Killing for resources is more animal like and killing over expression is more human like. You like the animals more than the humans? I think both are disgusting!
The resources thing is systematic. Why are you on nostr? Why are you in bitcoin? You don't know how the system works? The Roman empire conquered land and extracted resources from the new provinces. Then the Europeans conquered (overseas)land and extracted resources from the colonies. Then came the American empire and perfected the system.
They conquered land. Didn't call it provinces or colonies. The American empire said: we liberated you: You can be your own land have your own Parliament, but we will place some US military bases. Then the American empire started extracting resources from the vassal states. How does the american empire accomplish this? The empire controls the monetary system of the world. Killed the gold standard. Introduced unsound money, the fiat dollar. Which is the reserve currency of the world to do international trade. The dollar is the extraction mechanism! Every other country in the world needs to print money equal to its national production except the american empire. The american empire needs to print the dollars equal to its national production and above that needs to print all the dollars for international trade.
So how do these extra dollars enter the global economy? The american state runs deficits and the american empire prints them giving the possibility to import stuff from all over the world (for free). The american state has to have a negative trade balance to export dollars and import free goods from the rest of the world, thereby extracting resources from not only the vassal states but even from countries that do not have US military bases (like Russia and China). This is the most sophisticated extraction mechanism ever developed. This gives the American empire enormous wealth by usury on the deficit of the american state and gives ordinary Americans a relative high living standard.
This extraction mechanism must prevail by protecting the american reserve currency status by all means. Propaganda, clandestine operations and military force.
Countries that want to be free and escape the extraction mechanism by choosing not to use the dollar for international trade are dealt with. Want examples? Muaamer khadafi wanted to introduce the African gold dinar ->dead. Country destroyed. Saddam Hussein wanting to sell oil in euros. No no, Saddam bad boy, Saddam must die. County destroyed.
Ohh now we have brics countries who want an alternative trade currency. No no can't happen. First we destroy Russia then we destroy China. Why do you think these proxy wars happen in Ukraine and iran. Why are Christians fighting each other in Ukraine? Why are god fearing people fighting each other in Iran? Because the american empire controls the foreign policy of the american state and thereby the use of the american military. You think the war in Iran is about Israel. The Israelis themselves think they are in control in the US, but even they are used by the american empire.
Hope this gives you some insights.