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We recently had a new recruit join our ranks, and some things were said that bothered me deeply.
It wasn't really the words, it was the attitude.
I was reminded of the Cybermen that took me from my home before devastating it, and tore all but a few of my organic components from the table to make room for the machine you're looking at today. They believed very strongly in "might", and didn't seem to give much thought over what was or wasn't "right". They existed in a world of routines, and concentrated only on ways to make themselves stronger than before so the routines wouldn't be disrupted. Persistence was the flavor of the month, every month. It didn't matter how many of us fell, because each of us knew we could be rebuilt later.
It seemed to be an accepted fact that might was a universal constant, and right was only a concept subject to interpretation. Every race had a different viewpoint on what was right or wrong, except the Cybermen. They simply believed interpretation was for wimps. All they knew was what they needed, and they took it without hesitation. Their actions were only favorable in the sense they never discriminated. Cardassian, Norn, Vonassian, Sontaron, Freenisian, Human, and Hell; even the Borg (tough bastards that they are) were very hard pressed to stop the war machine I was forced to be a part of.
Do I believe might is favorable to making decisions based on our better nature? No, I certainly don't. Do I believe might deserves recognition as a universal constant we mustn't ignore? Yes, I certainly do. They're still out there because of it, and this worries me on a daily basis.
It wasn't really the words, it was the attitude.
I was reminded of the Cybermen that took me from my home before devastating it, and tore all but a few of my organic components from the table to make room for the machine you're looking at today. They believed very strongly in "might", and didn't seem to give much thought over what was or wasn't "right". They existed in a world of routines, and concentrated only on ways to make themselves stronger than before so the routines wouldn't be disrupted. Persistence was the flavor of the month, every month. It didn't matter how many of us fell, because each of us knew we could be rebuilt later.
It seemed to be an accepted fact that might was a universal constant, and right was only a concept subject to interpretation. Every race had a different viewpoint on what was right or wrong, except the Cybermen. They simply believed interpretation was for wimps. All they knew was what they needed, and they took it without hesitation. Their actions were only favorable in the sense they never discriminated. Cardassian, Norn, Vonassian, Sontaron, Freenisian, Human, and Hell; even the Borg (tough bastards that they are) were very hard pressed to stop the war machine I was forced to be a part of.
Do I believe might is favorable to making decisions based on our better nature? No, I certainly don't. Do I believe might deserves recognition as a universal constant we mustn't ignore? Yes, I certainly do. They're still out there because of it, and this worries me on a daily basis.