Not to mention that I would probably specifically want to sell them something that would actually make their work less effective if I was to try (though I doubt it, I'm pretty sure my name appears somewhere a little ways down on many of their lists). I'm not paranoid, I in fact revel in this, because I know that I generally am sharing ideas that are far above their puny little yes-man brains to even grasp the threat they present, if realised.
I think they realize the threat they pose and are both cautious and proud of it. It's human nature to be corrupted by power, so unless you manage to disarm everyone on the planet, at the same time, disarming the single most powerful army would probably lead to global war.
Disarmament is not in my list of goals, in fact I think everyone should be armed and capable of combat. But the best remedy and preventative for war is trade.
Not to mention that I would probably specifically want to sell them something that would actually make their work less effective if I was to try (though I doubt it, I'm pretty sure my name appears somewhere a little ways down on many of their lists). I'm not paranoid, I in fact revel in this, because I know that I generally am sharing ideas that are far above their puny little yes-man brains to even grasp the threat they present, if realised.
I think they realize the threat they pose and are both cautious and proud of it. It's human nature to be corrupted by power, so unless you manage to disarm everyone on the planet, at the same time, disarming the single most powerful army would probably lead to global war.
Disarmament is not in my list of goals, in fact I think everyone should be armed and capable of combat. But the best remedy and preventative for war is trade.