By alonicus on Skatehive
I'm going to try to write this post from the perspective of an outside observer, but I suspect it's going to be hard to keep my own feelings out of it. I'm certainly not going to say that any of the parties in the recent war are "the good guys", and I'm aware some might see this as a controversial topic ! Image by Farkhod Vakhob from Pixabay The Western Way of War #### The way the West fights wars historically isn't the glorious story Hollywood tries to sell us. Instead, it is an extension of the way Western countries are ruled. Power always resides in a single autocratic ruler. They may be an hereditary king or emperor, or they may be someone nominally elected through a democratic process, but the end result is the same. Behind that ruler is an unelected support system of civil servants and corporations. Sometimes the ruler is obviously bought and paid for by them, other times they are in thrall to the ruler. But when it comes down to it, the ruler generally maintains firm control ove