Re: On war
Mark David (madavid@mail.on.rogers.wave.ca)
Wed, 09 Jul 1997 20:10:04 -0400
>The question I raised regarding to the ability of the Alliance Admirals
>were different to those fought against Napoleon. Napoleon faced enemy
>who were given the power regarding to their blood rather than their
>ability. However, in a democractic system, the ability is the only
>thing that counts. Therefore, the inability of the Alliance Admirals
>were very doubtful.
Not quite. In any human organization, people prefer their friends and
family above strangers. Since those people are responsible for doling out
responsibilities/powers, it naturally follows that a network of
friends/family appears. It's everywhere.
In the Alliance military's case, as is the case with our military, getting
into the officer corps has something to do with skill, but mostly personal
connections--and political connections.
Reihnhart can directly bypass the Old Boys Network because, well, he's a
supreme ruler of sorts.
> I wanted to question how the heck
>did those vice-admirals got to their rank without being killed.
See above :)
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