Frank and Ernest by Thaves for September 19, 2016
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Transcript:
Gladiator: I don't care what your life coach told you. You don't get to choose your battles!
War is a failure of diplomacy.In a SF story I read, wars were fought by single units of 100 soldiers per side on an island. That decided the outcome, without serious damage to real estate or populations.In another story, wars were fought by champion video gamers on computers, refighting historic battles with the appropriate handicaps. The outcome of the game was the outcome of the war. No damage to anybody.Or, we could start electing gladiators as heads of state and let them duke it out, no armies.I’d like to see the scores of presidential candidates in a game that simulates all the aspects of running a country. Then we’d have an actual performance record, not just rhetoric and promises. That would whittle down the field before the primaries, and we’d have capable candidates.