{"tag":"aliens","articles":{"blog\/society\/too-queer-to-represent-queers":{"key":"blog\/society\/too-queer-to-represent-queers","type":"article","published":true,"meta":{"createdAt":"2019-12-15T17:21:28+01:00","publishedAt":"2019-12-16T22:36:00+01:00","group":"nonbinary","category":"blog","subcategory":"society","slug":"too-queer-to-represent-queers"},"content":{"en":{"slug":"too-queer-to-represent-queers","title":"Too queer to represent queers?","intro":"\u003Cfigure\u003E\n                \u003Cnoscript\u003E\n                    \u003Cimg src=\u0022https:\/\/avris.it\/image\/lgbalien_small.png\u0022 alt=\u0022\u0022 class=\u0022border-bottom\u0022 width=\u0022480\u0022 height=\u0022720\u0022\u003E                \n                \u003C\/noscript\u003E\n                \u003Cspan class=\u0022hide-noscript\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg src=\u0022data:image\/png;base64,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\u0022 data-src=\u0022https:\/\/avris.it\/image\/lgbalien_small.png\u0022 alt=\u0022\u0022 class=\u0022border-bottom\u0022 width=\u0022480\u0022 height=\u0022720\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n                \n            \u003C\/figure\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIt\u2019s sad, being a member of a minoritised community and seeing some of its members turn against the others. Like in case of that \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/natancombigirl\/status\/1205554427324719106\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022\u003E\u003Csvg class=\u0022icon\u0022\u003E\u003Cuse xlink:href=\u0022#light-link\u0022\u003E\u003C\/use\u003E\u003C\/svg\u003E twitter discussion\u003C\/a\u003E on whether or not \u201cweird looking\u201d people and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/avris.it\/blog\/too-queer-to-represent-queers\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022\u003E\u003Csvg class=\u0022icon\u0022\u003E\u003Cuse xlink:href=\u0022#light-link\u0022\u003E\u003C\/use\u003E\u003C\/svg\u003E drag queens\u003C\/a\u003E should be allowed to represent us, or even mention publicly that they are queer, for fear of giving us a bad reputation.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI used to be that asshole who answers \u201cno\u201d to this question.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Csvg xmlns=\u0022http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\u0022 style=\u0022display: none;\u0022\u003E\u003C\/svg\u003E","content":"\u003Cfigure\u003E\n                \u003Cnoscript\u003E\n                    \u003Cimg src=\u0022https:\/\/avris.it\/image\/lgbalien_big.png\u0022 alt=\u0022\u0022 class=\u0022border\u0022 width=\u0022600\u0022 height=\u0022900\u0022\u003E                \n                \u003C\/noscript\u003E\n                \u003Cspan class=\u0022hide-noscript\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg src=\u0022data:image\/png;base64,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\u0022 data-src=\u0022https:\/\/avris.it\/image\/lgbalien_big.png\u0022 alt=\u0022\u0022 class=\u0022border\u0022 width=\u0022600\u0022 height=\u0022900\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n                \u003Cfigcaption\u003E\n                    \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/natancombigirl\/status\/1205554427324719106\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022\u003E\n                        \u003Csvg class=\u0022icon\u0022\u003E\u003Cuse xlink:href=\u0022#light-link\u0022\u003E\u003C\/use\u003E\u003C\/svg\u003E\n                        twitter.com\/natancombigirl\/status\/1205554427324719106\n                    \u003C\/a\u003E\n                \u003C\/figcaption\u003E\n            \u003C\/figure\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIt\u2019s sad, being a member of a minoritised community