Your life is more than the sum of its parts. Dissect it into isolated moments, stripped of context—and it becomes a group therapy session for multiple personalities. No snacks, no exits.

Now take a nation. Split people by race, class, gender, or lunch order—whatever gets them arguing—then treat each part like a standalone grievance with its own Instagram handle. The country now looks like just another group project no one signed up for.

It’s not chaos—it’s strategy. As Saul Alinsky cheerfully advised: Isolate. Personalize. Polarize.

Now let’s try a practical exercise. Take any classic book title, chop it in half—and watch a timeless idea start to resemble an Etsy shop or a YouTube comedy channel with zero jokes and two million subscribers.

Observe the science:
 

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Pride and Prejudice
"Pride" – A corporate-sponsored parade. Logo updated annually.
"Prejudice" – A banned word in school libraries. See also: "critical."
 
Game of Thrones
"Game" – A mobile app with in-game purchases and medieval emojis.
"Thrones" – A glossy toilet catalog. Free shipping over $50.
 
Crime and Punishment
"Crime" – A gritty police procedural, airing Tuesdays at 9.
"Punishment" – A TikTok fitness challenge. Features burpees.
 
Of Mice and Men
"Mice" – A children’s adventure story. Talking rodents. Possibly animated.
"Men" – A canceled podcast. Too much testosterone, not enough apologies.
 
The Road to Serfdom
"The Road" – A minimalist travel blog. No text, just moody sunsets.
"Serfdom" – A medieval-themed brunch spot. All staff must wear burlap.
 
Atlas Shrugged
"Atlas" – A coffee table book of maps. Decorative, non-threatening.
"Shrugged" – A coming-of-age novel about a sarcastic teen who just doesn’t care anymore.
 
Democracy in America
"Democracy" – A vague slogan on a college flyer. Sponsored by six NGOs and one mysterious billionaire.
"In America" – A political documentary narrated entirely in passive voice.
 
The Federalist Papers
"Federalist" – A niche political newsletter with three subscribers and zero readers.
"Papers" – A docudrama about a mildly anxious archivist at the Library of Congress.
 
A Tale of Two Cities
"A Tale" – A bedtime story for over-parented children.
"Two Cities" – A documentary on gentrification, sponsored by Zillow.
 
The Catcher in the Rye
"The Catcher" – A gritty sports drama. Possibly with a grizzled baseball coach.
"In the Rye" – A cozy farming memoir… or a whiskey commercial.
 
The Bonfire of the Vanities
"Bonfire" – A summer camp memoir with marshmallows on the cover.
"Vanities" – A glossy interior design guide. Includes sink installation tips.
 
Brave New World
"Brave" – A children’s book about a plucky mouse.
"New World" – A travel guide. Possibly with jungle maps.
 
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APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF NARRATIVE ENGINEERING™

And the bookstores are called butcher shops.

More entries from comrade David Englet on Facebook:

"A Wrinkle" by Madeleine L'Engle
An investigatory report of the laundry service industry.

"About Nothing" Shakespeare's unwritten play

"Twenty Thousand Leagues" by Jules Verne
A tale of the proliferation of athletic associations created for the sole purpose of entertaining the masses.

"The Fall of the House" by Edgar Allan Poe
A thriller based upon the U.S. mid-term elections.

Divine Comedy
Divine – How I look when dressed to express my new pronouns, she/her, so you’d better NOT call me “sir!”
Comedy – Something that must be regulated for the good of the people, to avoid offence.

Animal Farm
Animal – No longer on the menu unless it’s a bug.
Farm – A place outside the city that smells like animals.

Martian Chronicles
Martian – What Elon Musk will become when we send him and Trump to The Red Planet
Chronicles – A bourgeois term for story which is now banned in the interest of equity.

War and Peace
War - is peace
Peace – No justice, no peace, so just give it up.

Paradise Lost
Paradise – The world of next Tuesday.
Lost – How I end up if I travel without help from Google.

Hey! It works!

Uncle Tom — the biography of Thomas Sowell

Cabin — the moveable feast on Epstein’s Plane

Sabotage of the comms systems at the northern command post prevented me from posting this days ago:


(Not related to any controversies or events, just another test of the Bash Split Two-Word Title Theory.) 

One more (until I'm inspired):