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(The aide escorts Woolsey into the Oval Office, then leaves. Woolsey approaches the desk where President Hayes is sitting.)
WOOLSEY: Thank you for seeing me, Mr President.
HAYES: Is there something that you wanted to add to your report, Mr. Woolsey?
WOOLSEY: Yes, sir. (A look of anguish crosses his face but bravely continues.) As I'm sure you're aware, the N.I.D. does not exactly have a spotless record. For several years, a group of rogue agents operated inside of its ranks. They were acting on behalf of a cabal of international business interests intent on acquiring alien technology for their own profit.
HAYES: One could only hope.
WOOLSEY: Mr President?
HAYES: I know they're out there, Mr. Woolsey. What I'm saying is, one could only hope that money was their chief motivation. However, I doubt the type of person who's behind this is short-sighted enough for that given what he must know. In light of the new reality that Stargate presents, there are aspirations beyond mere financial greed. That could be much worse.
WOOLSEY: I agree.
HAYES: You're here to tell me that the Vice President is still in league with them?
WOOLSEY: If these people are as powerful as we both think, it does make one wonder what the Vice President could have possibly offered them in exchange for the price on his head.
HAYES: Obviously the full control of the Stargate program that the White House affords.
WOOLSEY: The Vice President brought key financing to your campaign victory. I just hope it didn't come at too high a cost. (He takes the disc out of his pocket and places it on President Hayes' desk. He then turns and walks to the door before turning back to face the President.) I also hope history one day shows that I tried to do the right thing.
HAYES: Whose version of history, Mr. Woolsey?
(Woolsey nods ruefully and leaves the room. The President looks down at the disc lying on his desk.)
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one of the reasons i like UO so much, is it's a microcosm of society, and i play a role in that micro-society that's contrary to my role in real society. but i can understand the perspective from it. i'll tell ya something, and i hope it doesn't make you think of me as sinister, but, there is a point where people get so wealthy that money stops being the objective, it's merely a means to power. but ultimately, it's not the best means to power - i believe the phrase is "hearts and minds"?
the same goes on in reality, the money helps them win the hearts and minds, but money itself is not the objective.
control is the objective, power is the objective. that's the real game rich people play.
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i actually disagree that they dont care tho. i think they do care, i think they just disagree about the best path for the future - based on their ideas of what people are like.
this is the thing, when i argue with players like MB, we are literally arguing about the future of the world (server), it has nothing to do with gold.
honestly i think it's the same in real life, but the 'big players' are the owners of the multinationals. Trump was never really one of those, he actually was the working man's man - he was rich, but he was more about money. but that's fine tbh, cos the system is literally made to channel greed into productivity.
