and Cultural Manipulators Are Tearing Us Apart
Introduction
There was a time—maybe not long
ago—when kids from all walks of life ran through neighborhoods, laughed on
playgrounds, and sat shoulder to shoulder in classrooms without the slightest
concern for skin color, religion, or background. Children don’t see race. They
don’t judge religion. They don’t count differences. They simply see a friend.
But somewhere along the way, they
grow up. And that innocence? It’s replaced by suspicion. By anger. By division.
And who teaches them this? Adults. Politicians. Media. Activists. Race-baiters.
Self-appointed champions of “truth” who manipulate the narrative and pit one
group against another for personal gain.
These wedge-drivers have found new
ways to tear communities apart—not just with race, but with religion, gender,
wealth, politics, and even COVID status. It’s no longer about love, unity, and
shared goals—it’s about picking sides, pointing fingers, and fueling outrage.
The people behind this division are
not heroes. They are not brave. They are not champions of justice. They are
opportunists—using pain to gain power, and stoking fear to stay relevant. They are
sowing hatred under the disguise of activism. These people are dangerous. And
it’s time we call them what they are:
Evil.
Let’s name the wedges they use:
1.
Race – Turning color into a weapon.
2.
Religion – Using faith to divide rather than unite.
3.
Gender Identity – Pushing division instead of understanding.
4.
Political
Affiliation – Framing opponents as enemies, not
fellow citizens.
5.
Economic
Class – Fueling envy and resentment
between rich and poor.
6.
Geography/Culture – Making people believe coastal and rural values can’t
coexist.
And here’s what these wedge-drivers
have in common—five distinct characteristics:
1.
They
manipulate emotion – especially fear, anger, and
guilt.
2.
They
generalize and stereotype –
reducing people to labels.
3.
They
refuse to engage in real dialogue
– preferring outrage to solutions.
4.
They
profit from division – financially, politically, or
socially.
5.
They never
promote forgiveness or healing
– because unity is their enemy.
This article isn’t for the faint of
heart. It’s for the person who’s sick of being pitted against their neighbor.
It’s for the parent who wants their child to live in a world of love, not hate.
It’s for the citizen who believes unity is possible—if we wake up, speak up,
and stop falling for the lies.
The Wedges That Divide Us
1.
Race: The Oldest and Most Abused Wedge
Race is the original sin of wedge
politics. It's the most manipulated, exploited, and weaponized issue in America
today. While genuine racism still exists and should always be condemned,
race-baiters use isolated incidents to paint entire populations as villains or
victims. The message is never unity. It’s blame. It's grievance. It's guilt.
The worst offenders are those who
claim to be “anti-racist,” but operate under a thin veil of superiority,
shaming others, demanding apologies for things they never did, and constantly
seeking offense. Their goal isn’t equality—it’s power. And they’ve infected
politics, education, media, and corporate culture with a toxic ideology that
teaches children they are either oppressors or oppressed, solely based on the
color of their skin.
Meanwhile, children on playgrounds
continue to hold hands, play tag, and share snacks without ever asking, “What
color are you?”
2.
Religion: From Sacred to Political Tool
America was founded on freedom of
religion, but today, it’s often used as a weapon to divide people. Politicians
and activists demonize entire faiths for political points. Christianity is labeled
hateful. Islam is painted as dangerous. Judaism is attacked through growing
anti-Semitic rhetoric.
These wedge-drivers don’t care about
your soul—they care about control. They twist belief into bigotry and try to
silence faithful people by shaming them for what they believe. Instead of
celebrating religious diversity and encouraging respect, they push division to
stoke their agendas. When faith becomes a tool for politics rather than a
bridge of peace, we all lose.
3.
Gender and Identity Politics: Weaponizing Words
What used to be a discussion about
equality and understanding has now turned into an all-out war over language,
labels, and ideological purity. Children are told they must declare a gender,
pick a pronoun, and accept confusing ideology before they even understand who
they are.
Adults who question the narrative
are called bigots, while wedge-drivers shout down anyone who disagrees. Their
goal is not inclusion—it’s domination. They silence dissent, cancel opposition,
and demand conformity. Real conversation is impossible when disagreement is
treated as violence.
Meanwhile, young children on
playgrounds don’t care about pronouns—they care about who brings the bubbles
and who shares their crayons.
4.
Politics: The Ultimate Dividing Line
Nothing drives a deeper wedge today
than politics. The media has trained us to see anyone who votes differently as
evil. Entire families have been torn apart. Friendships have ended. People are
afraid to speak up, afraid to disagree.
Wedge-drivers in politics use fear
to keep their base loyal. “If they win, your life is over,” they warn. “They’ll
destroy the country.” This fear keeps people voting blindly, never asking
questions, never demanding better. And worst of all, it keeps us from talking
to each other, neighbor to neighbor, friend to friend, human to human.
5.
Economic Class: The Envy Machine
We’re told that rich people are
greedy and poor people are lazy. That corporations are evil and capitalism is
oppression. These lies are drilled into minds by activists and politicians who
have never built anything—but know how to tear everything down.
Instead of encouraging upward
mobility and gratitude, wedge-drivers foster envy. They pit the struggling
against the successful. They tax, regulate, and punish ambition, all while
pretending to be “for the people.” And yet, the loudest voices screaming about inequality
often live in mansions, fly private, and sip champagne while lecturing the rest
of us.
Children don’t care who has the
newest shoes. They care who shares their toys.
6.
Geography and Culture: Red vs. Blue, Country vs. City
Somehow, Americans have been
convinced that if you’re from a different part of the country, you must be
ignorant, crazy, or out of touch. Coastal elites sneer at rural values. Rural
folks distrust city dwellers. Politicians widen the gap, playing both sides.
