Provocative maybe, but I don&#x27;t see what&#x27;s outrageous about it. You have to look no further than the Arab Spring to see that rebellion destroys order and disorder is worse for ordinary people than a politically repressive government. It&#x27;s the history of the world: the overthrow of the French monarchy by radicals ushered in untold chaos and violence before the establishment of democracy.<p>The article poses the legitimate question of whether it&#x27;s acceptable to sacrifice a planet to preserve galactic order. Let&#x27;s reframe that: was it acceptable to burn Atlanta to the ground to preserve the union? Is that such an outrageous idea?