ickplant@lemmy.world to Funny@sh.itjust.works · 23 hours agoPoor guy...lemmy.worldimagemessage-square74fedilinkarrow-up1942arrow-down110
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minus-squaremerc@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·5 hours agoYeah. Wars weren’t fought because a king had a temper tantrum. Wars were mostly fought to control land. This is mistaking cause and effect. Fighting over land results in a lot of strong emotions. Emotions aren’t the cause of fighting over land.
minus-squaretetris11@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 hours agoI mean the War of the Roses was fought initially for resources/control, but began to become more about settling bitter feuds than economic gain. But I see these as exceptions
Yeah. Wars weren’t fought because a king had a temper tantrum. Wars were mostly fought to control land.
This is mistaking cause and effect. Fighting over land results in a lot of strong emotions. Emotions aren’t the cause of fighting over land.
I mean the War of the Roses was fought initially for resources/control, but began to become more about settling bitter feuds than economic gain. But I see these as exceptions