Nathan wrote:

Note that all of the above are closely associated, either in their source material or in UF, with the role of the "Good Guy".

I'm not sure what that means, but I bet it means something.

Well, there are two ways that I can think of to interpret this:

• that these 'good guy' nations are acting in accordance with Voltaire's "I may disagree with what you have to say, but I shall defend, to the death, your right to say it," or
  
• that the Eyrie writers, like the Star Trek writers, enjoy Vulcan-bashing. Perhaps I should qualify that statement before I get my head torn off; it's my perception that Star Trek has more or less consistently treated Vulcans as people who really need to lighten up. This could be seen even in 'Classic' Trek, but the new show really indulges in the Vulcan-bashing. (The last show was almost entirely about the hideous consequences that befell an away team when they happily bunked on an uninhabited planet without listening to the Vulcan first officer's suggestions to run some tests and send some probes first-- but unless I missed it, no one thought, much less said, that maybe next time it might be a good idea to listen to the person who helped save their bacon.)

Of course, which is the correct interpretation will likely be seen in their writings; I doubt this mention of the movement was completely unrelated to anything in development...

--Zenigame, who wishes the androids and aliens would occasionally aspire to be more Klingon