Talk:Divide/@comment-6003266-20160218175813/@comment-410526-20160218192818

I don't think so. I'm not too sure where you got it that it was part of Ozpin's design? I might be missing something obvious here.

But, the way I see it... Right now, Salem seems to be trying to literally "Divide" (hint hint) humanity, encourage them to fight one another and thus weaken them so that they can be destroyed (presumably by the Grimm). I reckon Salem tried a similar thing 80 years ago which resulted in the Great War, but Ozpin somehow stopped the fighting and brought all the involved parties to the negotiating table at Vytal.

Huntsmen and Huntresses are a de-militarization effort. During the Great War, all the greatest warriors (those with powerful Semblances and Aura control and the best weapons) were aligned with the Kingdoms and fought each other. Like, imagine a World War where a bunch of soldiers had super powers. The creation of the academies and the effort to keep Huntsmen and Huntresses separate from the Kingdom governments is pretty clearly an attempt to make sure that if another war were to happen, they would try keep the peace rather than join in and fight for a Kingdom. And that's Ozpin's design.