[Retric]

> excluding people affected by a brutal but eventually ending war.

You just excluded people from these comparisons based on some goal.

[almostgotcaught]

If a concept has been made as simple as possible and it's still not simple enough for you to understand, then I'm sorry but I think this conversation is not for you.

[Retric]

Simplicity isn’t the issue here, your lack of argument is.