POLI 360 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Thomas Hobbes, Greek Civil War, Filkins
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Greek civil war: local rebels killed = 4%, nazi supporters = 4. 67%, military age male non-combatants 4. 82% You are more likely to get killed by being a non-affiliate than picking a side! Rebels/militias understand that not taking sides is the rational choice, so they punish the free riders to incentivize joining. (cid:498)if you aren"t with, you are against us(cid:499) mentality. Most individuals have concerns that are not at a macro political level. Rarely is it the primary consideration when trying to figure out why most individuals fight. In filkins, individuals shift factions all the time. Bane (dark knight) and abu bakr al baghdadi (isis) illustrating two opposite styles of recruitment: Recruitment: prisons; reason is that these folks are angry and capable of violence, however they are undisciplined. Incentive: loot & plunder: bane advocating class cleavage, for the people against the elites.
