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AnimalMuppettoday at 2:10 PM1 replyview on HN

Why the Mongols? Because they were distant. You can't afford to admire the people next door; you're either fighting them or preparing for when fighting breaks out again.


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forshapertoday at 5:19 PM

The idea that you can't admire people you're fighting is ridiculous. You're forced to admire them. If you don't admire where they win, you lose.

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