Board Thread:Roleplay/@comment-24664052-20151123080413/@comment-24664052-20151203062236

“On the contrary, Mr. President, I’m far from being happy, but still I am against the bill. I understand why you want to push this law, that you want humans and monsters to be in peace: you and your people do not have a history of bitterness and misery we have for millennia fighting the monsters, but insisting that you are to pass the bill in expense of those whose true feelings are against it will only earn you trouble and regret. The bill, regardless of how many truths and facts it has, won’t easily dissipate the enmity between us and the monsters for thousands of years, and that’s marked by bitterness and misery that we, at this moment, may not be able to forgive them. So, the racism against your black in your world won’t come near our hatred for the monsters.” Silvius’ senescent voice is calm and crisp as he spoke over the phone.

“Now think of it for a minute. Try to hear the speech from our point of view. We have fought the monsters ever since the world began, as the order of things had dictated. Then out of nowhere you have ordained the law that human and monster coexistence be legal. Had you forgotten to think of the wounds, the hatred, and the woes that had gathered up due to the war? Did you only think that once you and the Congress enact that bill it’ll be peace all way out? You’re believing in the same mistaken assumptions as the Demon Lord have, thinking that this eons-old prejudice only simply stemmed from how they look and how they live their lives and that it can be easily solved by changing the law of the world. The law against racial attacks will only amount to nothing as long as the people’s prejudice, hate and fear overwhelm their discipline, and even if handed by punishment, they’ll just…regret nothing, and keep doing it again.”

Silvius took a breather again before continuing “Now, you might say that 60% of the HLF citizenry voted to have the bill passed in the plebiscite, but you have to remember, those people are mostly from your world or from the former monster-friendly states, but we are also a significant majority in our part. We are citizens of the HLF nation too. And as members of the government, we must strive for the good of not just the majority, but of every citizen. That’s why I want to say that we are open for negotiations. In fact, I’ll recommend that the HLF government and the high leadership of the Order should negotiate. But I can’t say the same thing for our people nationwide. The only thing I can possibly advice is to postpone the enforcement of the bill. If you push on, the situation might blow right into our faces.”