> Nick wrote:
>
> > 1) Evil Empires should have BIG spaceships and similar
> > (see the opening shot of Star Wars for confirmation);
>
> 'Evil Empires'? But I thought we were talking about the source of
> radiant benevolence and civilising generosity that is the Lunar
> Empire...?
The Lunar Way is beyond reproach, as you say, but the Empire is
simply a stopgap untill everyone fully embraces the Lunar Way,
just as we embrace them. Unless they're smelly barbarians, of
course.
Simon Hibbs