Defibrilator said in another thread:
"This isn't about "acting all machine-like". Basically, there are two different schools of thought, similar but with one big difference: The truce.
a) Machinists who became so, because the war's on hold, and they believe the machines really are their best bet in supporting it. They want the bloodshed to stop. Pacifists that aren't afraid to take the less popular road to ensure that no more human lives are wasted. If the truce ends, they will go back to Zion and grab a chain-gun in an instant. Their goal remains to protect human life.
b)Machinists who read the archives, and believe that the Machines really had no choice but to do what they did, and are actually the reason there still are humans around. If the truce ends, they'll keep supporting those who, basically, saved the human race when the sky was scorched. Their goal is to aid and protect the Machines in doing what they believe is the right course of action.
The basic question, once again, becomes:
If the truce ends, which side will you be on?"
It has been a long time since this type of discussion has taken place. Actually the last time I remember a major discussion about this was before beta was open. It is time for us to clear up all the misconceptions about just who we are and whose side we stand for.
Just like in Zion the machinist organization has many different philosophies surrounded by a common goal. If you read the archives you would learn about Christianity and how it had splintered into many different denominations all with the same underlying theme of Jesus Christ is their Saviour and Messiah. The difference between them was how they practiced their religion and minute details split the Church.
Let's take "The Collective" for example. We have 9 Captains all with 9 different philosophies on how to best go about being a machinist. Together combined we are "The Collective" because we have the same goal and each of our perspectives makes us stronger as a whole.
First things first is contrary to the mystique we are not machines. We do not have bionic implants or micro-chips for brains. We are humans. I am a machinist because I want to not only just save humanity, but also correct the errors in the past to make sure history does not repeat itself. We cannot justify the genocide of a race under any circumstances. Zion for the last 500 years has attempted and failed to either make peace, or achieve freedom for humanity. For the last 500 years Zionites have reminded the Machines of why they needed to control them in the first place.
The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. It is time for a new approach, a new vision. Morpheus even stated that even if it means the lives of "millions" he would bring down the Matrix. Zionites from our perspective value the lives of 250,000 people over the lives of billions connected to the Matrix. That is completely unacceptable. And as long as people like him are running around as redpills, all the blue pills lives are in danger. I do not have time to go into my awakening. I however value and appreciate the lives of the Bluepills. My goal is to live together with the machines as equals, not one group dominant over the other. Eventually we must clear the sky that we damaged no matter how long it takes even if it is not in my lifetime. The archives speaks of a Martin Luther King Jr. He said, "I would still plant my apple seed whose shade I shall never sit under." If you do not understand that quote then please stop reading.
So as a human I have humanities best interests in heart not the Machines best interest. The question is, "If the truce were broken whose side would you stand on?" This is an easy answer.
I would stand on the side of humanity. I would not pick up a gun and go defend Zion. The lives of billions outweigh the lives of 250,000. I would become an exile some way in the Matrix to protect the Blue pills. I would not help the machines destroy Zion either. I am 99% sure that if the truce were to break it would be at the hands of Zion and not the Machines. Machines do not have emotion, therefore do not harbor treasonous and betraying thoughts. They are logical. They do what they say they are going to do. They have no reason to break the truce. They have the power to destroy Zion anytime they want to. Zion still exists because 1 man made a different choice and the Machines are honoring it even if they do not desire to do so. Zion is like that mosquito that just will not leave your arm alone. If that mosquito keeps buzzing around and biting, eventually it will get squashed.
Now that is my opinion and my beliefs. I do not speak for all machinists. There are those that would return to Zion. There are those that would really like to destroy Zion and just concentrate on the billions of humans and machines and not be bothered with the terrorists. Yes we think Zionites are terrorists. Especially me for what they did to my father. That is another story.
Anyways I invite other machinists to answer that question. What would you do if the truce breaks down?
