I respectfully disagree, ma'am.

(from a military history perspective - I know a little of).

Any fighting force needs money - and lots of it.

Washington's army in the war of independence is an exception. (but desertion was still crippling, due to lack of wages).
Lenin's revolution and ultimate success - was only made possible by being funded with gold from the western banks.

No money, no fighting force. It really is that simple.

If all government funding (from whatever side) stopped tomorrow. ...All the wars would be finished within 3 months.
I cannot think of a 'war' in the last 2000 years that wasn't funded by a rich donor - normally central governments, directly or indirectly.

'Fighting for principles' only come after a full stomach and bullets supplied for your gun..
When you have no rice to eat, you will fight for a bowl of it.
Someone is still providing the rice...

....so- that being the case (if I'm correct), that makes all the 'spiraling out of control', very much in their control - and just giving the appearance of something different...

...thanks for the reply, ma'am.