Posted by A master on September 26, 1999 at 12:12:54:
In Reply to: Re: Actually... posted by A nameless thief on September 26, 1999 at 11:57:06:
Another thing you could compare it to is the years before World War II... Hitler made a series of unreasonable demands that were met by the war-fearing Europe, and finally they realized that war was necessary to keep their freedom...
> Actually, to use that rationale in placing the blame for this situation on the Masters would be not unlike China establishing a blockade in one of our major sea ports, and then demanding a portion of that sea port's revenues in face of the threat of violet reprecutions.
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Although I'm not a fan of Imperial gangbangs and whatnot, theoretically, the Empire should be like this. I am glad that this happened and I am enjoying the war and the ideals behind it fully.
Granted, this is all within the Empire's role, to make unreasonable demands limitting the freedoms of other Therans, then squashing any who choose not to comply. "Revolt" by any (and likely all) parties was inevitable. This is all well and good. However, I'm not certain that the Empire is in the position to complain when they start getting their asses handed to them.
They made an unreasonable demand, fully aware that eventually, people would not be
> content to comply. They did (perhaps mistakenly) assume that they'd be able to deal with any resistance.
-A nameless thief