"Why do we believe in the Fatherland and the Archons?"

"Because we believe in the Mother Goddess. We believe in the Alfheim she created. She sent an archon for us for the Fatherland. ”

"Who should we serve first?"

"For the Fatherland, for the people, for the consuls. ”

"What should we obey?"

"Faith in the country. Archon. National Socialist Movement. ”

"Good. ”

The instructor nodded.

"Gather at the South Stadium in half an hour, all stand upright, and disband!"

With shaved hairstyles and gray loose-fitting tracksuits—a departure from the elves' traditional long-haired, green-haired, short-sleeved outfits—the young elven students looked like fanatical monks of some religious monastery. There was a "click" of heels coming together, dozens of arms performing a dignified military salute, followed by the sound of chairs moving, and the sound of kicking and stomping—all of them neatly as if they had been uttered by a single person.

On the playground outside the classroom, a physical education teacher teaches stretching gymnastics to first-graders, bending over to reach their toes. On the other side, dozens of third-graders in camouflage uniforms are practicing throwing grenades.

To Minerva, it didn't look like a school at all, and the whole thing reminded her of the barracks and prison. Standardized complexes of classified buildings, uniformed residents, high walls and patrol guards.

What she didn't know was that the militarization of this ordinary elementary school was already relatively low. At Roland's alma mater, the Alfheim Junior Military Academy, he carried a wooden gun in elementary school. In middle school, they will shoot live ammunition and assemble firearms, and when they enter the Youth League, they will learn how to use infantry guns, mortars, and iron fist rocket launchers, and every month they will have coordinated exercises with the "National Stormtroopers" -- riding bicycles, carrying semi-automatic rifles, grenades in their waists, and two iron fists on the handlebars, practicing how to fight in the streets when a human army is fighting.

Alfheim is a place where all the people are soldiers, and the government gives the people all kinds of benefits, including compulsory education, and requires the people to take on the duty to defend the country. And tell them in various ways why they need to do this. For well-known reasons. Ordinary elven citizens also feel that this is the minimum guarantee that allows them to live with peace of mind every day, and they are willing to accept daily military training.

Some people may think that this is a kind of delusion of victimization, and it is purely a matter of analysing people's worries. But in Minerva's opinion, it was a creepy landscape.

Although the consul didn't say anything. Judging by the current contact with the elves. A considerable number of elves are opposed to external expansion. But. Sometimes the threat is not immediate, or even physical. As a member of the royal family who has received a systematic imperial education and already has a certain level of political literacy. Minerva was more worried about another threat - the export revolution.

Any monarchy has a high enough vigilance against the "revolutionary plague", and the previous countries tacitly approved Charlemagne's brutal suppression of the crown collar, in addition to the lack of energy and ability to intervene in the countries, the crown collar shouted the slogan "King get out" to establish a republic, which greatly touched the nerves of the kings of all countries is also a factor that cannot be ignored. After all, no one wants to disgust Charlemagne, and end up letting their restless citizens be immersed in the heresy of "anti-monarchy and anti-autocracy", and then repeat the matter of the crown in their own country.

In that sense, Alfheim is a more dangerous threat than the Crown Leader.

The reason is simple, the "Republic of St. Istvan" collapsed in less than a month, and apart from demonstrating the destructive power of new weapons and tactics, and incidentally allowing Charlemagnean to show off a massacre and treachery, this short-lived republic has nothing worth mentioning. With the exception of a handful of truly wise men, few would be interested in caring about the slogans and ideas of a group of losers – no matter how progressive they may be, the imprint of failure overshadows them.

Alfheim is a successful country, and its success is so successful that people are jealous and frightening.

It doesn't take much effort, a few well-written pens, and a few people are regularly selected to visit and visit Alfheim. A rich, civilized, advanced, efficient, and honest country will appear in front of the people and cause a sensation and attention. Then a large number of "Alfheim fans" were cultivated, and those intoxicated fans danced with the pen in their hands, overlapping Yalfheim with the ideal country in their hearts, describing every qiē there as the best in the world, and its culture, its way of life, and its values are worthy of human learning and emulation. Next, in order to further highlight the perfection of the elven country, and also to vent their dissatisfaction, these hot-headed guys will definitely find a target...... Needless to say, the target must be their own country and polity.

It is the human state! The evil human monarchy, the stupid propaganda of the church, and the criminal system of exploiting and oppressing the vast number of industrious and brave people! The reason why we have not been able to live the life of Yarfheim is all because of the system, and everything is wrong with the system!

There are many stupid people in the world who ignore their own problems and do not have the most basic sense of responsibility, and these people will always look for simple reasons that they can accept and easy to shirk, and if they can't find them, they will be unreasonable and let others take responsibility for their failures. This "other" can be his parents, teachers, classmates, society, or the country where he lives and the "system" that he himself does not know very well.

