Is this likely to be reciprocated? Not in all cases. But you still have to pick your battles. When faced with opposition you can negotiate or go to war. If

Is this likely to be reciprocated? Not in all cases. But you still have to pick your battles. When faced with opposition you can negotiate or go to war. If you start a war, you'd better be ready to win, or else you stand to lose everything. And you had better be ready for the moderates to side against you.