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[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 months ago (2 children)

When the rich wage war it's the poor who die

[–] JimVanDeventer 3 points 2 months ago

When elephants fight, the grass gets trampled.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

When ~~^the ^rich ^wage~~ war, ~~^it's ^the~~ poor ~~^who~~ die

[–] DarkCloud 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

The game is still going to this day (see recent events in Syria):

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Game

[–] DougHolland 3 points 2 months ago

Thanks — educational and depressing. I'd known the broad strokes, but hadn't known there was a name for it.