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Methuselah Jones schrieb:

>> And how does Sheridan live up to this decision not to choose at all?
>> The answer is that he doesn't.
>>
>> Sheridan: "... we're riding in ... Anyone who wants to defect and join
>> us, fine. If they get in the way, we'll knock them down. If they kill
>> one of our ships, we'll kill three of theirs ... And God help anybody
>> who gets in our way."
>>
>> This is the Shadow solution.
> 
> No, that's finishing a fight someone else started. The Shadows started 
> fights -- not even directly, but acting behind the scenes to get others 
> to fight. Defending your home against a lunatic who's gotten into power 
> is an entirely different animal.
> 
> Peace is only possible when *everyone* participates. It's fine to work 
> for peace, but that doesn't mean letting yourself get rolled over by 
> those who haven't gotten the message yet.

Exactly. Anything else would be Chamberlain-Lantz-style. Been there,
done that.

Angelika
                                                                
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