Negotiation with terrorists, liberals, other idiots

Gaaaaa -- who could have predicted this? Liberals are always very shocked and surprised when you tell them this fable.

The story of the frog and the scorpion has been cited everywhere from discussions of mid-east terrorism to the movie The Crying Game.

In the story, a scorpion and a frog meet on the bank of a stream and the scorpion asks the frog to carry him across on its back.

The frog asks, "How do I know you won't sting me?" The scorpion says, "Because if I do, I will die too."

The frog is satisfied, and they set out, but in midstream, the scorpion stings the frog. The frog feels the onset of paralysis and starts to sink, knowing they both will drown, but has just enough time to gasp "Why?" Replies the scorpion: "Its my nature..."
Please note that the story does not portray a prisoner's dilemma. The frog has absolutely nothing to gain by carrying the scorpion across, and is therefore a foolish altruist, proving the truth of the adage, "No good deed goes unpunished."

To turn it into a prisoner's dilemna go here: