Forum: Politics
10-31-2007, 05:43 AM
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Re: The Liberal Paradox
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It is. The scenario you listed had Bob rank going together as higher than neither going. WTF is so hard for you to understand about this? People in relationships make sacrifices to make...
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Forum: Politics
10-30-2007, 08:03 PM
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Replies: 44
Views: 186
Re: The Liberal Paradox
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No, it's true under the scenario that they are in a relationship and in love, which is pretty much assumed from the scenario. Being in a relationship means making decisions that are the...
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Forum: Politics
10-30-2007, 07:56 PM
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Replies: 44
Views: 186
Re: The Liberal Paradox
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and @ borodog i'm aware of all that - no point in discussing iterated games, backward induction and the likes on this politics forum - waste of time for me
and of course a guy like sen...
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Forum: Politics
10-30-2007, 06:31 AM
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Replies: 44
Views: 186
Re: The Liberal Paradox
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A crucial part of the prisoner's dilemma is that the prisoners are locked away without being able to communicate with each other.
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This is incorrect. Communication isn't...
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Forum: Politics
10-30-2007, 05:43 AM
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Replies: 44
Views: 186
Re: The Liberal Paradox
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Why would Bob deviate after they've told each other about their preferences? Are you saying "but Bob might act irrationally!"? Well, sure..
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Because he prefers to stay with...
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Forum: Politics
10-30-2007, 05:32 AM
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Replies: 44
Views: 186
Re: The Liberal Paradox
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Because they both think both go > neither go, and neither of them will go alone?
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This is true only under the assumption that they both create a binding contract...
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Forum: Politics
10-30-2007, 05:24 AM
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Replies: 44
Views: 186
Re: The Liberal Paradox
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A pareto superior action requires at least one party be made better off and none be made worse off. The second condition is impossible to meet under coercive action/exchange. It is only...
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Forum: Politics
10-30-2007, 05:17 AM
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Replies: 44
Views: 186
Re: The Liberal Paradox
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The "libertarian" solution, if you can call it that, would be for the two people to talk about what they want and make a decision based on that. This would obviously result in them both...
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Forum: Politics
10-25-2007, 04:24 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 134
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Forum: Politics
10-23-2007, 04:42 PM
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Replies: 172
Views: 620
Re: San Diego in an AC world
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Bingo. As someone pointed out, the last vestiges of "political market" in the United States were destroyed by Lincoln 140 years ago.
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The US political system is irrelevant...
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Forum: Politics
10-23-2007, 04:38 PM
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Replies: 172
Views: 620
Re: San Diego in an AC world
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"Political market" is an oxymoron. The market provides multiple options all at once while the political realm forces everyone to accept a single option.
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This is...
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Forum: Politics
10-23-2007, 03:35 PM
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Replies: 172
Views: 620
Re: San Diego in an AC world
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Link or Source please, else, blablub...
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Of the Original Contract (http://www.constitution.org/dh/origcont.htm), David Hume, 1748.
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Forum: Politics
10-23-2007, 02:50 PM
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Replies: 172
Views: 620
Re: San Diego in an AC world
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David Hume demolished this ridiculous argument over two centuries ago, yet they keep trotting it out. Amazing.
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Link or Source please, else, blablub...
As for PVN you...
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Forum: Politics
10-23-2007, 01:26 PM
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Replies: 66
Views: 253
Re: AC-ism in history?
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Yes, you are quite wrong. For starters, what is a "corporation" where there is no government to define corporations under the tax and legal system?
Further, your entire set of posts in...
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Forum: Politics
10-23-2007, 01:22 PM
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Replies: 66
Views: 253
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Forum: Politics
10-23-2007, 01:08 PM
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Replies: 172
Views: 620
Re: San Diego in an AC world
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ANd the same old runaround answers... "no it's not, because I said so" and "no it doesn't" and "because we'll beat you up" (see question 2).
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No the answer is: you...
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Forum: Politics
10-20-2007, 04:09 AM
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Replies: 63
Views: 272
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Forum: Politics
10-20-2007, 04:04 AM
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Replies: 63
Views: 272
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Forum: Politics
10-19-2007, 06:53 PM
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Replies: 63
Views: 272
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Forum: Politics
10-19-2007, 06:29 PM
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Replies: 63
Views: 272
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Forum: Politics
10-19-2007, 01:32 PM
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Replies: 63
Views: 272
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Forum: Politics
10-19-2007, 11:58 AM
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Replies: 63
Views: 272
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Forum: Politics
10-19-2007, 11:48 AM
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Replies: 63
Views: 272
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Forum: Politics
10-19-2007, 11:40 AM
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Replies: 63
Views: 272
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Forum: Politics
10-19-2007, 04:55 AM
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Replies: 63
Views: 272
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