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Old 11-22-2011, 12:51 AM   #174
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Default Re: 'Imperial Culture' (non-canonista)

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Originally Posted by jason taylor View Post
It's plausible at least in part. I think the simplest answer to why the ISW went on is simply that there were no balancing powers and the motive for war was stronger then that for peace. During the Vilani initiative, war didn't cost the Vilani all that much. During the Terran initiative, it would have been quite easily argued that as even if they made peace their would be another round they might as well get as much advantage while they were winning. With only two powers in the area, war was inevitable as long as there was no obvious stalemate.
I wasn't explaining why the ISW happened, but rather how the TC gov't exploited the wars, security issues, xenophobia, etc. to maintain power and control for a long time. Of course, all that fear-mongering made a peaceful solution that much less likely.
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