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Aria Jenneth
Societas Imperialis Sceptri Coronaeque
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Posted - 2017.02.21 19:38:04 -
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Alizabeth Vea wrote:Back on point, would SERAPH be categorized as a humanitarian organization? We fight the Drifters for the betterment of humanity. I could argue that this service is a public good.
That would kind of open the door to anybody who's engaged in what they consider "the good fight" calling themselves "humanitarian." For example, both PIE and Ushra'Khan would probably be able to justify a claim that way. It'd get a little absurd in a hurry.
Really I'm not sure you get to call yourself "humanitarian" while shooting at anybody at all, even if you're not shooting at things widely thought of as "people". There are a lot of people around who dispute the humanity of their opponents. |
Aria Jenneth
Societas Imperialis Sceptri Coronaeque
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Posted - 2017.02.21 19:44:57 -
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Evi Polevhia wrote:By such a definition, I would say Nation qualifies. Only goes to show how subjective the definition can be.
Yeah. This. ... I think we're really better off restricting it to organizations who DO focus on medical care, peace initiatives, and so on, and DO NOT shoot things or people.
"Long live the humanitarians, and death to our enemies!" is not a battle cry I want to hear very much. |
Aria Jenneth
Societas Imperialis Sceptri Coronaeque
2958
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Posted - 2017.02.21 19:46:26 -
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Mizhara Del'thul wrote:Combat is very much part of our lives, even for most non-combat entities.
In that case, Miz, maybe we just shouldn't go around easily calling ourselves humanitarians. |
Aria Jenneth
Societas Imperialis Sceptri Coronaeque
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Posted - 2017.02.21 19:57:18 -
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Alizabeth Vea wrote:Also, the Sisters of EVE might be considered humanitarian, but I tell you, they are up to some shady stuff.
Well-- really, maybe that's even kind of what this discussion is arising from: "humanitarian" is a great adjective to hide a bunch of awful stuff behind.
The SOE's done some great humanitarian work, and I'm not sure many people really dispute that. That they are, as a whole, a humanitarian organization has gotten a little hard to defend as a statement, though, especially since they gave everybody the Alpha-class clone technology. That basically meant they very proactively helped a very deadly class of weapon proliferate.
Yes, I mean us. Opposing us was, on its face, a more humanitarian policy.
Lately I start to wonder whether "the Sisters of Eve is a humantarian organization" might be most accurate when talking about diet.
(Joking. But.) |
Aria Jenneth
Societas Imperialis Sceptri Coronaeque
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Posted - 2017.02.24 02:25:09 -
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Elanion wrote:The value of a friend is directly correlated to the intensity of their bloodlust. This is Capsuleering 101, really.
This is awful, but it seems a little ... true. That might even kind of be my primary value to the Praefecta.
Only, that would mean that if I get more reluctant to kill people, I become less valuable. I'm sure she'd deny that's the case, but really the greatest utility of our class is our capacity for mass destruction.
What's the use of a blade that won't cut? |
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