[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Elites are always looking for ways to dominate...that is as old as the Human Race....and Religion ...has often been used as part of the mechanism...

I am about half way thru the book:

Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies (Hardcover)

It is a very interesting book...by Jared Diamond (Author) "A suitable starting point from which to compare historical developments on the different continents from around 11,000 B.C...

[Poison Pill]

Guns,Germs and Steel

A good read. Allow me to recommend "Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic" by Tom Holland. It covers Rome's transition from Republic to Empire. You'll see many unnerving parallels.