Ever notice how many really close male friends involve a fight, perhaps literally, when they first met, before resolving their differences?
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Replying to @CTZN5
Basically, if Jim meets Bob, & Bob was always friendly to Jim, Jim respects Bob less, and is less drawn to him, than if Bob was standoffish
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It really just comes down to evolutionary biology, and the fact that we're neither a purely heirarchical species nor a communal one
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Anyway so alphas meeting will fight to gauge each other, and if one shows weakness, the other knows he's less valuable as a potential ally
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And then everyone who's not an alpha -- which is most people -- are drawn to follow the example set by the alphas
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Thus, initial hostility here, with the proper strategy, in game theoretical terms, is more optimal for Trump vs. being initially deferential
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I have no idea if he planned this out -- it doesn't look like it, but he made the right move and seemed to play his role well in the meeting
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Replying to @CTZN5
If you don't think this alpha shit works on a national stage with whole populations: do you know who the most loyal ally the USA has is?
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I'll give you a hint. We dropped nuclear warheads on two of their cities, killing a quarter million civilianshttps://twitter.com/CTZN5/status/771132256786132992 …
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You might think it's some other white country, but nope. Both in treaty terms and in perception, no W'ern alliance is stronger than US-Japan
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Excellent twist. Love it. Doesn't seem to hold in Iraq & Afghanistan. Obama/Bush are beta. Even so Islam seems to inoculate.
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Replying to @MindsFiction
perhaps if shock and awe had been more than a marketing slogan (ethically I don't support specific JP targets chosen, btw)
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