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why? Hatred is most often incited because history emphasizes
the collective to which a person belongs. Today two neighboring
countries have different history and this causes hatred and
intolerance. History is sometimes used to disqualify a community
and thereby provoke hatred.
The present social relationships do not change for subjective
reasons as well. Historically, each war causes huge casualties,
destruction of material goods that have been built by
generations. Wars cause great harms, but a small number of
people profit from them. They are the ones who start them.
Why? The reason is obvious, for personal unjust enrichment.
How can someone get rich by waging wars?
A warring country, whether it is winning or losing, economically
weakens and gets poorer. In order to continue its development, it
has to borrow money. The lender profits from the interest rates
on the borrowed money, all the others lose.
The lenders always glorify history to provide space for further
tensions and conflicts when it becomes necessary. Almost all
countries have poor relationships with their neighbors. When the
time comes, tension can easily turn into conflict and start war.
This can be explained in a different, lighter way.
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