simplicio comments on Rationality Quotes June 2013 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 10 June 2013 09:42:31AM 5 points [-]

That's more along the lines of, "I will convert my enemies to friends by STARLIGHT BREAKER TO THE FACE".

Offhand I can't think of a single well-recorded real-life historical instance where this has ever worked.

Comment author: simplicio 11 June 2013 11:14:05PM 8 points [-]

Substitute "friends" with "trading partners" and the outlook improves though.

Comment author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 12 June 2013 05:14:29AM 6 points [-]

Fair, the British were totally befriending their way through history for a while.

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