Thread:Argali1/@comment-26210095-20161218235442/@comment-26347028-20161222173011

Edacnik wrote: Yes, they should really not try to get the plans that could help defeat a weapon that kills millions of innocent lives... The most likely scenario was the whole fleet would be destroyed, and the mission fails.

Innocent is very much subjective.

The Rebellion is causing an unnecessary war in what amounts to a time of peace for the Empire. Was the rebellion not there, they would need no weapon. This isn't about who dies; war is the problem, and war is not the thing being directly caused by either side alone. The rebellion had the chance to end it, it didn't. The rebellion didn't need to exist, the Empire didn't need to expand. But the rebellion isn't necessarily great because the Empire uses oppression. Oppression is a method for peace; often one that works.