Some problematic people who compared war to rape is splitting.
Question is, why do they split? Because you don't split about something you don't understand academically. You split when it relates to you on a personal level.
It could be the case that you want someone to suffer physically. Seeing them as complete evil would make your case more convincing to outsiders. So you split out of pure sadism.
Or it could be the case that someone gives you money to spread a smear campaign about another person. Seeing them as a complete evil would make your action justified. So you split out of guilt.