Same Same But Different

The two sides that fight the wars are usually very similar to each other. The reason behind this is that both sides have soldiers, generals, civilians, rulers and basically, people. The way the country determines where these people work and do is the same. The way the country uses these people is also the same. The ruler appoints the people who have a strong background in a higher rank, while the soldiers are made up of all the poor people. Also, the people who have a higher rank and are greedy for power are the ones to want a war, even though they are often not the ones who do the fighting. On the other hand, the lower class, or the poor people, are the ones who would hate to be a part of the war, but have no choice. Both of the sides' combatants feel the same way and almost the same person can be found on the other side except the nationality would be different. If war would be a great thing to avoid, then why is it existing? War is sometimes inevitable as countries might have grudges against each other, but when a dispute happens and they are on opposite sides, a major event can happen. Everyone has a different interpretation of who the war is brought by, but war is not decided only by power-hungry, high-class men. For example, WWI had lots of reasons of why it was inevitable but the one which sparked the war beginning was the assassination of Archduke Franz-Ferdinand. Franz-Ferdinand was assassinated by a lower-class man, so there was a chance of avoiding the war even though it was a slim one. Both of the sides can be right about defending their homeland because if their homeland loses, they will have nowhere to go. Their parents, wives, children and all their friends could be killed when they die and this is what motivates the soldiers to not lose and fight the best they can.