In a way, politics is about achieving the best result for your ingroup. At some fundamental level, I perceive all conscious beings as my ingroup. This universalism is what I used to understand as leftism; rightism defines a much smaller ingroup and pits them against others.
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Replying to @Plinz
But those two isms live in a world with finite resources
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Replying to @VanceCrowe
Yes. The question is whether it is a world with sufficient resources. War is wasteful and has terrible aesthetics.
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Replying to @Plinz
Economic cooperation is preferable but war is often a last resort where the alternative is death from starvation or lack of access to a mineral
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Replying to @VanceCrowe
Eventually it comes down to game theory, and a decision about the scope and duration of the game you are part of.
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