Thread:Zillafire101/@comment-4960835-20160524105213/@comment-25309944-20160902055441

@Zilla Now that, as a motivation, definitely makes a lot of sense. The reason I was so puzzled is that the rhetoric he used didn't match up to that motivation. The "threat to galactic peace and stability" accusation is usually applied by those defending the status quo on those trying to upset it. Those attacking the status quo will look to prove why the established peace is unjust or intolerable, and make the case that it's okay (even desirable) to break it.

Ex: 2800's France attacked the validity of the DCP's use of force, mass spying, and undemocratic decision-making mechanisms in the Milky Way. The DCP attacked France as a warmonger and a threat to peace.

In calling France an enemy of the peace, Ugandalore was actually the pot calling the kettle black in that situation.

@Gorzill I see. I would completely agree with what Eco has said above. I would definitely echo that the point of contention here isn't necessarily endemic to or a component of political fiction. What irked me was that the context of the story (the motivations and positions of those involved, where it was taking place, who was actually involved, etc), had not been completely understood before the reply was posted and some erroneous assumptions were made. The resulting message was of out of place and derailed the conversation in an immersion-breaking way for the core members of the rp (not just myself). This kind of occurrence can be found everywhere in all kinds of rp situations (IRL too, come to think of it), and it's typically frustrating for everyone involved. When it comes to participating in a fiction that is already in progress, whether it's in a "political" style or not (keep in mind, I wasn't even the one who made that thread and was involved only in a limited capacity), it isn't necessary to know absolutely everything about it, but it is generally expected that some reading be done in order to be able to maintain continuity and immersion, defined within the internal logic of that particular story.