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Are governments DELIBERATELY creating SEPARATE groups in order to play the groups off one another in order to gain more control over all?

Excellent question!

I for one would answer that with a yes.

It reminds me a bit of what Malcom X said, that governments divide to rule. Of course, that was the 70's. But still, the situation has similarities.

The larger tragedy facing both White and Black America since the 1970s is that race has been used to successfully divide Americans. Whites have blamed blacks for their economic slide since the 1970s, and Blacks have blamed White racism for deteriorating conditions in the Black community. Race has become a scapegoat for larger economic and political problems that neither White or Black Americans fully understand. While many White Americans today would blame their deteriorating standard of living on Blacks and affirmative action, the real cause of the decline in the standard of living is the movement of American corporations and American jobs overseas, often with the government's support and encouragement. America has lost millions and millions of high-paying industrial jobs since the 1970s, and the competition for the remaining high-paying jobs is fierce. If Americans could go beyond their obsession with race as the cause of their problems, they might find that both the government and global corporations have been undermining American's standard of living.

Well, I don't know how people respond to Malcom X. I'm pretty sure he isn't actualy admired. Although I don't agree with him most of the time and belive he was awfully wrong in several instances I still have respect for the man, since he had an code of conduct I can appreciate.

"If you're not ready to die for it, put the word 'freedom' out of your vocabulary."
"I believe that there will ultimately be a clash between the oppressed and those that do the oppressing. I believe that there will be a clash between those who want freedom, justice and equality for everyone and those who want to continue the systems of exploitation."
Malcolm X.

How was Malcolm X reflecting on the 70s if he died in the 60s?

Malcolm X said a lot of things that were right on the money. A bit TOO honest for some tastes.

And, speaking of history repeating itself, once again, whenever one speaks a great truth(ie. Jesus, et al.), he must be destroyed.

History teaches that we do not learn from history.