Azathoth123 comments on Rationality Quotes July 2014 - Less Wrong
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It would help to actually look at the history rather than simply completing the pattern and pretending to be wise.
Israel has an various periods starting with Yitzhak Rabin attempted to play unilateral cooperation under the theory that this would lead to cooperation on the other end. Hasn't worked out that way.
"This s our land, and anybody who suggests that somebody else might have some modicum of claim over it must be pretending to be wise and <insert teacher's password here>."
"Anything we might concede you is more than you deserve and you'd better be grateful and accept it without question before we change our mind."