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*a few. I like to believe wars were fought more over resource domineering than ideology or emotion
Otherwise jesus are we lost as a species
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