Inutaisho7996 wrote...
Sheppard-Commander wrote...
armass wrote...
Sheppard-Commander wrote...
Saphra Deden wrote...
If we get a batarian squadmate s/he better not be an abolitionist.
Didnt you hear? Batarians are really filled with fuzzy love for Hoomans. We've only just witnessed a very tiny faction of the baddies who are intent on poisoning us, ramming asteroids into our colonies or attacking them head on for slaves, annexing asari worlds and bombarding salarian colonies. Most of them really are stand up folks and borderline hippies.
That's right. Normal batarian citizens are nothing like batarian slavers and pirates, anymore than normal human citizens are nothing like human pirates and slavers.
Oh ok. I'm sure normal batarian citizens are the polar opposite of how their government acts as well then yes?
This has been dismissed. Your assumptions on what Batarian society and normal Batarians are like is baseless and entirely counter to practically ever example we've ever seen in the ME universe.
According to the Ministry of Unification, South Korea, about 14000 defected from North Korea to South Korea between 1953 and 2005.
It's not implausible for a Batarian to defect from the Hegemony. Especially if he/she has spent some time away from Hegemony space and has seen the propaganda for what it is.
The key difference between your example and what matter at hand, is North Koreans and South Koreans arent two entirely different species. That fact alone will cause any schism to widen exponentially as there will always be a sense of 'us vs them' on both sides. In Korea, there is a genuine desire for unification among both North and South, there is no such desire on either the Hegemony or Alliance evident. There also hasnt been any military clashes of much significance between the ROK and PRK in some time, where as the Alliance and Hegemony have had numerous proxy engagements very recently. Again, this will harden hearts and continue to polarize an already polarized population.
But I'll bite...14,000 over a period of 52 years, for a grand total of 270 per year...In a country of millions. If anything, you are proving how effective an oppressive government can be at controlling their own population.
So, if your example where applied to Batarians in ME we would be looking at a very, VERY small sliver of the Batarian population that actually recognized the manipulation of their own government. That doesnt mean they all of the sudden do not see Humanity as a threat...If they where to view Shepard's actions in Arrival alone, even without the lens that the Hegemony wants them to - they would still see a Human murdering 100k+ Batarians.
I havent even addressed it from the Human perspective in this post and already the possibility of a Batarian teaming up with Shep seems virtually almost none.
Modifié par Sheppard-Commander, 05 juillet 2011 - 02:55 .
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