Grayton
GoonWaffe
GoonSwarm
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Posted - 2006.07.29 08:35:00 -
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All of this comes down to a question of morality.
Was what Tetsujin had in his signature worthy of a crusade to exterminate an entire alliance?
BoB obviously says yes, GoonSwarm obviously says no.
But, that begs the question, who is right? In a question of morality, neither side ever is.
The Crusades were started because one side thought the other was morally wrong (and religiously as well). The Holocaust happened because ****** believed the Jews were morally wrong in everything they did based on his own experiences with them. The conflict in the Middle East that has been going on for centuries is largely a morality issue based out of religion and cultural conflicts.(I AM NOT COMPARING EITHER SIDE IN THIS EVE CONFLICT TO ANY OF THE SIDES I JUST MENTIONED AND I AM JUST USING THEM AS AN EXAMPLE OF A MORALITY CONFLICT. DON'T EVEN DARE MISREAD WHAT I'M SAYING AS ME CALLING EITHER SIDE ******, ****S, TERRORISTS, OR ANY OTHER SUCH THING, BECAUSE I AM NOT)
The point I'm trying to make is that some of the bloodiest conflicts in the history of the world have happened due to questions of morality. They are far different from normal wars in that they give a side much more of a reason than just land or wealth to fight- they give that side the reason of believing to their very core that they are right in what they are defending. And Eve, as one of the most true-to-life games I've ever seen, has these same conflicts.
This entire issue has brought up some interesting moral conflicts.
Should we honor the right to free speech no matter what the cost, or censor anything in our alliance that we consider to be wrong to prevent conflict?
Should we defend those that have angered the community even if we disagree with what they said even if it means bad political relations, or should we leave them out to dry, tossing them aside in the interests of furthering our political agenda?
Those are the questions that BoB has basically presented us with, and it is no secret of what our answer to each question was.
And because of our answers, BoB has deemed us morally wrong while we believe we are morally right. And thus they have started their campaign against what they deem as unjust and wrong, while we are left to defend ourselves against their onslaught.
The problem with questions of morality, however, is that each side is never completely right or completely wrong due to the cultural values that each side holds dear. And because of this fact, ultimately, neither side in this entire issue is truly right or wrong.
I guess this doesn't really add anything to the argument, but I had to say it.
Like all morality conflicts of the past, this question of right and wrong will be fought on the battlefield. And, like all of the morality conflicts of the past, this will not simply end like normal wars. Both sides should be looking forward to a long and bloody conflict ahead.
I will see BoB on the battlefield.
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