Re: Human aggression in space

Chen-Song Qin wrote:
> 
> I always wonder about the authors who think humans would be aggressive
> compared to other alien species...  How many other species have they
met?
> In human history at least, aggression and greed tend to be linked with
> large scale journeys of discovery and conquest.  So you can know what
kind
> of aliens would be travelling out there.  Humans might be viewed as
silly
> naive beings who think aggression and greed are bad things...
> 

Neat idea, but would they use submarines in space. . . :)

(Actually, the Imperials in SALVAGE AND DESTROY were pretty aggressive
themselves, they just didn't want any major competition.)