The Petition of the Shetland

[SimonBlack]

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Graham Knight was slightly annoyed with the discussion, he was trying to avoid them, but was dragged into it to envoice his own opinion this time. How could they not see that taxes raised on Shetland fund the government? Graham really believed that, he always believed that credits raised by corproations eventually benefit citizens and the government. The very same government that receives taxes from Shetland funds the pollution reduction program in Leeds. Ecology costs credits. Removal of Shetland would eventually hurt Bretonia Police Authority's on Aberdeen funding and poaching would become harder control, not to mention decrease in funding of Environmental Protection Agency in the first place. Really, these Gaian sympathisers, while however amenable they can be, are too drastic and radical in their measures. Shetland's removal would no way help the ecology as the whole. The very request to remove it from Gaia's orbit is the very same demand made by Gaians. Who would believe it wasn't done due to the pressure from Gaians who backed up some ordinary, I daresay, slightly misguided people? It would look like we're submitting to demands of Gaians - Gaian terrorists - as Bretonian government often puts it. Seeing Bretonia weakening like that Mollys would certainly use the chance for another uprising. Give some ground to one group and another one will also step in. With the Kusari invasion and siege of Leeds, Bretonia would not be able to control Mollies and fight on two fronts at the same time. Dublin could fall... Graham looked around again. These radicals never accept a compromise. No, they will not give up or negotiate. They could request an investigation by the BPA to try and detect traces of poaching, but they would rather go bold and make demands without any evidence. Graham knew how their mind worked, he had dealt with Green Front sympathisers before in his university days on Cambridge. They never see the big picture, it's just not the time... Synth Foods would not hurt much where it for Shetland to be removed - but Bretonia would. He could not allow that.

Graham became frustrated. He'd close the transmission and leave this all in his head in a form of thoughts. It seemed pointless to discuss it further. They care to prove their points, not go into compromises. Graham Knight left.

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Character background summaries:
Red Hessians Major Matthias Schwarz
Golden Chrysanthemums Chusa Fumiko Shimazu