I've been very clear about this last time around. The terms they are offering us are, as Parsifal points out, are meant to discourage any such a merger from ever happening. Last time I went above and beyond to try to present terms, and sacrifice our own interests in said terms at times, to broker a deal. It is and was clear that was not going to happen. More than this, my want to do so was mainly for the benefit of the society which they have damaged more than any other group in the last 100 years. It is my sincere belief they don't care for what the society represents and have stolen our IP by pretending to be the Flat Earth Society and in doing so have irreparably damaged it for both of us and any future folks that want to pick up the banner once we are inevitably gone.
Once these talks failed last time I made it very clear I would not deal with them again. I hold no hard feelings to the people themselves over there, except probably Thork. Because, Thork. However, I would sooner eat shit than be party to this nonsense, especially now that they have even less to offer us.