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Words of wisdom question

Avika
10-09-2006, 14:11
"You are better off with the evil you do know than the evil you don't know."

What do you think of that? Good advice or pure stupidity?

Personally, I think it's true. An enemy you know is an enemy you can adapt to.
Cheeseburger in Heaven
10-09-2006, 14:30
The enemy you know is allways better than the enemy you dont know.
Avika
10-09-2006, 14:31
The enemy you know is allways better than the enemy you dont know.

Is that a good thing or a bad thing? Do you prefer the enemy or is the enemy simply more skilled or whatever than the other? The English language sucks, I know.
Call to power
10-09-2006, 14:35
Well it does make the evil you know allot safer (as long as it doesn’t make you shit scared of it) but at the end of the day it is still evil

But what is evil exactly?
Cheeseburger in Heaven
10-09-2006, 14:43
Is that a good thing or a bad thing? Do you prefer the enemy or is the enemy simply more skilled or whatever than the other? The English language sucks, I know.

Knowing your enemy inplies that you know there current location and have some idea of how they might attack and can prepare yourself against that eventuallity. If you dont know your enemy they can launcha surprise attack and destroy you. It is definetly a good thing to know your enemy.
Todays Lucky Number
10-09-2006, 14:57
The enemy you know is allways better than the enemy you dont know.

That's the most important part of espionage and counter espionage. You know most of his spies but keep them and he does the same. You both dont know which spies have been discovered and both sides keep on playing by supplying true and false information.