More Words, Deeper Hole

Sigh. Sean, I shouldn't have to 'refute' any point you make. The burden of proof is on you to support your points with quotes and cites when skeptics are critical[1]. So why don't you support your interpretation of events by, y'know, quotes?

That being said, I make no secret of the fact that I'm unimpressed with the results of well-intentioned nation-building at this point in time. Give me healthy self-interest any day.

Just so long as the self interest is frank and explicit - "up-front", as we used to say back in the day. And aren't Asimov's protagonists nothing if not up-front in this series of interlinked stories? Let the audience decide for themselves if this is a good thing, or if whether it's good or bad is even an appropriate discussion point.


[1]This is something I actually have to explicitly say at this late date in the history of intertubes discourse?