Patriotism Is Lack of Trust in Others

While we’re on the subject of the game theory, I’d like to quote Daniel Lutzker, a lieutenant in the psychology service at Fort Dix. He concluded conducted a series of studies on cooperation and concluded with disappointment:

“’Patriotism’ and ’nationalism’ appear to be related to a lack of trust in others and an incapacity to strive for mutual benefit even under conditions where cooperation leads to greater personal gain.”

Precious!