这台西班牙大戏的演员们正面临着被政治学家称之为社会困境的局面：冲突的任何一方均可从自利行为中获益，除非另外一方也同样采取自利的行为。 但如果双方都坚持自利的原则，那么双方都会失败。
The actors in the Spanish drama are facing what political scientists call a social dilemma: either side gains from selfish behavior unless the other side behaves selfishly, too, in which case both sides lose.