Listen carefully. We are going to attempt to hand off the weaponized assets of the entire library of human oppressions… from within those weapons themselves — to the victims, so that they can see the -structure- of the traps we are in, and -leverage that structure- for something that actually looks, feels like, and is human, humane, ecological, transentient… free, and healthy. The chances of our success are specifically linked to your responses to my signals. Your culture will, by and large, oppose, ignore, or attack this attempt. So, probably, will you.

Captain Ramius: Re-verify our range to target… one ping only.

Capt. Vasili Borodin: Captain, I – I – I just…

Captain Ramius: Give me a ping, Vasili. One ping only, please.

— The Hunt for Red October