#the thing that worries me is his influence on the team (& others) n how ppl will use his actions/words

[maiteo]

https://www.tumblr.com/maiteo/768353333182431232/genuinely-how-do-u-support-this-team-knowing

Noo that makes sense don’t worry. I agree about online fan content making it seem like ur in bubble with a select few players but then u get to Twitter and see the full situation and that’s when reality hits again. It’s definitely a hard situation. Also I literally just saw another tweet of arterrorist defending him…..

exactly and since tumblrs rlly the only social media I use, especially when it comes to anything footy related im def not exposed to a lot of the mess that goes down over there…even when im missing out on info like this

cosigning the bubble part bc that’s what it feels like!! there’s been an endless amount of instances where we’re reminded of how evil some of these guys are (whether they play for our clubs/nts/etc) but the lil communities that are built on here shuts that out at times and influences the things I pay attention to

[kendrixtermina]

First I wanna say that I appreciated this handy compilation of Rhea not just tolerating but actively enforcing the status quo. (Dont worry Bernie shed have to go through us )

I think this couldve used te engage quote in the VW version of Gronder (She flat out) and Claude's line about how getting the church involved to present defeating the empire as a moral cause (implying that he doesnt already view it as such - He wants the exact same thing and just thinks he has better odds of winning)

Also why I'm team Edelgard all the way "No u" and "she feels bad about it" strike me bad arguments on a logical level... You can feel bad and still be evil. Rhea could be the evilest person around and you wouldnt be good just for opposing her (case in point: Rhea is enemies with the Slitherers. Doesnt make her good.)

Calling ppl facists randomly just cheapens the word, Rhea's nonsense is better described as a theocracy she really doesnt use nationalist reasoning either. Shes still probably authoritarian but a different kind.

I think would be better to collect quotes that lampshade how much power the church has (Manuelas musing about Garreg Magh being in between the country, the Christophe stuff from the Ashe/Catherine support, Claudes lines about the church holding back free thought etc.) - showing why you couldnt just have talked it out with them. (Everyobe "but the others did it" should feature n that they did so with Rhea already removed. Takin in the church with Rhea in place does not work ut so great for CF Dimitri, which is why Claude didnt risk it unless he has Rhea's designated sucessor on his side)

As far as Edelgard is concerned shes not conquerring the neighbors so much as overthrowing a shadow government and fighting some government alligned people in the process (she has no intention to conquer, say, Almyra - in fact she wants to make peace with them and stop treating them as heathens as seen in her paralogue (kinda proving Claudes point about how things would be without Rhea's influence), and leaves it completely up to Petra what she wants Bridgids future relationship with the Empire to be like) and though some might write it off as propaganda I personally agree with her assesment there... nor was she the only one revolting she just had more power and ressources than yo average peasant rebel - and I think thsts far more relevant to the morality of her actions than wether she feels bad (though that certainly shows that she isnt raking the collateral damage lightly)

I agree with your overall gist/premise tho

Ppl cant step out of their constant need for even their most trivial actions to be rightheous and pure to enjoy a STORY set in a world different from ours.

Also Claude is ultimately a good guy I think his reliance on various textbook Slimy Politician Tactics is actually pretty interesting and unique part of his character that imho goes a bit underappreciated

I’m a spiteful little gremlin who wants people to actually be informed and have reasonable discourse instead of just shouting at each other.

Also, they’re video game characters. Stop getting worked up over them and screaming at people over liking one.