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14th May '13 4:51:35 AM Candi

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* In a strange sort of way this ''is'' sometimes being pragmatic about combat, if not exactly being a CombatPragmatist according to the tropes definition. In wars that were primarily between kings, whose soldiers were simply their servants, there was motive all round to not make it any harder then it had to be. Sort of an unofficial "soldier's union" if you will. Thus "fighting like gentlemen" was "practical" in the sense that you were likely to be treated better reciprocally and you really didn't care much about your employer anyway. For the same reason, ideological wars, and wars between cultures that are unfammiliar to each other or traditionally antigonistic toward each other are less likely to have gentlemanlyness involved-because the various soldiers care more about who wins in these kind of wars. In general the more soldiers feel that they have a personal stake in the outcome of the war as a whole, as opposed to their own reputation, pay check, and physical well being; the less gentlemanly they will be.

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* In a strange sort of way this ''is'' sometimes being pragmatic about combat, if not exactly being a CombatPragmatist according to the tropes definition. In wars that were primarily between kings, whose soldiers were simply their servants, there was motive all round to not make it any harder than it had to be. Sort of an unofficial "soldier's union" if you will. Thus "fighting like gentlemen" was "practical" in the sense that you were likely to be treated better reciprocally and you really didn't care much about your employer anyway. For the same reason, ideological wars, and wars between cultures that are unfamiliar to each other or traditionally antagonistic toward each other are less likely to have gentlemanliness involved -because the various soldiers care more about who wins in these kind of wars. In general the more soldiers feel that they have a personal stake in the outcome of the war as a whole, as opposed to their own reputation, paycheck, and physical well being; the less gentlemanly they will be.

14th May '13 4:43:31 AM Candi

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8th May '13 3:21:57 AM MJaxon

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27th Apr '13 12:02:27 PM Xavon

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