Then, under the demagogy of these people, more and more people began to look at their lives with the same mode of thinking, and dissatisfaction spread throughout society. Social unrest, riots and rebellions of all kinds continued one after another, until the whole country was tossed up......

Without firing a single shot, Alfheim was able to push the nations of humanity into a hell from which they would never recover, and win the ideological struggle.

This was Minerva's greatest fear.

Even more troubling than this is the fact that there is no means to solve this crisis.

Like the crown leader, using "iron and blood" to solve Alfheim once and for all will not work, and before the armies of various countries are assembled, black crystals will fall from the sky and begin to carry out the battle of freezing the world.

Take a step back. Even if the messenger of the gods did not do it directly, a soldier of Alfheim would be enough to make any country that wanted to rid the revolutionary plague by force think twice.

If you can't win, do you want to ignore them? If you can, Minerva would be willing to do so, but this is pure wishful thinking. Since they dare to open up various facilities to visit, it itself represents a gesture of abandoning secrecy, and only waiting for the time to be ripe to appear in front of the world with a shining attitude.

-- We represent the trend of the world.

Thinking of the confident posture of the elves when they made such bold statements to human society one day in the future. The tip of Minerva's liver trembled.

This was followed by a long itinerary of visits. The Great Library, the National Concert Hall, museums, galleries...... If it were a normal day, Minerva would still be interested in visiting, even though she would be tired, but now she looks at the itinerary form. She just felt scared and irritable.

"It's almost lunchtime. Why don't we dine in an open-air restaurant?"

It seems that he can see Minerva's tiredness that he can't hide. Heydrich tiyì to. Minerva, who was physically and mentally exhausted, didn't bother to worry about whether it was proper for the princess to dine in front of the public, and nodded slightly, and the Polscher car soon stopped in front of a restaurant on Budapest Street opposite the zoo.

Heydrich asked for beer, stewed sauerkraut and sausages. Roland was a sandwich and an orange soda, Minerva was a hamburger and apple juice – the "human only" wind didn't blow here, and they were able to dine at a table, with curious glances stolen from time to time.

Rare fairness in a apartheid society.

Minerva complained to herself, and then laughed at herself that she could still think of such a thing at such a time.

(It is true that there is no zài race problem in your country, because the race in question does not exist zài, or is about to not exist.) ）

The mean words I heard last night came to my mind again, and a bitter smile that I couldn't hide appeared on my face.

"The most basic sociological common sense tells us that all human beings are inherently unequal. ”

Roland's deep voice came from the side, and Minerva subconsciously looked up at the thoughtful boy.

"That's what the guy said to me yesterday. ”

Roland said very sincerely, without any pretentiousness, as if he was oppressed by the heaviness of the topic, and the purple pupils looked a little gloomy.

-- Whether it is the family environment in which he was born, the different life opportunities that can be given to each person by various family backgrounds, or the opportunities that each person can get through hard work in life, there is no such premise as "equality". The beautiful vision of "all men are created equal" has been borrowed by countless emperors, aristocrats, bureaucrats, heads, bishops, careerists, and revolutionaries since ancient times, but it is a beautiful fantasy that has not been in the past, is not in the present, and may not be realized in the future.

Li Lin shook his wine glass and told Roland this harsh truth in a rare serious tone.

In his world, the idea of equality that had spread throughout Europe in the United States of America and later through the French Revolution was based on the Christian faith in God, for one of the main tenets of Scripture was that "all the people of the Lord are equal"—for no reason and no need for proof. Because of the universality of the Christian faith in Europe, the idea of "natural human rights" was recognized by more and more people once it was proposed, which in turn promoted the modern Western cooking movement. However, this is not fundamentally different from the "divine right of kings", but the target is replaced by every ordinary Christian, and its essence is still to forcibly define and distort social phenomena by borrowing strange forces and gods.

His adoptive father was not a Christian, and he was not a Christian, not a man who clearly did not believe in God, or even had a bigoted hatred of religion, but who had always advocated the acquisition of power that only Christians have, and insisted that it was "self-evident" brain-dead. As an atheist and non-human, he never took boiling persimmon oil as a truth that had to be observed. But as a manager, he needs to take into account the psychological conditions and feelings of the people he manages, and in order to avoid risks, he needs to make as many dissidents as possible "friends of the consuls" rather than rebels and revolutionaries. So he also needs to introduce some "equality" ideas.

"Because it justifies the inequality that arises because of the different efforts of each person and the race to which they belong, one should not regard it as unreasonable, but accept it as part of common sense." ”

Roland tried not to make his voice similar to Li Lin, but he still felt that what came out of his mouth was Li Lin's strict tone at that time.

