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 Message 1709 
 PhantomSteve to rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated 
 Re: S1: Why do the Narns hate the Humans 
 09 Jul 12 16:13:17 
 
Jeffrey Kaplan entertained (or was it annoyed?) us in message:

> I just rewatched "Believers" this past week, and a piece of dialog
> between the Plot Of The Week and G'Kar has stuck me as undefined, but
> traces back to "The Gathering".  When M'Ola and Tharg ask G'Kar to
> intervene on their behalf, they are appealing to his people's hatred of
> "the Earthers".
> 
> Was it ever mentioned anywhere why the Narn hate the Humans at this
> point in the story?  The reason for the Narn's hatred of the Centauri
> is, of course, well established back to the pilot, as well as the
> strained relation between the Minbari and the Humans, but not this one.
> 

Actually, hatred is stronger than the words actually used:

        THARG
      We thought that your dislike of
      the Earthers would be enough.

        G'KAR
      Enough for us. Not for you. We
      do not casually entangle ourselves
      in troublesome situations.
      Especially when there's nothing to
      win. Unfortuantely, you are a
      liability, not an asset.


I think the "dislike" comes from the fact that the Narn believe that the 
Earthers (and some of the League) are allowing the Centauri to attack the 
Narns, and not helping the Narns - I could be wrong in that, but that's 
what I'd always assumed when I hear it.

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