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[mathemagier]

So it occurs to me that there are different forces at work here, among even the imPort population. I confess to have no real understanding of these political intricacies, but feel as though it's important to remain aware of the influences permeating our own subculture of sorts. So far RISE and the Justice League have been spoken of in passing, but what are these organizations and are there any others? An overview would be appreciated.

I feel I should also express my thanks to those that met with myself and my colleague last month before the swear-in, as well as to those that assisted us during the event itself. We are most grateful. We've decided to take employment at StarkTech for the time being, where we'll be heading up a new biotechnological division.

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Never will I understand the desire to erect a wall in the face of opposition.

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[youbastard]

Walls are always easiest to put up when there's opposition. It happens during wars everywhere. And everywhen.

I think You've hit the two big organizations still out there.


[ ooc: I am so sorry this took so long I've been sick off and on and got a more meh bought of it so put off starting new things. ]

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[mathemagier]

Easiest, perhaps. Short-sighted on most counts.

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[youbastard]

I don't disagree. It always comes back to get people but people don't like to think of that.

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[mathemagier]

I take that to mean you have considerable experience with such ridiculousness?

[youbastard]

Some. I've seen a lot of people put up walls immediately when things go wrong. Some of them were physical. When resources started to run out on the Earth when and where I'm from some countries pulled into themselves, cut themselves off from everyone else.

[mathemagier]

Far from a long-term solution. Thousands of years of historical failure, and people will still insist on idiocy.

[youbastard]

It's human nature. We want to protect ourselves or what's ours first. Even if we know in the end it'll end up worse.

[mathemagier]

Cold comforts, in the end. Starving behind walls. But then humans are rarely rational creatures.

[youbastard]

People don't think that far. They think about the now and that one moment.

[mathemagier]

For all the good that does them. I hope they realized their folly in your world at least.

[youbastard]

they didn't. it was too late for anything like realizing follies.