Faulty logic and deals only in absolutes. Humans are not absolute with anything.No. First of all, simple logic.no, because neither side takes either side seriously and will completely ignore the good points the other one has in lieu of the bad points their actions bring to the table. The few among the people able to look past such things and be objective find a mixture of bad and good ideals; excuses for the way they act which undermine the good values they try to stand upon. They will pull out the good from the bad, but it takes time to sort through all the bullshit; as time and debate has proven; and in the end we continue to go around and around the same bush, beating it to death until we finally come to the full realization that it's pointless.
At which point, we have an era of peace until people forget these things again and repeat history. Neither side is right or wrong because we're all human we all make similar mistakes and we're all prone to the fallacies of those who came before us, even though knowledge dictates we should know better. Emotion will have its way 9 times out of 10 and will take us too far past where we know we should have stopped. It's the same for everybody.
Who can really say what is right or wrong when the cycle continues regardless?
if A = B then A always = B
In this case 'A' being 'Both Sides' and 'B' being 'right and wrong'.
Thus, if Both Sides are ('are' being '=') right and wrong, then then they always right and wrong.
You ca'n say that cecause A = B, then ~A = B
~A = 'Not A' = Neither Side.
Either A = B, or ~A = B. You can't have both.
Furthermore, it won't 'stop'. Its not pointless - its fun, for both parties. Some people on both sides take it too far, or get caught up in moral imperatives, but at the end of the day, its fun for these people. Individual raiders and defenders might leave the contest, or switch sides, regions and organizations might expire, dissipate or leave the contest, but the whole system is self-perpetuating. Older players might leave the contest after deciding its not fun anymore, but before they do that, odds are they recruited and trained a whole new 'generation' of raiders and defenders.
It happens because there are people on both sides who enjoy doing it, Henry. And that is that.
Edit: It also only deals with two sides when there's usually at least 3 or more. Don't forget the people affected by Defenderism and Invaderism. I doubt they're having fun. I doubt Invaders and Defenders have fun when they're called on to be accountable for their actions.
Edit #2: Also deals strongly with Humanities inability to consider multiple things happening at the same time due to what they perceive to be contradiction of events, which is strongly because they make things into polar opposites that are not polar opposites. Right is not the direct opposite of wrong and vice versa.