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Old February 1st, 2010, 05:49 PM
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Default Re: Diplomacy ethics

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Originally Posted by Sombre View Post
Shall people who think diplomacy means anything goes be known as Nazis?
The word "gunboaters" is already there for people who think diplomacy mean nothing. And for people who do diplomacy when it suits them but canruthlessly take advantage of situations are called "machiavellians".

"Nazis" are reserved for people who are anal about following the rules to the letter even when they have no point or purpose (like the famous "White sets up first! Don't touch your pieces yet, you set up second according to the rules!" in chess, as if it made any difference who sets up first).
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