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"Find where the liar hides, so that I may place my boot between his gums!" - Rtas 'Vadum
Posted by: CTN 0452 9
Posted by: grey101
A major reason why the Forerunners didn't have problems with unity (at least notable ones) was that they had FTL communication. With the UNSC they would have to wait weeks for a message to get from the outer colonies to Earth and Back. The Forerunners would have a less drastic delay, so they would have been able to govern more distant planets more effectively.
The overall slow pace of Human interstellar civilisation, I imagine, would only irritate the Insurrectionist's sense of the UNSC's lack of action. Basically, people would get inpatient waiting for responses and results.
To be fair, as far as other civilisations go, Humanity is no worse.
The Sangheili: Remember in the Cole Protocol that rival clan leader that overthrew Thel's ancestor, Ther 'Vadam? Well there we go, there is an example of the Sangheili fighting each other. For all we know that rival clan leader was fuelled by greed and power. The heretic Elites Vs the Covenant Elites as well.
The thing about the Hunters is that they are a hive mind species. They do not think like at at all - literally they do not. In a sense they are like one individual.
The Drones: Remember the Drones in Blunt Instruments? They were the Yanme'ee equivalent of murderers and psychopaths. Not a perfectly unified society there either, even in their hive like society.
Jackals have loyalty to the highest bidder, they are mercenaries. That, I think, speaks volumes for their potential loyalties to each other. If the money is for fighting against each other, it is very likely that some will go for it.
Prophets: Truth, Mercy, Regret - 'Nuff said. Willing to sacrifice each other for political gain.
Forerunners: Faber and his gang against the rest of the Mantle Council. Also, it is stated in the Encyclopaedia that there was a civil war surrounding the use of the Halo array.
I am not sure about the rest, but Humanity is not anymore fractured than the other races in Halo.
[Edited on 05.25.2011 7:16 PM PDT]