Well played, Group One. Our little experiment likely would have had the same (or at least very similar) outcome no matter who had been chosen as the lucky benefactor. Though we (as groups Two through Five) were essentially obligated to rail against Group One, they made reasonable decisions which I completely respect.
What I found to be interesting was the defensiveness. When did self-interest and greed become synonymous? There's nothing wrong with looking out for yourself. Group One was clearly making the most logical actions.
1. Secure the best resources.
2. Allocate extra resources to other groups, as equally as possible.
It was interesting how Group One expected that because they were rationally behaving in their own self-interest that the rest of the groups would be content. Of course we would complain. The rest of the world is never content with the actions of the superpower, no matter how sensible.
In any case, I thought it was fun and really have learned something new each class- many of you are (not surprisingly) much better versed in world politics than I am, and I have a lot of respect for everyone.
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