Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-80.73.213.166-20130109223848/@comment-1394230-20140606042231

Seeds of dissent were sown before they even started planning for the expedition. The power-players behind the N.C. sought to control everything Connery had access to.

When Waterson sabotaged Connery's meeting with the civilian leaders to finally alleviate restrictions, he effectively murdered Connery to take control. If Waterson was never given the support or opportunity, it's entirely possible the expedition would have alnded on Auraxis and started rebuilding in fairly stable peace, at least as long as Connery lived.

Now, basically all three factions have had their core ideals corrupted in some way or another. The Vanu Sovreingty basically hate humanity for their greed. The Terran Republic despise what they perceive as terrorists for destroying peace and unity. Finally, the New Conglomerate oppose the idea that they should have to relinquish any personal freedoms for the sake of peace, even when those freedoms are abused.