btw Bindo, I missed the massive addition to your last post - sorry, I wouldve responded to it - didnt mean to diminish it any way by missing it (bow)
In any case - I can give you both my inrp and oorp appraisal of the Coalition and the SCRA - Do I consider them evil? No more so then any of the other houses in Sirius - every house is corrupt, whether by corporate ownership of the government, harsh restrictive sexist class systems, oppressive monarchies with no human rights, and pseudo-religious theocratic godheads.
And lets not forget fanatic imperialistic dictatorship.
Add to that we have a nation built on slavery and drugs.
And a nation built on taking from the weak.
Then you have the Coalition - a nation whose is built on a legacy of imperialism, murder, and brutal conquest - enough so that Sirius is built on those who survived there war of terror.
The Coalition that exists NOW is one that, for starters, isnt communist (which most people dont understand) - is a government built on the ideals of social cooperation for a better economy - its military is one that is brutal, uncompromising, and, lets be honest, pretty harsh. Evil? yes, but war is inherently evil - no one is a saint in war.
What makes the Corsairs the good guys in sirius, when no one is?