The Et tu, Brute? mindset—where people feel betrayed, blame others, and see themselves as victims—has been deliberately cultivated over centuries. It has been used to turn communities, families, and even entire nations against each other. The goal? To keep people distracted, divided, and emotionally manipulated.

Let’s break down how this was done:

1. Creating a Victim Mindset: Encouraging Blame Over Ownership

• The more people believe that someone else is responsible for their problems, the less they focus on their own growth.

• Media, politics, and even some aspects of education reinforce the idea that someone else is always the villain—another religion, another caste, another country, another political party.

• When masses are trained to think in blame mode, they react emotionally instead of thinking rationally.

✅ Result: Society becomes reactive, not constructive. People spend time fighting each other instead of working towards solutions.

2. Divide and Rule: Weaponizing Personal Preferences & Desires

• The British used divide and rule in India, but the same strategy has been adapted in modern times through identity-based politics, consumerism, and media narratives.

• Today, people are encouraged to fight over political ideologies, religions, caste, gender identity, lifestyle choices, and even technology preferences (Android vs iPhone, AI vs human creativity, etc.).

• What was once personal choice is now turned into group identity wars.

✅ Result: Society is fragmented, and instead of uniting on shared values, people become hyper-focused on differences.

3. Amplifying Betrayal Through Media & Digital Culture

• News and social media thrive on outrage.

• People are constantly exposed to stories of betrayal—friends turning against friends over politics, families breaking over ideological clashes.

• AI-driven algorithms prioritize conflict, making people feel personally attacked when they see opposing opinions.

✅ Result: The Et tu, Brute? mindset becomes a default reaction—people see disagreement as personal betrayal.

4. Encouraging Emotional Reaction Over Rational Thought

• Hinduism teaches inner reflection and the ability to detach from emotions to see the truth (Viveka—discernment).

• However, modern propaganda discourages reflection and promotes immediate, emotional reactions.

• Why? Because emotional people are easier to control than rational thinkers.

✅ Result: Society becomes reactionary instead of visionary—fighting over past grievances rather than building a future.

5. Destroying the “Aham Brahmasmi” Mindset

• The Aham Brahmasmi mindset teaches that power is within you, and you create your reality.

• But modern systems train people to feel powerless—making them dependent on governments, corporations, and external validation.

• This ensures that people seek saviors outside themselves rather than becoming self-sufficient leaders.

✅ Result: A society of victims and followers instead of independent thinkers and doers.

How to Break Free from This Propaganda

Shift from “Et tu, Brute?” to “Aham Brahmasmi”

1. Recognize the Manipulation: See how blame and division are pushed through media, politics, and social structures.

2. Detach from Emotional Reactions: Step back and ask, “Is this outrage really my own, or am I being made to react?”

3. Stop Playing the Victim: Take ownership of your actions and choices. No one controls your destiny except you.

4. Seek Shared Values, Not Differences: Instead of getting stuck in identity battles, focus on common goals like prosperity, knowledge, and community strength.

5. Reclaim Dharma & Inner Strength: Live with self-awareness, responsibility, and purpose—like Rama, Krishna, and the Rishis did.

Final Thought: The Power is in Choosing Your Mindset

The world constantly offers us two paths:

1. Et tu, Brute? → Feel betrayed, blame others, remain powerless.

2. Aham Brahmasmi → Realize your power, take responsibility, shape your reality.

The choice is ours. Are we going to be manipulated, or will we rise above it?

By A.I.R