>>508505624scientists and engineers
then to cover that up you need to take care of the journalists who report on it
and the lawyers as well
the military may come after you so you have to kill them too
and then military-aged men obviously
as well as any splinter groups of rebels who don't want foreign influence on their nation
then you can try to program the children and women in a way that aligns with your economic goals
but some identities are ancient and enduring, so the women will hold onto it in secret even if they agree to your terms, and then tell their children the truth
so it's better to replace the national identity entirely so that you don't risk eventual retaliation for your violence
and then ensure that the people, who held onto the previous identity despite the official (legal) change, don't ever get any institutional power
better to put them in a position where there's no upward mobility so that they can't join the decision-making class
and to bar them from education entirely
better to put military installments to supervise them to agitate them
put liquor stores and have government sponsored gangs push booze on teens to ensure individuals with potential stagnate or implode early on in life