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Topic ID: 105
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#4, RE: Mmmm... Psi Corps
Posted by Redneck on Sep-10-01 at 12:36 PM
In response to message #0
>Darn it, fart in the connection... now I have to re-type it...

>I would also, though, like to point out that they are not a flat 'evil
>empire' as they are often portrayed. Most of the people in the Psi
>Corps are, if not happy, at least satisfied. They're easier to control
>that way. Even Bester had a love in the Psi Corps...

Yes, and even Blofield (or wossname) had a pet fluffy cat.

>And they're not all evil in action either. Remember, suddenly
>manifesting psychic abilities just as your biology is pumping hormones
>into you is, at best, horribly disconcerting. Without training, you
>could easily go mad (and I have reason to believe that the UF universe
>is similar, considering Devlin's comments) or manifest sociopathic
>behaviors.

Sociopathic behaviors like independence, good will to others, feelings of equality with other humans, etc.

There are good, decent PsiCorps officers. One story we've had about half complete for four or five years nowwould show that, if we ever decide to finish it. (No, you don't get to know anything else about it, forget it. It may not even happen.) However, the -purpose- of the PsiCorps is to eliminate any and all telepathically skilled humans who are not completely loyal -to- the Corps. Their methods are, at kindest, suspect, and their general actions and attitude towards non-Corps people do not encourage trust.

And you'll notice that nobody seriously questions why Earthdome responds to a purported fear of telepaths by giving a group of telepaths massive government power and authority and the ability to either assimilate or exterminate any other telepaths it finds...

Redneck (Corps is mudda, Corps is fadda, goin' ta Mars, I dun wanna)

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