I honestly don't get most peoples reluctance to engage in political discussion. Baring people like @egoo who might have valid reasons to fear repercussions for doing so.
I feel like maybe you haven't grasped something essential about the threads plans
Debate is great!
Would the political manifesto basically be Viserys explaining the state he found the world in and why he created the Imperium, and why everyone should buy into the idea of the Imperium?
Speaking for myself only I just don't really want to clog up the thread with that stuff. Also I'd prefer it if we didn't accidentally draw the denizens of N&P here. There is a place and time for irl political discussion and heated (because it would get heated, with our playerbase) debate, I just don't think this is it.
With MirrorVision going live in every halfway decent city in the Imperium next month, I think it's just about time to hit the propaganda button really hard.
I liked the idea of having it be from the perspective of some nobody named Corlys Waters and his experiences as a gang member in Braavos, which would as a sort of 'The Prince' with it being an utterly scandalous expose on realpolitik which leaders would publicly denounce and then privately read.
Not having our state secrets leaked would be part of the contingency plans in the unlikely disaster of our death.
My general rule of thumb is to never, ever get into politics online.
>Implying mods come here unless called
I wanted to start with a news reel format for now and then see where to go from there.
That would be rather hilarious. Maybe co-author it with Maelor?
True, but I meant more that this is why I never go to the politics sections of the forums.I'd be willing to outright make this an action. This is the kind of propaganda that'll vastly help to cement our rule.
It should also be noted that Yss unlike the old gods don't demand his sacrifices to be sapient, sure he will probably give more for it, but he accept non-sapient sacrifices, his normal worshippers sacrifice mundane animals to him for small boons, so things such as mindless undead are best fed to him.
I don't think this is really a belief of Viserys, he don't believe democracy is a particularly good government, but he don't have strong opinions against it, mainly because the only real democracy he has encountered is the Tritons, and yes he find that annoying, but that's not because he believe it sucks, it's because it makes things harder for him.
Algalon reads this and even participates.
Examples of Viserys thinking Democracy lacks efficiency, courage and/or competence: Tritons, Myrish Glassworks leadership, local representatives in his own Empire, families in He'Nekar...
MirrorVision involves 100 foot wide, 50 foot tall enchanted mirrors that will be set up in the arenas of our cities where we will broadcast news, propaganda, performances, etc. for free to our citizens.
Politically, that's the same thing. We aren't perfect. We've done thing we want to hide from Celestials, for example.