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in the interests of political gain
Does "the two are inevitably intertwined, often in the interests of political gain" mean:
1. the two are intertwined because of their relations with political interests
or
2. the two are intertwined because of their common political interests?
Context:
War is one of the great themes of art. Another is religion and the two are inevitably intertwined, often in the interests of political gain.
Oct 8, 2018 6:41 AM
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I would interpret it to mean (from the context that you provided) that people combine the use of war and religion for their own (personal) political gain. For example, a leader declaring that all of a country's problems are because of a certain religion and using that to rise to power and then 'declaring war' on people of that religion.
October 8, 2018
