RE: Minimalist will love this one...
September 25, 2014 at 8:35 am
(This post was last modified: September 25, 2014 at 8:41 am by DeistPaladin.)
(September 25, 2014 at 1:47 am)Zidneya Wrote: I'll take it as a: No, Minimalist definitely won't love this one.
Sarcasm doesn't translate well on the internet. I meant to say he'll "love this" in the sense that it's another example of Bill'O making an ass out of himself on a topic with which Min is very familiar.
(September 25, 2014 at 4:10 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Mercenaries would be a grand idea if you could pay them enough. Trouble is, you can't. Citizen soldiers (volunteers, I mean, not conscript troops) fight for reasons other than money.
By definition, you can never pay mercenaries "enough". You can't take it with you. A soldier fighting for duty or country might be convinced to lay down his life but not a soldier-for-hire. Herein lies the inherent flaw.
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