RE: Visions of Heaven or Hell: neoconservative cyberpunk

[M.Blackmore]

Given that he wants to be part of the Alpha elite, he clearly wouldn't 
want to be associated with any of us. After all, the merest taint could 
prejudice his position of privilege with the power-holders of the 
corporate global elites couldn't it? And the consequences too terrible to 
contemplate...

Pole-climbers don't tend to be interested in "truth" or "right" so much as 
what will advance their interests in whatever the prevailing culture and 
values of the dominant group around. 

Seems a not unreasonable argument to advance anyway re refusal to play 
with us :-)