In a message dated 1/16/2004 5:17:04 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Unfortunately, the legal aspect is only half the problem with Alvin's book. > The bigger and more intractable problem would be PR. > > -- Jophur and the like would have strongly *suspected* Humans of founding > sooner colonies. Given Human Clans psycho-historical prospects Humans would > > be idiots not to get themselves some colonies. Alvin gives the Jophur proof. Mute point. The Rothen sold them the proof over a year ago. > > > -- Tytlal and Tymbrimi have the same motives as Humans. Now the Galactics > need to check every Noor population to make certain it isn't providing cover > > for a Tytlal crypto-colony. Noor exist elsewhere than Jijo? > > -- Traeki aren't Jophur so they won't be labled a race of sooner scofflaws. > > But if there is one Traeki colony there might be more. Jophur are not the > sort who forgive those who bear bad news. They will hold Hoon collectively > responsible because they let Alvin publish his book. There's been a g'Kek living openly on Hurumphta for a year. How could it get worse? > > -- Glavers, who one surmises are not extinct or retired, will not be amused > about having their plot discovered, even if they are doubly protected from > GIM prosecution. > Glavers exist outside of Jijo and Galaxy Four? > -- G'kek are extinct, or so everyone thought. So do they have other sooner > colonies? If Alvin, that G'kek lover, came back from Jijo did the playboy > bring any of those so-and-so Glavers with him? I don't think so. If any were left over from the Hydro incedent, they stayed on Streaker. They certainly weren't on Kazkark. > What will do Obeyors do > about > that? Wonder why the Library lied to them? > > -- Queuens will be embarased when a Hoon reveals their species commited an > act > of fallow infestation. But take Alvin's money for their artwork/architecture. > > -- Urs will be embarased when a Hoon reveals their species commited an act > of > fallow infestation. Worse, Urs would already have been suspected as a > species very prone to soonerism because they are so driven to reproduction. Yup. Everyone is at fault. But remember, both the Rothen and the Jophur communicated all of this back to the other four galaxies. Nothing in Alvin's journal is going to give the Civilization of the Four Galaxies any new information. > > -- Hoon will be in tripple jeoprody if Alvin publishes. First they will be > embarassed by clear evidence that Hoon committed an act of fallow > infestation. Which the Rothen and Jophur already know. > Second, the Hoon reputation for being impeccable, responsible > Galactic Citizens of the higest probity will be seriously damaged. And Mudfoot is on a constant campaign to do even more damage. Alvin just wants to go on sailing. > Accountants do NOT like having their reputation for integrity impeached. But they do like the idea that no GI is going to set any punishments. > Think Arthur Anderson.... Think Arthur Treacher. The fish are already in the fryer. No need to stick your hand/claw/tenticle/prehensile penis into the vat to try and pull out the pieces. > Third, the Galactics practice collective > responsibility. None of the embarased races will be happy that a Hoon > besimirched their individual reputations. A book, written by a hoon, only adds corroborative detail to what's been bandying about in not so secret secret for a year. The only solution that the Institutes couldd come up with--to prevent open and extensive warfare--was to give up and say nobody can be held accountable for anything. > They will be mad at the Hoon, not > > just Alvin. Moreover, the Obeyor--and especially the Jophur--will insist in > > no uncertain terms that the Hoon unequivocally demonstrate that they are > harboring no G'Kek survivors. Too late. By our good Dr.'s own words, Huck has said, "Bring them on." Alvin might make as much $ as Rowling but he > will get to live like Rushdie--assuming the Hoon don't execute him > themselves. > Which hoon. The old guard, or the ever increasing base of those who have gone sailing? Huck's the politico; Alvin just wants to go sailing. Damn but all of these are good questions. And I'm not the only one who should be trying to answer them. Dr. Brin is the one who repeatedly said, in print, that the book was going to be published. I'm not going to try to contradict that statement. It has to be worked with. And silly and strange though some of the workings are, it does work. ...at least on the surface. ;-) William Taylor ----------------------- Copy sent to He who sits on high. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
