Three Types of Conquest History
reveals nations can be conquered by the use of one or
more of three methods.
The most common is conquest
by war. In time, though, this method usually fails,
because the captives hate the captors and rise up and
drive them out if they can. Much force is needed to
maintain control, making it expensive for the conquering
nation.
A second method is by
religion, where men are convinced they must give their
captors part of their earnings as "obedience to
God." Such a captivity is vulnerable to
philosophical exposure or by overthrow by armed force,
since religion by its nature lacks military force to
regain control, once its captives become disillusioned.
The third method can be
called economic conquest. It takes place when nations are
placed under "tribute" without the use of
visible force or coercion, so that the victims do not
realize they have been conquered. "Tribute" is
collected from them in the form of "legal"
debts and taxes, and they believe they are paying it for
their own good, for the good of others, or to protect all
from some enemy. Their captors become their
"benefactors" and "protectors".
Although this is the
slowest to impose. It is often quite long lasting, as the
captives do not see any military force arrayed against
them, their religion is left more or less intact, they
have freedom to speak and travel, and they participate in
"elections" for their rulers. Without realizing
it, they are conquered, and the instruments of their own
society are used to transfer their wealth to their
captors and make the conquest complete.
In 1900 the average
Canadian worker paid few taxes and had little debt. Last
year, payments on debts and taxes took more than half of
what he earned. Is it possible a form of conquest has
been imposed on Canada? Read the following pages and
decide for yourself. And may God have mercy on this once
debt-free and great nation.
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