@thatguyoverthere
When it's indeed a bystander and a well-agreed upon fist fight — no one does, but what if one of the participants never agreed to this fight, but was attacked stealthily with a knife, got wounded and now requests a gun from someone, whom he considers friendly — to fight back and to feel safe in the future?
Perspective is everything!
@thatguyoverthere
Yeah, that is true. But with people you can usually guess what interests they have, governments and corporations become corrupt, people in charge might have their own interests, often very different from the interests of nation as a whole or even corporation as a whole — bad management can start cannibalising the company easily, prioritising short-term interest and their personal bonuses over steady growth in the future.
@thatguyoverthere
If we go on with analogies, it would be similar to a parasite or rogue cell taking over the organism.
It's just a way to absolve responsibility at every practical level.
>US government: "Oh no, we didn't charge into a children's birthday party and shoot 15 Afghani kindergartners in the head! That was....*looks around*... Blackwater!
>Blackwater: "oh no, we didn't do that it was... *Files paperwork*
>Xe Services: "it was Blackwater, but they don't exist anymore
">Concerned citizen: "you guys literally just changed your name 🧐"
>Xe Services: "oh my... Yeah umm... *Files paperwork*"
>Academi: "It was Blackwater. Rest assured they will be held responsible!"
>Concerned citizen: "you're literally the same guy, still!"
>Constellis: "Huh!? Take your meds, schizo! We Constellis now!"
@thatguyoverthere
But I don't think any analogies would help solve the international conflicts once and for all — it might seem like leaving everyone to their own devices is a good idea, but in reality, conflicts don't get resolved in a good-mannered fist-fight, they tend to escalate and spread like wildfire. Taking a side early on might help minimise expenses resolving them later. It doesn't always work of course and it still becomes a clusterfuck.