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nodoublestandards 10 points ago +10 / -0

"you can't tie yourself up with fictional rules against an enemy that plays by no rules"

100x this.

Our principles should determine the way we treat each other, not our enemies.

The Golden Rule of doing unto others as you would have them do unto you is only good for the first action. After that, you do unto them as they do unto you. In other words, you simply repeat their moves back to them. This is the optimal play as has been proven in Darwinian theory.