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To: Tunica Albuginea who wrote (845)	9/19/1999 9:19:00 PM
From: TigerPaw	Read Replies (2) of 69300

Russia and Germany acted in their own best interest? They may have thought it was in their interest,but the proof is in the results. There is a famous study "The Tragedy of the Commons" (I'm sorry I don't have a source right now). This study began with shephards who had a common grazing area, by following their self interest they always ended up overgrazing and ruining the pasture for all (The study was generalized to include areas such as common clean air and water). The shephards were not able to maximize their interest until they formed a central committee to regulate grazing. - The point here? True self interest is defined in natural selection by survival, and the path to survival can be different than the obvious. TP

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