Mike said:
To this matter, I would question Avon's apparent averse also. I don't
believe
Avon's statement that the great bank fraud was committed in the attempt
to
'undermine confidence in the Federation credit system', any more than I
believe it was just for the money.
I believe what the script gives us is that some people in the Federation
thought it was political because it could undermine the system. Not that
that was actually his reason for it.
Avon gives what seems to be the most probable (IMO) actual reason when
he says "We would have ben so rich, no one could touch us." That rings
true with his character's other behaviors; choosing safety over risk
until some risk becomes the path to greater safety. In a corrupt system,
wealth is the quickest route to safety. Fighting the corrupt system,
winning is the only safety.
Speaking of the Avon/Anna relatioship, as someone else brought up
earlier-- it is likely she did pose herself to him as someone with
anti-Federation political sentiments. After all, she was infiltrating
his life to see if he *was* political. OTOH, she may have posed as a
Crusader, someone with serious plans, or as a Waif, one whose dreams
were dying and who needed a hero. Any thoughts by others on this?