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[fierybluebird]

What makes someone a good leader? Is it caring about the people they're in charge of? Or is it more making sure they can all get out of an impossible situation alive? During those times do numbers count, or is any single loss an unacceptable failure?

And when it comes down to it, how do you know if you're a good leader until something directly happens?

I've always considered my Pops the best leader there ever was, but he was the strongest man in the world on top of caring about all of us. So I guess he had both qualifications covered.

Just curious as to thoughts on it, if you will.

- Marco.

Comments

[ready-set-fire.livejournal.com]

Not if he considered it a worthy goal for some reason. And I don't want to only protect 'the people I'm loyal to'; I want to protect every damn civilian who might find find themself a target, not just people I personally know. If you're only out to protect what makes you, personally, happy, then you're selfish, and I refuse to be that type of person.

If you were a Marine, of course I wouldn't hate you. Well, unless you were corrupt, or whatever. Why would I hate you? That would be stupid.

[fierybluebird]

How do you know who I'd protect or not Ace? Fact of the matter is, you don't actually know me. I don't try to protect the whole world, but we get our nurses and more crew members through means other than just hiring mercenaries off the street. We pride loyalty, and that's something that has to be earned, not bought.

I don't mean if I was always a marine. I mean if I became one now. Though really, I have to wonder. Do you think being a marine just automatically makes someone more moral? What then, if your friends in the marines were pirates? Does that mean there's nothing redeemable and they only deserve your hate?