shootthebandit said:
dying with honour would be far better than living in tyranny. its also like PoWs in WWII they would rather die trying to escape than living in captivity.
That's very understandable, but unless a 3rd faction enters the conflict in your favour, utterly pointless. If it was just me, I wouldn't mind so much. But I'd also be killing my Brothers in arms. And what about my kids? Will they take that sitting down? No - I may as well shoot them myself. What about my Grandchildren? They'll no sooner be able to talk than be taught how to configure a car bomb. But what good will that do? A few cheap kills against other men who may very well be in the same position (i.e - forced into war).
Then, innocent non-combatants will be dragged in. Either through conscription, crossfire, or otherwise. How will society cope? Will we even bother teaching our young arithmatic when there's still enemies standing? The whole thing will collapse, just because I was too proud.
Is the democratic approach better? That depends on the circumstances. Worst case scenario; we'll live as slaves, and be refused education. The best we can hope for is the afromentioned 3rd faction to pop up. Anything better than that however, we will live, be educated and slowly build our foundations for a political stance. At first, we won't be treated as equals. We won't be employed, we'll be given the worst of digs, living conditions will be unbearable.
But we'll work extra hard. We'll outshine the "enemy" in terms of education and skill. They'll HAVE to employ us in good jobs, and that's where it starts. Slowly, but surely, thrive. Not in my lifetime, maybe not in my kid's either, but eventually.
I'll take that over an endless conflict anyday.
