The political correctness of Ra and the Confederation

[APeacefulWarrior]

On the matter of how STS entities view their service to the world, I would "recommend" (from a purely academic standpoint) looking into the writings of Ayn Rand. I find her philosophy of Objectivism is probably the best illustration ever written of how self-focused entities still see themselves as doing good, and honestly believe that their approach to the world is the one that produces the best results for society. With a close reading, one can also spot many of the blindnesses and biases inherent to such a point of view as well.

There's a lot in Atlas Shrugged that people on this board would find highly objectionable philosophically (myself included), but reading it would almost certainly yield a much better understanding of the STS mindset. She's basically the High Priestess of Selfishness.