and seeing some of its members turn against the others. Like in case of that \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/natancombigirl\/status\/1205554427324719106\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022\u003E\u003Csvg class=\u0022icon\u0022\u003E\u003Cuse xlink:href=\u0022#light-link\u0022\u003E\u003C\/use\u003E\u003C\/svg\u003E twitter discussion\u003C\/a\u003E on whether or not \u201cweird looking\u201d people and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/avris.it\/blog\/too-queer-to-represent-queers\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022\u003E\u003Csvg class=\u0022icon\u0022\u003E\u003Cuse xlink:href=\u0022#light-link\u0022\u003E\u003C\/use\u003E\u003C\/svg\u003E drag queens\u003C\/a\u003E should be allowed to represent us, or even mention publicly that they are queer, for fear of giving us a bad reputation.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI used to be that asshole who answers \u201cno\u201d to this question.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI used to be \u003Cem\u003Ethat\u003C\/em\u003E gay guy who thought that those \u201ceffeminate\u201d of us shouldn\u2019t really talk loud about their homosexuality \u2013 cause they would only strengthen the stereotypes and make the lives of \u201cus, normal gays\u201d harder to live.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI used to be \u003Cem\u003Ethat\u003C\/em\u003E gay guy who enjoyed drag queen shows and who liked his queen friends personally, but who advocated against them being in drag when they represent the whole LGBTQ+ movement to the rest of the world. I didn\u2019t want the world to think that \u003Cem\u003Eall\u003C\/em\u003E of us are like this.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIt was so wrong of me.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBecause our strength comes from diversity. Because our fight doesn\u2019t make sense if we only fight to be safe, and not for the ability to be ourselves. Because our fight doesn\u2019t make sense if we don\u2019t fight for \u003Cem\u003Eall\u003C\/em\u003E of us.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI wasn\u2019t just restricting others \u2013 most of all, I was restricting myself. I\u2019m a nonbinary person, but I\u2019ve spent a huge chunk of my life \u003Cem\u003Epretending\u003C\/em\u003E to be a man, instead of living a fabulous life free of gender norms. All just to make some bigots more \u003Cem\u003Ecomfortable with my existence\u003C\/em\u003E. Well, fuck them.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIf you want to make the oppressed shape themselves in a way that the oppressor wants them to, you\u2019re playing by their rules, and you\u2019ve already lost. You\u2019re working towards a \u201ccompromise\u201d between bigotry and being oneself, between hatred and happiness \u2013 a compromise that makes everyone unhappy.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EYou\u2019re valid just the way you are. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIf you\u2019re really worrying so much about the \u003Cem\u003Eimage\u003C\/em\u003E of the community, show the world an image of queer people coming together hand in hand, as \u201cstrange\u201d as they might be, united in diversity \u2013 and not fighting each other who\u2019s the \u003Cem\u003Eright amount of gay\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Csvg xmlns=\u0022http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\u0022 style=\u0022display: none;\u0022\u003E\u003C\/svg\u003E","tags":["acceptance","aliens","being yourself","bigotry","expression","fight","gender norms","inclusivity","lgbtq","non-binary","nonbinary","queer","representation","transgender","weird"],"hasMore":true,"image":"https:\/\/avris.it\/image\/lgbalien_small.png","introLite":"\u003Cfigure\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/avris.it\/image\/lgbalien_big.png\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg