Chapter 2722 Talking by the Window (Ⅱ)

"What's really scary is that you don't realize your own incompetence, or realize your own incompetence but don't feel angry and self-reproaching: you accept your fate, you become numb, fuck the fuck, you can do whatever you want, just lie down and let yourself be ridiculed, and they all come to trample on you Me, insult me, whatever you like, anyway, I have no self-esteem, and I don’t see myself as a human being.”

"Dr. Vader, with this mentality of walking dead, there is no anger or pain anymore, but what's the point of living like this?"

"Nine times out of ten, we live in a time when pain is common and joy is rare. I dare say that in such a time, everyone who is not giving up on life is a hero, and everyone who is dissatisfied with himself Every person is an optimist, and thousands of ordinary heroes gather together to shoulder the heavy burdens of the world and jointly promote our society to evolve towards a more civilized and progressive direction.”

His Majesty's tone of voice was not impassioned, like a calm river, neither fast nor slow, but penetrated into the most subtle part of people's hearts, deeply touched Qiao An's thoughts.

"Your Majesty, thank you for your enlightenment. You said that you are not strong enough, and that you are not good at comforting others. This is probably the most shameless and blatant lie in the world!"

Hearing Joan complaining in person, Roland leaned back in the armchair and laughed.

The winter sunlight slanted in through the window, creating light and dark shadows on His Majesty the Emperor. He was sitting by the window and chatting casually, but Qiao An felt like a classical oil painting.

"Dr. Vader, thank you for your compliment and sarcasm. I am relieved to see you regain your energy and still have the mood to say witty words."

"Having said that, you don't want to stay in the New World to participate in the War of Independence, is it because you can't agree with the revolutionaries' program or certain actions?"

Joan nodded frankly.

"Your Majesty, in fact, you also asked just now why our revolutionaries refused to abolish slavery and live in peace with the aborigines while publishing the Declaration of Independence. Contradictory and discriminatory attitudes towards slaves and aboriginal peoples by the critics inevitably appear hypocritical."

"It is precisely this problem that I am struggling with. As long as the Continental Congress is still dominated by slave owners, and the Continental Army still refuses to grant the status of free men to black slaves who join the army, their righteous names will not be secure enough."

"On the other hand, the old and new suzerains of the colonies in the New World, the Holy Ashean Empire and the Fizen Kingdom, have both formally issued laws to protect the rights and interests of the aborigines, and have also formally abolished slavery at the legal level. Isn't this just empty slogans? revolutionaries more in line with the spirit of 'freedom and equality'?"

"Revolutionaries in the colonies raised the banner of pursuing freedom to fight for independence. In fact, many people were just making excuses to resist taxes. However, do the people of a country really have the freedom to refuse to pay taxes?"

"If the answer is yes, then even if the revolution wins in the future and the colonies become independent states, do people still have the right to refuse to pay taxes to the new republic? If a government does not have taxes, it will have no financial revenue. If the government has no money, what will it use to govern the country?"

"Countless people shed blood and sacrificed themselves to make a revolution, and finally came up with such a beggar government with no financial revenue and ostentation, and a weak regime is doomed to be unable to protect its citizens from bullying by the powerful and foreign enemies. If this is the case, the War of Independence will still What's the point, isn't the blood shed by countless compatriots for freedom and equality all in vain in the end?"

"Dr. Vader, you don't have to worry! After the founding of the New World, the new government will definitely embark on the road of gradually increasing its own power, firmly grasping the right to tax and not letting go."

"In order to build the country, the new government of the Republic may have a heavier tax burden than in the colonial period, and the people must also pay taxes according to the law, otherwise they will be suppressed by the military and police, and the tax collection agency may even become the most powerful force of violence in the new government. mechanism."

Roland smiled and comforted Joan.

However, Joan didn't feel good at all!

Roland reassured him that he didn't have to worry about it, but it was the problem that he was most troubled with.

"If we establish such a powerful government, doesn't it mean that we have completely betrayed our beliefs and deceived the people who support us to stand up for independence? What is the difference between a new government that has the right to use violence to tax and a suzerain country? Even more The suzerain country is even worse!"

"Because of these contradictions, I couldn't convince my conscience to join the camp of the Taoist independent faction wholeheartedly. Of course, I didn't want to help the suzerain country invade my hometown. I finally chose to escape. Only when the lives of relatives and friends were threatened by the flames of war, I could not help it." Do not interfere."

Sighing deeply, Joan continued: "As you can see, Your Majesty, I have made the best choice for myself, but this does not make me feel at ease. If because of my negative stance, many of my abilities The innocent people rescued were not saved in the end, so looking back afterwards, is my inaction at the moment tantamount to condoning the killing, and is my passive onlooker at the moment also considered an indirect accomplice?"

Roland listened carefully to what he said, and pondered for a long time before speaking.

"Dr. Vader, in fact, you don't have to think too much. Even the most intelligent person in the world can only make what he thinks is the right decision at the current stage of his life. Looking back afterwards, it's normal to realize that he made a mistake."

"The question is not how to make the right choice, but how to face the consequences of wrong decisions."

"Some people refuse to admit their mistakes and refuse to bear the consequences, while others can reflect on themselves and try their best to bear the consequences. I can't guarantee that I will not make mistakes in my life, but I will follow the example of the second type of person and strive to become a person who dares to act. "

Roland stopped to take a sip of tea, looked up at the young mage who was still in deep thought, and smiled.

"Dr. Vader, your plight reminds me of a story I read in a book, are you interested in listening to it?"

"Please speak, Your Majesty." Joan replied respectfully.

"The story happened...in a crystal wall system called 'Ers Tianyu', on a planet called 'Blue Star', a war that swept the whole world once broke out."

"The protagonist of our story... may as well call him Mr. S, who is a famous scholar like you and teaches philosophy in a university."

"During this war, Mr. S's homeland was invaded by enemy countries, the capital was occupied, and the university where Mr. S worked was also sealed up and classes had to be suspended."

"In this tragic situation of the fall of the motherland, there are still many people in the capital who are unwilling to be subjugated slaves. They secretly form guerrillas and do their best to resist the invaders. Mr. S also joined this kind of patriotic organization and took huge risks. Fight with pen and gun during war."

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