His mood went bad, even after saying this. Li Lin also made a joke: "'Inequality is not a sin, equality is a great evil. I should have put on an egg roll head wig and said that." He still couldn't let go.

He would say that because he had his opinion, and from the objective facts, it was also the correct opinion. But...... This way of looking at things is ......"

-- It's so sad.

Minerva was silent, a little chill filling in the void of Roland's unfinished words.

Don't trust others, don't believe in people's kindness, observe coldly, and then solve it mercilessly. There is no dialogue and communication in the whole process, only the right and the incorrect.

However, as a manager who bears the weight of the entire world on his own. This is the necessary way of thinking. But in human terms. This kind of expression is too ruthless, almost cruel.

"I feel the same way. ”

Minerva put down her hamburger and muttered almost unconsciously.

Several school buses passed in front of the cafeteria, filled with children in children's uniforms. All the children were elated. Probably just returned from a spring trip to the zoo.

"Perhaps apartheid was indeed a more advanced and moderate means of reconciliation than the nations. So far, it's really working. Can...... I don't want to be a beast of prey in a cage for tourists to see. ”

I vomited out the feelings I had held in my heart, and my face, which had been gloomy, showed a little relief.

Being placed in the position of the weak and the governed, segregated and treated differently - such a thing has never been experienced. It is precisely because she has personally experienced the polite "equality but isolation" that she can resentfully this system from the bottom of her heart.

"So even if it's not convenient, try to make different races understand each other. It's not about which side to bend to which side, it's about finding a compromise that will make us compromise. Even if the road is treacherous, you must persevere. ”

No longer sighing, a trace of perseverance appeared in the purple pupils, looking at the optimistic side face of the young man, Minerva nodded, and listened to Roland say:

"First of all, let's start with the 'Scott case. ”

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The black tea on the table had lost its temperature, but no one had replaced it, leaving the liquid ruby-like premium drink to the dreary air.

It is the prerogative of the Captain of the Guards to brew drinks for the Archon, and if the Captain of the Guards is unable to serve by his side, the Archon will do it himself. The explanation of the person concerned for this kind of misidentification is that "other people's tea cannot be drunk at all, and making tea by yourself can also help to change ideas". Since there is indeed no one who can compare with Li Lin's beverage blending technology, everyone has no choice but to accept it.

Drinking the cold tea with a blank face, his red eyes looked out the window at the axis street, reflecting the figures who bowed their heads and read.

The cultural process of the population is closely linked to the prosperity of newspapers and publishing, and thanks to decades of compulsory education, there is almost no illiteracy in Alfheim, and if the statistics are narrowed down to the elves, the illiteracy rate is zero. As a result, cultural industries such as newspapers and magazines are thriving.

Alfheim has by far the highest newspaper per capita in the world, and the elves' eagerness for reading, news, and discussion often amazes first-time visitors like Minerva. Everywhere you go, there isn't a community of elves who don't read the newspaper and don't listen to the radio news.

Some of the elves who are keen on politics are also keen on running newspapers to build public opinion, because, as Dr. Karp, the right-wing leader who founded the magazine "Black Army", said: "Only a newspaper can instill one idea into a thousand different minds at the same time." And the people, as everyone knows, are usually very lazy, even too lazy to think, preferring to believe what others tell him. ”

This doctor really should be the propaganda minister, and it is not everywhere that such a talent who has won the essence of Dr. Goebbels, the number one speaker of the Third Reich, and it is rare to find a right-wing tabloid so successful.

"Endless war with the enemies of National Socialism. ”

"A traitor who betrays the nation will be ruthlessly suppressed by the iron fist of the elven dictatorship!"

"There must be no human rebellion in the sacred city of Alfheim!"

"Let the royal daughter of mankind realize that today's elves are no longer the people to be slaughtered!"

As the trial date of the Scott case approached, the usual fiery tone of "The Black Army" became more intense, with a group of epilepsy-smoking editors shouting "racial cleansing" and "killing all the human beings" all day long.

That's enough.

The fingers that had been tapping on the table stopped, and the pupils refocused.

Racism, extreme patriotism, expansionism, imperialism, nationalism, pacifism, democracy...... All kinds of ideas and ideas are bound to exist. And it has its own meaning of zài. However, there is one big premise: they are always just tools to achieve a certain goal, not the dominant force that wields power and manipulates the development of the country. Once it loses its value, or tries to get rid of it, it is ruthlessly discarded and then destroyed.

This is true for both the left, the right, and the center, just as a tool used to govern the country.

