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> There isn't much point eating together if that sort of politics might come into play, the power differential is too large. Historically, the value of eating
by DinaCoder99 3y ago
> There isn't much point eating together if that sort of politics might come into play, the power differential is too large.
Historically, the value of eating with your men is that the men will actually follow your orders rather than just mutinying and killing you.
- PeterisP 3y agoHistorically, fraternizing between enlisted and officers has generally been not only unwelcome, but a punishable offense.
- DinaCoder99 3y agoThat is only true for high modern European (western) history.