Re: kilrathi = primitive ?!
Originally posted by truesilver
I think you make a big mistake here. Actually one that Thrakkath often made. Your underestimating your enemy. It is said in the novels that the Kilathi culture is far older than ours.
And I think they have their own way to describe "civilization". Some could describe things like assassinations as very barbaric (Kilrathis do).
Oh and btw the Kilrathi have been technologically more advanced in many aspects, e.g. stealth fighters, carrier design and so on.
Dang, I'm starting to act like an arcaeologist...I hate archaeologists
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It's true the Kilrathi made breakthroughs in several notable areas. But it's often been said that the reason the Kilrathi posed a threat at all was because of pre-war Confed military spending...almost as big an oxymoron as "military intelligence".
My point was that, concentrating so much on ways of taking ives left the Kilrathi little time to work on ways of saving them. Look at the old Soviet Union. Life expectancy is rather low in Russia, partly because of the vast amount of priority devoted to military weapondry in the last years of its life. And the Kilrathi have their own way, it is true.
In Battletech, the Clans are a proud warrior race who live for battle and "the thrill of the kill", much like the KIlrathi. There, old age is not nearly as respected as it is in current society. They are more interested in death and glory, and to them, an elderly warrior is a cowardly warrior. The KIlrathi seem much the same. Natural selection, you might say.
[And with all due respect LOAF, how can we be sure the Emperor's birthday is really the oldest? I mean, some would consider 80 years to be old age today. People say Frank Sinatra lived a long and full life, and he was 81. Why should the Emperor be any different? (I hate comparing 'ol Blue Eyes with the Cats, but...)]
[Edited by Bob McDob on 06-02-2001 at 00:49]
