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fully agree, the person declaring the war used to fight at the front for good reason

• notahacker 7y ago
  except that the "good reason" tended to be that such cultures valued perceived bravery and martial skill as amongst the most important traits of a leader. Since this was best demonstrated by waging wars of aggression, such cultures certainly didn't tend to fight fewer futile conflicts, or offer social advancement opportunities to pacifists. The theory that leaders' proximity to conflict leads towards decisions being made with caution and/or compassion for one's potential adversaries is not one which survives contact with history.
  • Porthos9K 7y ago
    I just think leaders should die first.
  • ptah 7y ago
    the reason for the leader fighting at the front was so that they would take on most of the risk of their decision. This is important to ensure balanced decision making valuing bravery and martial skill came later when leaders started shifting the risk of their decisions onto others while still keeping most of the upside.