The article discusses the political and social ramifications of land ownership in rural areas, emphasizing how power is manipulated to create divisions among locals. In Littlebredy, Dorset, residents are facing eviction after the sale of the Bridehead Estate to a private equity firm. The article highlights the residents' sense of powerlessness, as they are led to blame outsiders for their troubles instead of recognizing the anonymous wealthy owners who exploit their situation. This reflects a broader trend of utilizing divisive politics to distract from systemic issues.
Power hides by setting us against each other... Rural people are endlessly instructed that they're oppressed not by the lords of the land, but by vicious and ignorant townies.
The people of Littlebredy... say they have been ordered to leave from January... No one knows who is doing this to them. The sense of powerlessness is overwhelming.
That's how divide and rule works: never mind the anonymous plutocrat evicting her, the true culprits, somehow, are asylum seekers.
We are lectured by rightwing parties and the rightwing media about the need for integration. But that word is used only as a weapon.
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