"Victory" - a loaded word but, really, it shouldn't be when the opposite of "victory" is "defeat" and pretty much no one would be a proponent of attempting to achieve defeat.
The problem, I submit, is that in our current western world the concept of "victory" is (wrongly) equated to imposing our will on the "vanquished" and, well, we just cannot impose our will; we must "persuade" our opponent of the error of their ways. Of course, that is absurd but that sort of thought process reflects the thought process of many western citizens today.
"Victory" - a loaded word but, really, it shouldn't be when the opposite of "victory" is "defeat" and pretty much no one would be a proponent of attempting to achieve defeat.
The problem, I submit, is that in our current western world the concept of "victory" is (wrongly) equated to imposing our will on the "vanquished" and, well, we just cannot impose our will; we must "persuade" our opponent of the error of their ways. Of course, that is absurd but that sort of thought process reflects the thought process of many western citizens today.