Each side views the other as more susceptible to coercive strategies, while at the same time resenting the use of those same strategies against themselves. If, on top of such perceptual asymmetries we add individuals' tendency to be preoffended by the offers they receive from outgroup members, the escalatory potential in such situations becomes even more stark.

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