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As a heuristic (as in a psychological shortcut, not necessarily a generally-correct rule of thumb), I'm guessing one just assumes that it's always less expensiv
by mumblemumble 7y ago
As a heuristic (as in a psychological shortcut, not necessarily a generally-correct rule of thumb), I'm guessing one just assumes that it's always less expensive in the long run to crush the insurgency. Because you assume that's a one time expense, whereas feeding the people requires accepting permanently higher operating costs.
- saagarjha 7y agoInsurgencies often tend to make people mad at you, which is fairly hard to value. Make enough people mad and soon you won't be making any money.