Jayson_Virissimo comments on Harsanyi’s Social Aggregation Theorem and what it means for CEV

[Jayson_Virissimo]

For example, killing people doesn’t appear to be a viable strategy for gaining control of the United States at the moment.

Perhaps not, but it might help maintain control of the USG insofar as popularity increases the chances of reelection and killing (certain) people increases popularity.