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[idealisme]

[Hello again network, here's Enjolras scowling at you from a small riverside cafe in Wyver (he's Parisian, he can always find a tiny riverside cafe). He looks like he could do with some sleep.]

We have all noticed the growing tension between the two nations. That is: Wyver and Olympia. Some of us will have been subject to hostile words and exclusion by the native citizens thereof. Is this hostility warranted? It is not. It is due to nothing but the place in which one has chosen to live.

If this were the full extent of the situation, intervention would be warranted. But I fear matters will not stop here. There may be an escalation towards violence and war. War that will benefit none but the rich and powerful and leave the poor dead or hungry.

How are we to deal with this? It is unjust. We should not stand for it. Have any reproached hostile citizens who have acted in this way? We must do so. We must also approach the leaders of these nations. Their grudges against each other cannot be used to justify escalation. If they will not yet be moved to stand down from their illegitimate positions, at least they might contain their oppression to their own peoples.

Let us discuss it. There are a great many of us, enough that these warmongering oppressors must listen if we speak. Enough that our fellow citizens must see that senseless hostility will bring them no good.

[He's optimistic about this. Faith in humanity, go.

There's a pause as he takes a drink from his tiny coffee cup, and you might think he's done-- but there's one more thing.]

There is another matter- is there someone who knows where a man might find employment? I ask that you let me know. A... friend of mine finds himself with nothing to occupy himself with but wine. It profits no one but the bartender. I'd rather see him with something useful to do. [Yes, Grantaire. He's talking about you.] I thank you.

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[idealisme]

Do these oppressive rulers oppose war between their nations? Let them say so and call for peace. But they do not. Why? Because they seek to gain from the unrest. They care nothing for their people- the men and women who stand in the way of injury and death.



[Look he'll talk about his friend in a minute. Important things first!!]

[shashka]

[ as much as he really hates to compliment a Frenchman... ]

You know, you probably aren't far off from the truth. But the fact of the matter is, the rulers stay in power by the will of the people. If they wanted them gone, wouldn't they rise up against them? If you ask me, the behaviors of the common people out there means that they're content. And if they let their people decide that they're going to war, it's not going to be the civilians that feel it first. It'll be the soldiers.

[ again, the more things change they more they stay the same. ]

[idealisme]

The people content to have the rulers there? [He's #triggered.]

What else do they know? What other recourse do they have but anger if their ruler does not work to address their feelings? Has there been conflict between these two countries in the past? The rulers could surely come to an agreement to make peace.

[shashka]

Have you seen any mass-demonstrations yet? The murmurs of rebellion? When we tossed out the tsar, discontent had been building for years. It doesn't happen overnight.

[ sorry history exists. ]

Seems to me that the common people's feelings are pointing towards war, even if their rulers drag their feet.

[ so if you want the upper class gone... ]

You might just get your war, and new rulers.