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It''s vandalism - Vandalism and outright thuggery, no matter what generation you''re from, a forgettable female voice said. Harassing public workers just trying to do their jobs, pushing them violently, throwing-- Throwing bottles... There''s nothing you can say to defend that sort of behavior in a civil society.
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I think that''s a little reductive, an equally forgettable male voice replied. It''s a politically charged issue. The city council should have considered that there''d be a negative response to begin with.
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That''s ridiculous.
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What do you mean?
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We''re in a climate right now... Or rather, we''ve arrived in a climate... Where a group of people can essentially riot violently about the erection of a democratically-approved monument, one commemorating deceased members of the citizenry, and have people excuse that behavior on the basis that it''s ''politically charged''. I think that''s absurd.
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I''m not trying to excuse the behavior.
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Really. Then what are you doing?
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I''m saying that, if an issue becomes as broad as the civil dispute has, you can''t look at it from the perspective of individuals breaking the law. The fact that we''re celebrating the Young Militia at all shows that disobedience of this nature can affect change in policy and ultimately achieve legitimacy. If we keep rubbing salt in the wounds of the loyalists like this, obviously some with extreme positions are going to start saying: ''Well, turnabout is fair play, isn''t it?''
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''Rubbing salt in the wound''-- That''s a strange way to put the situation. We''re talking about something that was already argued down to a tiny monument - not even a statue, just a plaque on a stand - that was meant to serve as a bullet point on the issue to begin with.
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Even so, it only celebrates one side. It''s obvious people would interpret it as antagonistic.
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How could it have celebrated both? Oreskios didn''t send any soldiers for the Alliance-- The only people who died were volunteers for the revolutionaries.
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You''re missing the point. People don''t view this matter from a local perspective, but an international one. Maybe no one from Oreskios was killed, but those same volunteers might have been responsible for the death of someone they knew from Ysara or Rhunbard. People view it all very personally at this point.
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This is an absurd argument. You''re finding excuses for people trying to tear down, against the will of the city, the sole memorial to local people, mostly very young local people, who died fighting for a cause that the Old Yru Convention has admitted was justified at this point, and which our own government supported--
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I''m just saying that the most sensible option would have been to just try and move away from the issue, especially since there''s still violence ongoing. It would be better for everyone to just put this down and move on.
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And what about their families? Their parents? Should they move on, because a minority is upset about being reminded their children existed?
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That''s an unfair framing, I think...
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She''s probably just someone you haven''t seen before going home who caught the same tram you did.
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Maybe she''s just in a hurry, I thought.
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fuck," she said, barely keeping herself calm, "have you done to her?"
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Research Tower | 7:26 AM | Third Day
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was one discrepancy."
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Exactly," he said, nodding firmly. "That''s exactly the issue. Technology that''s both that powerful, and that exclusive in nature..." He frowned deeply. "I don''t need to explain how it''s a dangerous combination."
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The Psychological Review, the subject matter of which is self-explanatory. "I think it''s even a socialized procedure in Oreskios, isn''t it? And I don''t think you have a religious background."
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Grand Alliance of the Mourning Realms..."
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Oh, great, I thought. He''s just gonna casually hijack the whole purpose of this, huh.
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particular question on my mind, but asking it outright would come across as... Well, insane.
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Presque vu, the sense of being on the brink of revelation. But even though I''d wanted to accept that mundane explanation at the time, if I had to answer...
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that face supposed to mean?" Ran asked.
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sincere person here."
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