What We Do

March 17, 2008

Xenet 71.43.1 System Msg

TTY31201.03.17

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There's a lot of opinions about this war. Some people say they hate the war, some say they love it. People are asking themselves, why do we fight? Everyone has their own answers, but none that I've heard begin to cover it. We fight for freedom, yes. We fight to protect ourselves, yes. We fight to drive back the tyranny of the bane, yes, these are all valid answers. But they are only the immediate causes. The question is not 'Why do we fight the bane?' nor is it 'Why do we fight for survival?' The question is, pure and simple, why do we fight?

The truth is, we fight because it is in our nature to fight. As humans, it is what we do. We have always fought and killed each other, and we always will. Personally, I hope we don't defeat the Bane. Don't get me wrong, I don't want us to lose, but we are in a perfect war. For the first time since the dawn of humanity, we have stopped fighting amongst ourselves. We have found a truly common enemy. If this war ends, what will happen? How long could the peace possibly last? Not long, I'll tell you that. And then the enemy won't be the Bane. It will be us, once again. Because we can't help it. Fighting is what we do.

~Xavin Synn, AFS Sniper