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Posted - 2006.07.27 23:54:00 -
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 Originally by: Dekiri
What would stop BoB's enemies to say "nice region we take it" while BoB try to anihilate Goonswarm?
The short answer here is Fear.
Allow me to use an example.
Before the events of September 11, 2001 (and don't any of you dare start this into a conversation over this event) plane hijacking occurred. Typically what happened is that terrorists would hijack a plane, request demands, fly to some remote location, and try to escape. All of the passengers on the plane were frightened and thought that as long as they didn't speak up, didn't make themselves noticeable, they would be left alone. This is why 9/11 happened. A few men on each plane took it over with nothing more than box cutters. The killed the pilots to instill fear in the passengers, knowing that after that they wouldn't do anything. However, after 9/11, people realized what would happen in any hijacking situation. They learned that they cannot allow this behavior anymore, because the consequences will affect them. A guy tries to light a bomb in his shoe on fire and 6 passengers tackle him to the ground and tie him up.
This is EVE politics. Consider all of BoB's aggression throughout EVE. They are powerful indeed, but they leave themselves open to attack if they start a massive war. I can guarantee you though that none of the other alliances will do anything out of fear. The other alliances assume that so long as they law low, BoB won't notice them and won't bother them. However, eventually, BoB will come for them when there's nothing else to do. People have to realize that no one in this game is invincible. If someone leaves themselves open to attack, then other alliances should capitalize on that opportunity, instead of cowering in fear of reprecussion.
Personal note. Yes, I understand that I used 9/11 as an analogy. Don't any of you dare make a fuss or give me crap about it. I'm an American, I live in New York, and I lost family there so don't even think about questioning my right to say anything and don't any of you dare turn my words about it into a flame war in that respect.
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