Therefore, Li Lin can tolerate some of their untimely propositions, and can also accept their insightful opinions, so as to play the role of "a philanthropic politician who is willing to listen to opinions" and "a strict parent who does not smile", and carefully and cautiously adjusts the national development defense line. In the end, everyone was happy. When they cross this line. When he puts his hand where it shouldn't, he won't be forgiving.

In addition to political balance considerations, for the sake of future national policy, Li Lin also needs to make the right wing squat in the corner and shut up.

"Pretending" seems to be something that all species of wisdom have. will also appear undesirable tendencies. In order to rationalize their own behavior. There is nothing wrong with proper "outfitting". Just 10 minutes before Li Lin and Minerva talked about the "superiority of apartheid", the Archon had just issued three pieces of papers: two were tenders, asking "which is stronger in the disinfection shower room" and "which is stronger in the crematorium". The third was a transport order to send a batch of "oil-paper-wrapped" Zyklon-B to the Katyn Forest in the north.

In the future, when the elven regime begins to dominate the world, it also needs to be "pretended", and the final solution of sending people to the gas chamber with open fire is ironclad, and the "pretending" that is too excessive will also not work.

The great "propagators of civilization" exterminated the Native Americans like bed bugs, until they finally drove all the Indians into the barren "reservations" and the race was on the verge of extinction. 200 years later, the "Empire of Human Hope" was at its peak, and the descendants of the colonizers brought out the aborigines who were almost wiped out by their ancestors, held high the curtain of "protecting traditional culture", and built a theme park-style demonstration project for the Indians who had lost their customs and beliefs to decorate the country's façade. Pretend to be tolerant, pretend to be tasteful. In their words: "We can't do anything about the past, but at least we can do something for the indigenous people of the present." Then, the ghost animals of the United States who "believe in the dish and respect human rights" used the bad debts of their ancestors as a reason to meddle in their affairs, and unscrupulously sold their set of export values all over the world. In the end, except for those die-hard brain-dead fans, the whole world became curious about their peculiar shame, and more disgusted, and when the country finally fell into irretrievable decline because of its own greed and exhaustion to deal with the endless enemies, every country took advantage of the time of "what can be done" to step on it......

Li Lin is not a saint, and he has no intention of making the elves a moral model, but he also does not intend to repeat the cases that have already proven to fail and create a turbulent world. His policy for the future world is "the domination of the minority over the majority, the balance of terror among the various races."

Geographically, the one that best fits the status quo in Alfheim is Israel. If Li Lin has the same strategic needs as Uncle Sam, it is very easy to make this world as chaotic as the Middle East, or even more chaotic. But what he needed was a solid, long-term control system, so dominating the majority with a minority was the best option.

Ordinary people would find this ridiculous, but in their view, the only reasonable way to achieve a stable society would be to win over the larger side and at the same time strike at the minority that is sparsely outnumbered and hostile to the majority. In reality, however, it is really reasonable to use the minority to rule the majority, and expecting to curry favor with the majority by suppressing the minority will only worsen the situation: the majority race will perceive that the ruling class is afraid of their power and will respond to the dominants with more violent and frequent rebellion. Of course, if Li Lin had used the army or his own forces to carry out the massacre, as the Third Reich or the Japanese Empire had done, perhaps most people would have been forced to accept his rule out of fear, but the rebels would not have disappeared. And the image that Li Lin originally planned to create for Alfheim will also be completely shattered.

Alfheim is a peaceful, moderate and friendly independent elven country, not a brutal imperialist colonizer, and all its military actions are not aimed at occupying other countries, not at enslaving other races, but only at "minimum self-defense and counterattack" or helping other countries to establish a new order of advanced civilization...... In the eyes of an old fox like Richelieu, this propaganda tone can be described as very comical, a lame farce. However, there are many anti-imperialists in Alfheim and in the human nations, and this propaganda can deceive the vast majority of them, make them support the military operations of the Wehrmacht, make them support the government and the highest officials of Alfheim, and convince them that the elven country is a good country and that the system of Alfheim is the best in the world.

And then. Alfheim's image in the international arena will be tall and perfect. to give it a more advantageous position in future operations - the moral high ground.

Li Lin is trying to create this image, and arranging for Minerva's visit to Wèn is part of it, and he needs to maintain this image. But the fierce ethnic conflict and the corpses everywhere will turn all efforts into a resounding slap in the face, and the carefully crafted image will completely collapse in an instant, and turn Li Lin into a shameful liar and liar.

Of course, professional politicians don't care about this little thing, and as an artificial being, Li Lin has no sense of morality, honor, or shame -- and Li Lin, who is collectively referred to as "feelings," will not be bothered by this. But if it makes things more efficient, why not do it? (To be continued......