src=\u0022https:\/\/avris.it\/image\/lgbalien_mini.png\u0022 alt=\u0022\u0022 width=\u0022240\u0022 height=\u0022360\u0022 loading=\u0022lazy\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/figure\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIt\u2019s sad, being a member of a minoritised community and seeing some of its members turn against the others. Like in case of that \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/natancombigirl\/status\/1205554427324719106\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022\u003E twitter discussion\u003C\/a\u003E on whether or not \u201cweird looking\u201d people and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/avris.it\/blog\/too-queer-to-represent-queers\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022\u003E drag queens\u003C\/a\u003E should be allowed to represent us, or even mention publicly that they are queer, for fear of giving us a bad reputation.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI used to be that asshole who answers \u201cno\u201d to this question.\u003C\/p\u003E","contentLite":"\u003Cfigure\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/avris.it\/image\/lgbalien_big.png\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg src=\u0022https:\/\/avris.it\/image\/lgbalien_mini.png\u0022 alt=\u0022\u0022 width=\u0022240\u0022 height=\u0022360\u0022 loading=\u0022lazy\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfigcaption\u003E\n                    \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/natancombigirl\/status\/1205554427324719106\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022\u003E\u003Csmall\u003Etwitter.com\/natancombigirl\/status\/1205554427324719106\u003C\/small\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\n                \u003C\/figcaption\u003E\u003C\/figure\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIt\u2019s sad, being a member of a minoritised community and seeing some of its members turn against the others. Like in case of that \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/natancombigirl\/status\/1205554427324719106\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022\u003E twitter discussion\u003C\/a\u003E on whether or not \u201cweird looking\u201d people and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/avris.it\/blog\/too-queer-to-represent-queers\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022\u003E drag queens\u003C\/a\u003E should be allowed to represent us, or even mention publicly that they are queer, for fear of giving us a bad reputation.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI used to be that asshole who answers \u201cno\u201d to this question.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI used to be \u003Cem\u003Ethat\u003C\/em\u003E gay guy who thought that those \u201ceffeminate\u201d of us shouldn\u2019t really talk loud about their homosexuality \u2013 cause they would only strengthen the stereotypes and make the lives of \u201cus, normal gays\u201d harder to live.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI used to be \u003Cem\u003Ethat\u003C\/em\u003E gay guy who enjoyed drag queen shows and who liked his queen friends personally, but who advocated against them being in drag when they represent the whole LGBTQ+ movement to the rest of the world. I didn\u2019t want the world to think that \u003Cem\u003Eall\u003C\/em\u003E of us are like this.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIt was so wrong of me.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBecause our strength comes from diversity. Because our fight doesn\u2019t make sense if we only fight to be safe, and not for the ability to be ourselves. Because our fight doesn\u2019t make sense if we don\u2019t fight for \u003Cem\u003Eall\u003C\/em\u003E of us.