How do I Beat Back Rush Tactics?

[Agrajag]

theenemy said:
Yes, I am aware of these flaws. However, the scout spam builds on that you recruit not just a single scout but several of them and capture several provinces in the same time. This tactic also plays on a gamers carelessness. So if you are not trying to rush a feeble minded opponent this tactic probably won't work.
If you are playing a nation like Pangaea, Yomi/Shinuyama, Bandar, you can sneak in entire armies into enemy territory.

I'm not saying scout spamming doesn't work at all, I'm just saying that it is:
a) Situational. (and the situation is somewhat hard to predict [you can't really tell who's careless and who isn't])
b) Hardly an effective and reliable counter to rush tactics.

As for sneaking in armies - that's a whole other strategy.