Instead of learning from each other,
we’re told to mock, dismiss, or fear the “other side.” This isn’t natural—it’s
taught. It’s scripted. It’s strategic. Divide and conquer.
But when kids from the city and kids
from the country meet at camp or a family BBQ, none of that matters. They find
the same joy in playing catch, telling stories, and sharing marshmallows around
a fire.
The 5 Characteristics of a Wedge
Driver
1.
They Manipulate Emotion
Wedge-drivers are emotional
arsonists. They don’t want you to think—they want you to feel. Outrage, fear,
guilt, anger—they light the fire and walk away. They want reactions, not
reflection. And the more emotional you become, the more control they have over
your beliefs and actions.
2.
They Generalize Entire Groups
These people love to say things
like, “All white people…” or “Every conservative…” or “Most men…” They lump
entire populations into one category to make it easier to divide and conquer.
But no group is all good or all bad. Human beings are complex—and wedge-drivers
hate complexity because it weakens their narrative.
3.
They Refuse Honest Dialogue
You can’t debate a wedge-driver.
They’ll call you names, shame you, or accuse you of hate. Their ideas can’t
survive honest conversation, so they avoid it at all costs. The moment you
question them, you become the enemy. Real solutions are never the goal—control
is.
4.
They Profit From Division
Whether it’s political power, social
influence, or actual money, these people gain something by keeping us angry.
Outrage fuels donations. Division fuels votes. Fear sells books, clicks, and
campaign speeches. And while you argue with your neighbor, they laugh all the
way to the bank.
5.
They Never Promote Forgiveness
Forgiveness is the ultimate threat
to a wedge-driver. It heals. It unites. It ends the cycle. That’s why they
never promote grace, redemption, or moving forward. They want pain to last
forever because your pain is their power.
Conclusion
In the end, it’s not hard to see the
damage. We’ve been divided—not by accident, but by design. The
wedge-drivers—those race-baiters, agenda-pushers, political extremists, and
self-righteous ideologues—have succeeded in poisoning the well of trust.
They’ve pitted brother against brother, neighbor against neighbor, and even
child against child. And they’ve done it while smiling in front of microphones,
tweeting slogans of unity, and claiming to “fight for justice.” It’s a lie. All
of it.
You want to know what real unity
looks like? Go to a playground.
Go watch a group of children—white,
Black, brown, tan, freckled, curly-haired, braided, barefoot—sharing sidewalk
chalk, laughing under the sun, chasing each other with joy. They don’t care
about gender ideology, tax brackets, or political affiliations. They don’t care
what state you’re from, what God you worship, or how much money your parents
make. They just see friends.
That’s how we were meant to live.
But the wedge-drivers couldn’t allow
that. A united people is a powerful people. A forgiving people is a hopeful
people. A people who see each other as brothers and sisters is a threat to
those who need us divided. So they taught us to look with suspicion. They
taught us to speak in labels. They taught us to sort and separate, not unite
and celebrate.
And far too many of us believed
them.
But here’s the truth—this country
doesn’t have a race problem, a class problem, a religious problem, or a gender
problem. It has a manipulation problem. A deception problem. A truth
problem.
The manipulators—the
wedge-drivers—aren’t solving anything. They’re profiting. They don’t want
healing. They want headlines. They don’t want conversation. They want chaos.
And every time we fall for it, every time we repost their outrage, every time
we assume the worst in our neighbor based on some viral clip, we’re handing
them more power.
So, what do we do?
We stop falling for it.
We stop assuming evil in those who
think differently. We stop rewarding anger with applause. We stop letting the
loudest voices on social media define what’s “right” or “wrong.” And we start
looking to children—not as naïve, but as inspirations. They haven’t been
corrupted yet. Their hearts are still pure. They still believe in kindness,
inclusion, and fairness—not because someone told them to, but because it’s
built into the human soul before society poisons it.
We must become like them again.
We must re-learn how to see people
as individuals, not as representatives of some “group” we’re told to hate or
fear. We must rediscover grace, the ability to forgive—not just for others, but
for ourselves. We must turn off the voices that feed the division, whether it’s
coming from the media, politics, academia, or pulpits.
If someone is constantly making you
feel angry, guilty, scared, or ashamed—question their motive. If someone
is labeling entire groups of people as “less than,” “oppressors,” or “enemies”—reject
that poison. And if someone claims they’re fighting for love and justice,
but all they spread is hate and judgment—turn away. Love is not loud.
Truth doesn’t need a mob. And unity is never built on fear.
We need to raise children who aren’t
told they are broken because of their skin. We need to teach them that
disagreement isn’t hate. That mistakes don’t define you. That forgiveness is
strength. That truth is not a weapon—but a light.
And we need to be the example.
Because unity isn’t a hashtag. It’s
a way of life. It’s showing up. It’s listening. It’s laughing with someone who
voted differently. It’s breaking bread with someone who worships differently.
It’s raising our voices—not to shout each other down, but to lift each other
up.
The wedge-drivers want us to believe
we’re too far gone. That the fractures are too deep. That the bridges have
burned. But they’re wrong.
Unity isn’t a dream. It’s a
decision.
And if we’re brave enough—humble
enough—to step away from the noise, silence the manipulators, and remember what
it means to be human, we will take back what was stolen.
Our friendships.
Our communities.
Our country.
Our souls.
And when that day comes, the
wedge-drivers will no longer have a place. Not in our hearts. Not in our
schools. Not in our homes. And certainly not in our future.
Because we’ll finally remember what
our children never forgot:
We are different. But we are not divided.
