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Imagine if international disputes were settled by one-on-one combat between world leaders. Our ruling class of flabby fiftysomething bureaucrats would disappear

Imagine if international disputes were settled by one-on-one combat between world leaders. Our ruling class of flabby fiftysomething bureaucrats would disappear fast

dragontamer 6y ago
You mean like when Alexander Hamilton was killed in a duel by a rival politician? And Hamilton's son was killed in a duel as well? All you get are the blood of pacifists. As pacifists are forced into duels and their opponents shoot them. Do you want all the pacifist politicians dead or retired? The duelist era of American politics led to Andrew Jackson. A man who forced the trail of tears on his opponents. Live by the duel, rule by the duel. You just get sadistic assholes as president
- snypher 6y ago
  Yes, I'd probably trade some pacifist politicians for all collateral damage caused worldwide from war, both people and environment.
  - dragontamer 6y ago
    Do you even know Andrew Jackson? Trail of Tears. Those are the kinds of people who win duels their whole life. Think about the kind of person who would repeatedly duel his adversaries. Ex: Jackson. You get a wartime monster. ------- If you want peace, then encourage pacifists to be leaders.
strulovich 6y ago
Or rather, our ruling class will turn into a UFC
booleandilemma 6y ago
To be replaced by macho 20-30 year olds who excel at one-on-one combat? I'm not sure if this is better. Particularly when the 20 year old killing machine is put in charge of the nuclear arsenal, I think we'd all disappear fast.
- voldacar 6y ago
  If I am going to be ruled by someone (this appears to be the case, at least for the forseeable future), I would rather it be someone like Alexander than someone like Brezhnev >I'm not sure if this is better. Spend a little time seriously thinking about it. The status quo is a very low bar
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_fat_santa 6y ago
Nah, the ruling class of flabby fiftysomething bureaucrats will stick around, we'll just have world peace.

Imagine if international disputes were settled by one-on-one combat between world leaders. Our ruling class of flabby fiftysomething bureaucrats would disappear fast

dragontamer 6y ago

You mean like when Alexander Hamilton was killed in a duel by a rival politician? And Hamilton's son was killed in a duel as well? All you get are the blood of pacifists. As pacifists are forced into duels and their opponents shoot them. Do you want all the pacifist politicians dead or retired? The duelist era of American politics led to Andrew Jackson. A man who forced the trail of tears on his opponents. Live by the duel, rule by the duel. You just get sadistic assholes as president

snypher 6y ago
Yes, I'd probably trade some pacifist politicians for all collateral damage caused worldwide from war, both people and environment.
- dragontamer 6y ago
  Do you even know Andrew Jackson? Trail of Tears. Those are the kinds of people who win duels their whole life. Think about the kind of person who would repeatedly duel his adversaries. Ex: Jackson. You get a wartime monster. ------- If you want peace, then encourage pacifists to be leaders.

strulovich 6y ago

Or rather, our ruling class will turn into a UFC

booleandilemma 6y ago

To be replaced by macho 20-30 year olds who excel at one-on-one combat? I'm not sure if this is better. Particularly when the 20 year old killing machine is put in charge of the nuclear arsenal, I think we'd all disappear fast.

voldacar 6y ago
If I am going to be ruled by someone (this appears to be the case, at least for the forseeable future), I would rather it be someone like Alexander than someone like Brezhnev >I'm not sure if this is better. Spend a little time seriously thinking about it. The status quo is a very low bar
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_fat_santa 6y ago

Nah, the ruling class of flabby fiftysomething bureaucrats will stick around, we'll just have world peace.