[Discuss] Is Fun Dead? End of RP

[Josiah Allen]

>
> 5. Someone said about Game and RL correlations. And someone told me the
> example of Portugal. How Portugal was as influential as it was, despite
> having a much smaller landmass and population than Spain, France, or
> England.
> BUT, my argument is that Spain, France and England were never united
> against Portugal....
> And Portugal could adjust its diplomacy accordingly.
>
> But even if there is such a RL example ...my point is this... This is a
> game, and it's supposed not to be a 100% copy of reality. Because it's a
> game.
>
> When I am out with my friends, we always discuss RL politics and ways to
> figure things out. But what I never want to do, is stay up all night in MSN,
> with other players trying to figure out a way to overthrow the enemy, as
> politics (diplomacy) is out of the question....
>
> Again, thank you for your time, and for your replies,
>
> Rania
>
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>

I'm such a dork, but...

Portugal became a power by being an early colonizing power of Africa and
later Brazil.
When Spain united and became powerful, Portugal arranged a royal marriage
between the two, so relations were high.
When England passed Spain as the major power, Portugal passed the Meuthan
agreement and became an English vassal for protection.

So Portugal was always maneuvering to side with who could protect them,
which is good diplomacy.

No real point here, I just like history.

-- 
"Growth in wisdom may be exactly measured by decrease in bitterness"
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