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Jiang's rule that actors play many games at once, but the game closest to them dominates decisions.
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law of proximity
Jiang's rule that actors play many games at once, but the game closest to them dominates decisions.
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The law of proximity says people play many games at once, but the nearest visible game has the strongest effect on decision-making.
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Jiang applies the law of proximity to nations: what looks like interstate behavior is often determined by the conflict within each nation.
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Democrats support the war because they expect it to become unpopular enough to destroy Trump and the Republican Party in elections.
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The law of proximity explains the leader killings: domestic factions provide intelligence to external enemies in order to weaken internal rivals.
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"...introduce a new idea to you, okay? It's called the law of proximity. The law of proximity, the idea is this. Whenever you play..."
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"Yeah, I know. Then you go to work, where you're competing in order to win the favor of your boss and to be popular..."
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"So let's examine this. The first game you play, of course, is the family game, right? So you might have parents. And you have..."
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"And the conflict within nations is the one conflict that determines how nations behave against each other. So today, what we will do is..."
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"that this war will be so unpopular it will destroy Donald Trump and allow the Democrats to rule forever. It will basically destroy the..."
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"...very powerful nations, Israel and America, okay? But unfortunately, the law of proximity teaches us that people are much more interested in war. In..."
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"...And they understand that they, um, their power comes from the proximity to the, the elite. And so they are the most vocal about..."
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The lecture names the law of proximity: people and nations play many games at once, but the nearest game is the one that governs action.
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