As for the Mon Cals retaining there command abilites so they could pull out of the Alliance
Lastly, the novels of the EU have shown the Mon Calamari to be nothing but s selfless race. To say anything else is incorrect. If you have a problem with the protrayl of the Mon Cals, I reccomend that you write LFL or DR instead of fabricating these incorrect theories about Mon Cal racism.
In the real world, yes, 160 km of falling debris would cause nuclear winter, but this is a fictional galaxy. There's no Force here, but I don't recall anyone complaining about realism in SW because of that.
The Mon Calamarian MC80 series vessels were their own, they were originally simple liners belonging to their own race. When the time came to refit, money was spent on the combat capabilities of these cruisers, rather than modifying the control systems, wgich would have been an unnecessary cost becasue their were plenty Mon Calamari to crew the vessels. And besides, the new vessels were designed to accomodate other species.
I don't think it was as much racism as it was trust & influence.
By keeping the command controls species-specific, it gives the Mon Cals some say in what policy is made, missions are planned, & how the ships will be used. They can state that no Mon Cal Cruisers will be hauling spice, conducting BDZ's on helpless civilians, or sold to pirates for easy cash. And, if the Rebel Command plans a mission that the Mon Cals don't approve, they can simply not send ships. However, I don't think that the Mon Cals will run from a fight when engaged.
Either one would do, but I doubt that the Mon Cals would put themselves in that position anyway. If bad came to worse, there's always the self-destruct option...
And they donated the command crews for each ship, too. Crews that know the ship well and could keep the ship from falling into the wrong hands...
This doesn't take away from the Mon Cal's altruism. In fact, it makes it more honorable. Not only did they contribute their ships to the forces of good--but they made sure that the same ships couldn't be corrupted to evil use. That's smart and honorable, in my book...
Yep. That's the way the universe works...
The Mon Cal's don't back out--they simply will choose not to participate in any activities that don't seem right (spice smuggling, piracy, etc.) Keeps the Rebellion honest. Special treatment--probably. But remember the Golden Rule: "He who has the gold makes the rules."
In this case, the glass IS half-full...
Good God!! I have now seen it all. There are actually people who think the Death Star is bigger than its officially established size?
Ya know, this is why some of us don't like people like Saxton. They take something that is a good entertainment, like Star Wars, and they try to fit it so neatly into the real world.
I mean, honestly. It is a FICTIONAL universe. I don't give a damn how big it looks on screen. Sometimes I worry about how people seem to spend so much trying to fit everying so neatly.
AMEN, ADMIRALNICK!!!! It's guys like Saxon that take the joy out of the fantasy. That's why my sig says it all...
It is good enough for me, and apparently good enough for most other fans.