Oh yes, Abaddon, I am so intensely jealous of the blind praise das receives. I too would love to bask in the adoration of people who routinely prove themselves to be slothful, complacent, incompetent, and unmotivated--so much so that they view any example of effort, skill, reliability, or brilliance, no matter how mundane in factuality, to be "godlike." Truly, I am a shade of emerald right now. If you look carefully enough at the western horizon, you might even be able to see a faint glow...
The only benefit to being "respected" to such a level is that people listen to what you say. The thing is that it's that "nod your head and say yes" type of listening, not "I understand what you say and wish to intelligently articulate an opinion on it."
That's just plain beyond the grasp, by nature or intent, of most people here. Your "respect" and "admiration" are generally worth precious little to me as a result, as I can shovel just about any kind of crap in front of you, and so long as it's shiny enough, you'll think it's mana from heaven and sing my praises until kingdom come. Just as is done for anyone else who shows some basic degree of capability.
It's not real respect, it's just brown-nosing, shameless flattery. It's also quite disgusting to the people who receive it if they have a shred of self-decency about themselves, because it's so fake and stupid. So, really, it's idiotic behavior, and I'm quite fine with mocking it. If you'd like to
try moar at being a troll, feel free.
Why does everyone forget about Germany...
besides i wasnt unduely concerned about Russia anyways, i was more worried about France, and in reality Germany was quite content to sit nice and quiet and build up her allies.
). Though If I really was 'god', the universe would still be under construction. But things would be nice and fluffy when finished.
