No more! No more! I can't avoid work ALL DAY! :) I see some of your points, but the one thing I disagree about is Kelly's lack of self-interest. He DOES think he knows what's best for everyone in society, and _he's_ the one who can make the Easterner/Teckla gov't work, at least in his own mind. Do you think that he's saying they should all overthrow the Empire and then some _other_ person is going to take over and establish the gov't? And, once you've got that power, you're going to become corrupt (<AI-construct-recently-known-as-Agent-Smith voice>It is inevitable</AICRKAAS>). He may THINK he's being altruistic, but he's not, in my eyes. I'm sure that Stalin thought he was doing what was best for the proles in Russia, too. Oh, wait, one other thing: while the Nazi's and slave owners (and countless divine-right-of-kings Kings) thought they were doing god's will, they have the disadvantage that no one could ask god what his will was. Not a problem on Dragaera. -- Matthew S. Klahn Software Architect, CodeTek Studios, Inc. http://www.codetek.com