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(refuting obvious stupidity: factions work because they are smaller, and inter-faction conflict has rules)
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::It only seems worse to morons:  factions are smaller than the larger group they are trying to steer, and since they are forced to accept some rules on how they compete with each other to do that steering, you have more acceptance of reciprocity and equality of factions (trying "insider vs. outsider" for unfair treatment!), and smaller groups that are at least capable of seeing how their biases fit together.
::It only seems worse to morons:  factions are smaller than the larger group they are trying to steer, and since they are forced to accept some rules on how they compete with each other to do that steering, you have more acceptance of reciprocity and equality of factions (trying "insider vs. outsider" for unfair treatment!), and smaller groups that are at least capable of seeing how their biases fit together.
: Is ''moron'' an argument here around? In competition factions define themselves by a mix of equivalence and negation. There R very rarely new ideas 2 solve existing problems. The conflict enforces redrawing 2 save territory.
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