War is not an independent phenomenon, but the continuation of politics by different means.
Clausewitz
It occurs to me to comment that propaganda is a continuation of war by different means.
And perhaps the most pernicious propaganda is teaching people the habit of speaking nonsense, and acting without regard fir their own dignity, well being, or future.
I commented to someone today that the Vietnam War never really ended. We won it on the ground, but list it at home. But it never really stopped. It is like we imported in that time a disease which has continued sucking life out of us, vampirically, ever since.
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris represent prima facie symptoms that our malady may prove fatal.