[extropy-chat] Cheerful thought of the day

[JDP]

Giu1i0 Pri5c0 wrote:
> The bad guys are as smart as the good guys,

I think the good guys are smarter.

A fortiori when you think of them collectively, as they can coordinate 
for the better, while the bad guys can't trust each other and 
coordinate. Bad guys strive on abusing trust which is a parasitic and 
inherently weak strategy. Plus, deep down they know they are loosers, so 
when things turn bad, they let go and even seek auto-destruction (you 
just have to help them out a bit).

Caveat: You should not tag normal guys as bad guys absent-mindedly, or 
else you can get unexpected results. For example, the Swiss may have 
been called "bad guys" by the Habsbourg in the 14th century, but they 
still kicked the Habsbourg out of their valleys. As Google says:

<< 1315 : The Waldstätten soldiers decimate the austrian troups during 
the Morgarten parade. First victory of "this horde of rude and impious 
farmers" over a proper army, it is the beginning of the military power 
of the Confederates. >>

Jacques