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Why do they always send the poor?
Great question. See, a farmer can't stay behind and command the state because he is a farmer. The heads of state and the elite cannot all perish in trenches because then all that would remain are farmers. Established heirarchy for organizational power was invented probably by whatever primates we evolved from, and is observed among even some other species of primate.
Our country was built on well educated farmers taking up positions of governance. We'd be fine.
Which country is that?
The US
A country without farmers will perish, a country without "elites" will make do.
Well... a country without "elites" and only farmers will very quickly find itself with a set of elites, from another country, who can organize their farmers to take and conquer others' farmland.
Why don't presidents fight the war?
Alexander the Great was the first over the wall when invading a city.
Edit: source
that's almost certainly myth
Yea there's no way the first person over a wall wouldn't get immediately mercd by everyone on top who isn't fighting anyone yet.
He was! He took an arrow to the lung and they thought he was dead!
I saw a picture of George Washington leading troops on a crappy boat. Why isn't Biden out on a crappy boat somewhere? Lol
Why wasn't Trump? Why wasn't Obama? Why wasn't Bush? It's hardly just Biden.
I wasn't singling him out he is just the current president and I can't imagine him in that position lol.
I like Joe.
Was Washington leading troops after he became president though?
Because he wasn’t president then. Eisenhower led troops as did Grant
George Washington did lead troops one time as president, with the secretary of the Treasury at his side.
There was a little revolt over taxes on whiskey and when he showed up they surrendered.
The joke was that Biden is really old.
Generals gathered in their masses. Just like witches at black masses.
Because they're worth less, obviously!
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