And what? What's the other choice? To passively let things happen and then say: "Tut-tut, what at botch that was"? Don't we all manipulate people? Even if we openly ask them to make a choice, don't we try to frame it so they'll chose as we think they should?
Ender In Exile: Ender Series (ed. Hachette UK, 2012) - ISBN: 9781405515191