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This preprint documents a structured interlocution between the author and six large language models (ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude, Grok, and Chatbot AI/DeepSeek-V4-Pro) applying the Bridge360 Metatheory Model (v20.5–v20.6) and its Rule-of-Inference Memetics (RIM) framework to a recurrent pattern in political reasoning.The central object of analysis is an inference sequence the author proposes as memetically pathological within adversarial truth-seeking cultures: "My map of reality is better → rival maps should be displaced → their carriers should lose power → power should concentrate in actors implementing my map → successful implementation confirms the map's superiority." Treated as a replicating inference architecture rather than as an ideology, this "superior-map inference meme" is shown to be recursive and self-validating: political victory is subsequently misread as evidence that the originating representation was superior, producing a configuration the Bridge360 framework classifies as Potemkin stability—local stability that externalizes entropy and conceals global fragility.The analysis distinguishes the pathology from truth-seeking and disagreement as such. The defective step is the conversion of epistemic confidence into entitlement to domination—a governance claim that does not logically follow from a representational one. The preprint further argues that the architecture is orthogonal to ideological content and can be populated by Left-coded premises (equality, redistribution, liberation) or Right-coded premises (tradition, nation, hierarchy, security) alike, while cautioning against treating "Left" and "Right" as stable universal categories or claiming the pathology characterizes all civilizations continuously since antiquity.Historically developed counter-memes—pluralism, loyal opposition, separation of powers, judicial review, falsifiability norms, peaceful transfer of power—are interpreted within Bridge360's Physics-of-Governance section as mechanisms that decouple confidence in a map from permanent possession of power, with democracy modeled as an inferential ecosystem using elections as periodic perturbation tests.The document identifies where selective friction can be inserted into the inference chain and situates the discussion within the author's prior work on fallacious reasoning as memetic structure. A glossary of terms is appended. Mathematical expressions appear in Markdown text form pending conversion to standard notation.Methodological note on AI use. The author is the sole originator of the systems and strategic analysis and the creator/developer of the Bridge360 Metatheory Model, with assistance from company colleagues. Six large language models served as interlocutors retrieving and organizing information the author had limited time to access. Model responses are reproduced verbatim where indicated; interpretive framing, prompts, selection, and conclusions are the author's. Model outputs were not treated as authoritative and remain subject to the author's critical evaluation. The author draws on 35 years of experience at the University of the Philippines.
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