The metaphor I like is that once a gang of criminal thugs gains enough power and wealth, it can afford to start white washing its own reputation... This is don

The metaphor I like is that once a gang of criminal thugs gains enough power and wealth, it can afford to start white washing its own reputation... This is done by rewriting history. The idea that we have had wars about moral causes is 100% fals. The moral angle comes later once the victor gets the chance to tarnish his enemy forever in the history books.