Circa 1945: Breaking the Machine

19. The Salami Slice: A Story of Division


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Welcome back to Circa 1945: Breaking the Machine.

Studying the most evil times in history can help us understand them, and understanding is power and freedom.

In the last episode, I told you about my Star of Dave moment — how visibility isn’t always chosen, how sometimes it’s imposed.

Today’s story is about division. How authoritarian regimes survive not by fighting everyone at once, but by slicing society thin — one group at a time, until there’s nothing left.

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Circa 1945: Breaking the MachineBy Olivia