- anton1792
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"Find where the liar hides, so that I may place my boot between his gums!" - Rtas 'Vadum
Regardless of what Humanity does on Earth or any of their worlds is of little consequence with respect to the Covenant, as is the way it should be. The Covenant have no right to interfere with someone else's affairs. Morals are relative, so the Covenant do not have the right to cram their beliefs and morals down someone else's throat because they hold just as much weight and truth as anyone else's.
Humanity's worlds are Humanity's worlds, not the Covenant's; therefore they have no say. These planets are not holy grounds; the Forerunners are not holy or gods and their technology is not holy; The Covenant's religion is a farce. They are quite comfortably the ones in the wrong. As the observer, we are able to discern that as we can see both sides of the story.
As for the Spartan program. The Spartans were created to stop an inevitable civil war that would have cost the lives of millions. What is more morally reprehensible: Sitting idly by with the means to stop a bloodbath, but letting it proceed anyway resulting in the deaths of millions, or taking steps to ensure that this does not happen by sacrificing 75. I mean what difference is it on the battlefield? You send soldiers to fight for a cause, and some are killed. How is the Spartan program any different in the end? They both require sacrifice for a cause.
Your argument to make the Covenant seem like good guys over the UNSC is invalid based on that. They are worse because their leadership are fooling them into believing in an afterlife that does not exist, and are making them give thier lives for nothing, or do you really believe that encouraging suicide bombing with grunts is a good thing? The UNSC are fighting to exist, whilst the Covenant are advocating tyranny.
Comparing their respective leaderships, the Covenant are wrong and the UNSC is doing what is expected. From the average person's view neither is wrong because they both believe that what they are doing is right. However, overall, the Covenant are wrong. As the observer we know that.
[Edited on 12.31.2010 2:45 PM PST]