You play the game now. Except today it if for very different reasons. They are often greed instead of service.

Then it was different, society was vastly different. It was full of Patriots. The chain of command all served their nation with national service. Sure there was peasants and lordships as well. But to get a hallmark, patent, or medal meant service to your nation with deeds of merit, these were from service or innovation. Not purely consumption. Today fiction gets a medal, being foreign gets a medal, being a footballer gets a medal. Society today is far more corrupt on what it considers patriotic.

A product of consumption excess and vanity. As a result no real unity. Patriotism is frowned on, religion is dead. Instead we have divides increasing.

You play the game now. Except today it if for very different reasons. They are often greed instead of service.

Then it was different, society was vastly different. It was full of Patriots. The chain of command all served their nation with national service. Sure there was peasants and lordships as well. But to get a hallmark, patent, or medal meant service to your nation with deeds of merit, these were from service or innovation. Not purely consumption. Today fiction gets a medal, being foreign gets a medal, being a footballer gets a medal. Society today is far more corrupt on what it considers patriotic.