Wars and Simpletons: Part Two

You can find the first part here.

Let's explain better why simpletons who root for one or the other belligerent, while being convinced they are inspired by sharp analytical-geopolitical insights, actually don't understand a damn thing. Worse still, they play more or less consciously into the hands of some filthy propagandist.
Remember that this does not refer here to the fans of Putin or Zelensky, of the Israelis or the Palestinians, of Trump or Khamenei. Here there is no "or", there are only "and": we are talking about ALL of them. About anyone who simplifies issues that are actually complex and whose roots are embedded very deeply in the rocky soil of history. History that they ignore, of course, apart from some artfully filtered sediment here and there. And which, just as obviously, they fail to analyze with a minimum of usefulness for the sake of the debate.
In war, any war, everyone has little right and everyone is very wrong. There is no right or wrong. Nor are there good guys or bad guys. Or rather, none of this exists in absolute terms. It can only be discussed in relative terms: relative to the motivations of each side, which are inspired by criteria of survival, security, and prosperity, and therefore of subjugation. These are subjective and biased perspectives by nature, selfish and ruthless. Also, why not, ancestral, primordial, and tribal.
Often, as in family or clan feuds, conflicts have been going on for so long that no one remembers why they started anymore. They are handed down from generation to generation, as if they were part of the genetic makeup.
Moreover, the tangle in which they are wrapped is vastly more chaotic than how it is presented by the spokespersons of the parties, or perceived by their supporters.
Finally, in every war, communication is always polluted by censorship and propaganda. ALWAYS. Therefore, if you read or hear something that seems to prove one of the contenders right — perhaps your favorite — or prove the other wrong, know that this is not information confirming or refuting your partisanship — which is anyway by its very nature misplaced. You are actually the target of crude advertising. What we precisely call propaganda.
If you take sides, therefore, not only do you not understand a damn thing, but you are also accomplices, as repeaters of a squalid megaphone.
Go ahead, if you like. But now that you know, you can no longer afford to pose as paladins of justice.

This post was machine-translated from Italian.