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Re:Internal competition can often be the most dangerous kind by lainga on Thursday June 17, 2021 @11:56PM (#27547207)
That was also the policy of the Third Reich at multiple levels. Give overlapping tasks to competing organisations. Let the strongest win
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Re:Internal competition can often be the most dangerous kind by kqr on Friday June 18, 2021 @01:26AM (#27547629)
Wasn't this also (primarily?) a way to prevent disloyalty to the Führer, by making it seem impossible to form alliances at lower levels?
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Re:Internal competition can often be the most dangerous kind by somedude895 on Friday June 18, 2021 @03:16AM (#27548108)
Yes, that's exactly what it was. Keep them squibbling among each other so they wouldn't get any ideas of disposing of him. At least that's the consensus nowadays. Not sure if there's any proof of his intent.
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Re:Internal competition can often be the most dangerous kind by wildmanx on Friday June 18, 2021 @03:45AM (#27548240)
It's been reported that it's the Trump management style as well. Both in business as well as among his kids as well as the WH.

(Not drawing other parallels to nazis here, please don't accuse me of that.)

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