Its always good to understand why gunfights and explosions happen.

Unless you work in Hollywood. Then the story just gets in the way.

"Europa will split into a hundred warring factions". Oh, like *that* hasn't happened before. Of course, Mr. Prez has the burden of being the leader of the biggest of the economic Big Fish, and it's always a hassle when imperial dependents with such close proximity--and with no deficit of antique wounds to gleefully re-open-- refuse to play nice.
Meanwile in Shy-Town (love how Our Host tweaks the names just enough), Our Hero demonstrates with greater fidelity, how freedom and independence really are spread.
This's good shit, Mayhard.
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He's gonna need a bigger pepsi...

Like the church ever stopped that continent from warring with one another.

Took two world wars to kill off their bloodlust, or rather many of the petty monarchs ruling them.

Awww, shit. The problems about to escalate.

Two things here:

1) Herman shows why information wants to be libre (free, unfettered); If I give you a dollar, you have a dollar more and I have a dollar less. If I give you an idea, you have gained an idea and I still have it as well. 'Tangible' goods and resources are always zero-sum, for one to gain, another must lose, when information is given, the end total is more than the start, so everyone wins.

2) Herman's a Chi-town rat! Cool Beans.

I enjoy big booms and bigger boobs, but politics kinda takes the top of the list. I love how powerful youve made this story.

Time to start publishing pamplets...

Paypal $30 a page to Kjartana[at]comcast.net .If you don't have Paypal, message me and I'll fix you up with a snailmail address.

I love how this page is essentially two pages in one. I've always wanted to try that...