Uncle Paul is also right about the "ones who have been frightened and hurt" bit.
I hadn't realised Cordelia had a conscious policy followed by doubts. Must re-read. But there's a difference between hands-off on Beta and hands-off on Barrayar, where the state isn't going to help any and you've got centuries of Vor culture (male and female) to counteract.
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Date: 2012-05-22 04:49 pm (UTC)I hadn't realised Cordelia had a conscious policy followed by doubts. Must re-read. But there's a difference between hands-off on Beta and hands-off on Barrayar, where the state isn't going to help any and you've got centuries of Vor culture (male and female) to counteract.