Although we as the readers see how furious and proud of their beliefs both factions are, we see that they are arguing over something that is the same thing. Similar to arguing whether zebras are white with black stripes or black with white stripes.
if you give him fish then only for one day he will eat that but if you give him fishing rod then he can use it as his source of income and for his livelihood he can eat as much as fish that he wanted