Since the Corsair alliance has watered down the Gaian movement to the point of being ineffectual by bringing the majority of Gaians to believe that maintaining the alliance is the best way to keep the movement alive, I see parallels in that, & with how most Americans view themselves as American.
For example: The Gov't tells us that the 'terrorists' hate our freedom & way of life...& so best way to maintain our way of life is to give up our freedoms in the name of saftey.
A number of Americans agree with the government on this, & think that it's perfectly reasonable.
& a number of Americans disagree w/ the gov't on this & think that the principals the country was founded upon is systematically being gutted to maintain simple societal consumerisim.
Both sides believe themselves to be on the patriotic high ground & see the other as fools.
I'm thinking the Gaians would have the same basic issues.
'Sair supporting Gaians see themselves as no less Gaian than the other ones, who believe that the alliance has over time, destroyed their primary purpose, all in the name of financial support to keep the Gaians running.
Old-School Gaians who stick to the principals that their entire movement was founded upon would be seen as foolish for being inflexible & not changing with the times, because to the neo-Gaian, maintaining their current way of life is more important than their root cause, & think that calling themselves 'Gaians' is all they need to feel Gaian.
