I don't know that we're all here trying to "defend our honor." Many of us honestly think the approach and reaction to war here is strange. You can see, and probably already know, that most of the Mensa HQ members started playing in the last couple of months. We all came from another game where war is the raison d'etre, so its strange to see people get actually offended at being attacked and honestly expect to be repaid.
As for Wladimirsky, if you think "I demand repayment from you sir, on your honor, for your manifold transgressions" "Of course my dear sir, please specify the account" is an accurate reflection of Politics and War, please allow me to introduce you to the modern concepts of realpolitik and total war.