Series re-read Hork Bajir Chronicles

[buffyangellvr23]

I'm way tired tonight and won't have a lot of coherentness lol, but I know y'all will like being turned loose on this one.

As you know, it's the prequel story of Aldrea, daughter of Seerow, and Dak Hamee, Hork-Bajir seer. The future Visser 3 is there too.

Any thoughts on the connection between this book and The Prophecy?

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[pivot89]

Aaactually. <.< Uh, human slavery is still prevalent in many places. And different varieties of it have been normal in many, many societies. We've certainly gotten better, but the Yeerks had their Peace Movement too. It's hard to say they have no capacity to progress when we've only got, what, thirty years of their history to go on? It took much longer than that for human ethics and ideas of social justice even to get to where we are now.

Would Yeerks, if integrated into the wider galaxy, pose unique problems in terms of policing, law and abusive potential? Hell yes! (And so would telepathic Leerans, and indestructible Chee, and naturally-armed morphing Andalites, and presumably humans to everyone else.) Is that cause to say they'll all do that? No. Is it cause to say they're the biggest danger? Not until we can point at other species and say they don't permanently damage each others' minds, or force people into acting against their own will, or sacrifice others for their own gain. All of which humans do, all over the world, often to their own families. *shrug* We're not that bad, but we don't have to be for some of us to cause vast amounts of suffering. Same with the Yeerks.

[roflmaozedong]

However, if you were to fix the matter of human slavery, it would be done by stopping the humans who still own slaves. Whereas that option just isn't available with the Yeerks.

While controlling themselves from using their powers to not harm others is possible with the other races, it isn't with Yeerks. For any Yeerk to win, another sentient being must lose, barring the minority of Yeerks who will only take "willing" hosts.