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60 Post author: Yvain 16 April 2011 01:06AM

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Comment author: Strange7 16 April 2011 02:17:29PM 14 points [-]

Neville Chamberlain.

By making a concession first, you are not starting a negotiation. You are, effectively, concluding a negotiation by agreeing to a minor variation on the deal they initially proposed: whatever they want in exchange for not getting hurt. The geopolitical equivalent of saying you 'don't want no trouble' and reaching for your wallet.