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI wasn\u2019t just restricting others \u2013 most of all, I was restricting myself. I\u2019m a nonbinary person, but I\u2019ve spent a huge chunk of my life \u003Cem\u003Epretending\u003C\/em\u003E to be a man, instead of living a fabulous life free of gender norms. All just to make some bigots more \u003Cem\u003Ecomfortable with my existence\u003C\/em\u003E. Well, fuck them.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIf you want to make the oppressed shape themselves in a way that the oppressor wants them to, you\u2019re playing by their rules, and you\u2019ve already lost. You\u2019re working towards a \u201ccompromise\u201d between bigotry and being oneself, between hatred and happiness \u2013 a compromise that makes everyone unhappy.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EYou\u2019re valid just the way you are. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIf you\u2019re really worrying so much about the \u003Cem\u003Eimage\u003C\/em\u003E of the community, show the world an image of queer people coming together hand in hand, as \u201cstrange\u201d as they might be, united in diversity \u2013 and not fighting each other who\u2019s the \u003Cem\u003Eright amount of gay\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","words":382,"readTime":2,"lang":"en"}}},"blog\/society\/earth-s-history-for-aliens":{"key":"blog\/society\/earth-s-history-for-aliens","type":"article","published":true,"meta":{"createdAt":"2019-12-15T11:41:06+01:00","publishedAt":"2019-12-15T11:04:00+01:00","group":null,"category":"blog","subcategory":"society","slug":"earth-s-history-for-aliens"},"content":{"en":{"slug":"earth-s-history-for-aliens","title":"Earth\u0027s history for aliens","intro":"\u003Cfigure\u003E\n                \u003Cnoscript\u003E\n                    \u003Cimg src=\u0022https:\/\/avris.it\/image\/alien_small.jpeg\u0022 alt=\u0022\u0022 class=\u0022border-bottom\u0022 width=\u0022480\u0022 height=\u0022298.46153846154\u0022\u003E                \n                \u003C\/noscript\u003E\n                \u003Cspan class=\u0022hide-noscript\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg src=\u0022data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACQAAAAWCAYAAACosj4+AAAACXBIWXMAAA7EAAAOxAGVKw4bAAAFzklEQVRIiZ2V244cSRGGv4jMrK6a7mn3tMfj9XF2dwBp0UpccblCPAQPwCvwHLwJNzwFEiAhgQQr767B9mLP2uM5dE\/3THVVZgQX7cPM+IAgpFJFRWXE\/8chMyV+\/pVrqtFUEWJFShUSElEDQRTHEXfcHRUQHADckVLAetSNgBPdqMQJGEFgIypJhYjjnumL0Zf128xwL5gbbo55oZgRgyghKDEEQgwkDQRVwhodQcENRxB3AoJYD6KgjiCoCxGoEQbq1DEBEMWJGJFCzoZKQcQwCmCYG4KBOAKoCDHGSNRIDJEkioRACoEIiAgighMQEdQMcKIG1A13R8QBJ2EMg7MqTl8y4k5Up4mAFzIZdSNREDVMDFdDZV1xcyE7RFVFgxJVSSGQXlUnvGIsAg64CEkEsUJfCloyo2CcWyHIukXrtjqrbBQrmAIGAcd8\/QSBUSWMq8iwErI5bTbaAtmdmGKkiokQlKRK0vWsKE4lvq6SG26ZSoRAoRejiNEVw81ozQiyXj9QyG5Ege1aubkh3BwJO8OKnU1huiHUEVSd897Yn2UOloXjc+PZaSEOUiIGJYqgsiYTPROAYEbC6YBNdSoMw2i0UKnRlUKVnCCOmbGZ4PYo0Ganjs4v9wb8\/McDNofCoA6UrtCeFY4WhfmqsDo1ro+V62Pl6+c93xyuiOOoaAyoKsEydD1qGRGlViOqsBOd4sIwwHiwbsv1Wmiz8MlQmDTKv2c9e9PA3o3E\/e3A44MV928EJluB+TLz+LDn4KTn5WmmGJx2xvFZZlWMZ\/PC0bkRUiA2KZCkMKCj0Yy6UzyTXQjFEQMVZVoHPp0khpUyHgifTQNVXFfUcXY2A4fLjq8POh7N4Hd\/2ScNxuxNA4+Oe0ScQYDRQNjZDPQOISgugfs7DV9uJLZGibhrh0RV6qCMKmHaBIpDEGd7Q5k0gUEl9AU2a2NrI9AWJ3uhDko24duDnr89X\/HwJHPcQdcumZ+csHt7zP650dTCzaGyd2PA3es1kiImiY1hDRppi7J\/tGThTtyunUmj7E4iNzeV6VAZ1UpQZaMS6koxF46WheezzNNZz2Ll1FVgUiI\/nBa+ftlxtCqkUBhq4Ww1587mGb\/+RWTn2phH+x13t4fcu7VFrAa0Fjg969k\/WnIwOyOmRIgDThbnxFnbsTlwNiohRvh+Zjx4mDk8N7ri6+2uQm\/OIAoA85WzKoUgUAW4P4n87HbAJfLFnYYnBx2\/\/+OMbx+fMZ9G2t55sL\/gz\/86ZnGeafv10TEdBjabyOHSOMvCaKMifnPqPG0z350Yu+PAZ1uRaaNojCyKsHOtZlQ5x8vM6aowGUaaBE9eLrk7CdyZRlbFuXc98eJ4xWx+xh\/+\/pJxHZk0xmIxZ75yijtNFWiiIGb85GaNi0JIjK8lbt0YU1WJWErP0oQaoe0jPywMgpJdOO\/gn21PLgUE2lx4diIIhojTZeH7E0hBeLAPp23BDVofUDeRo1bZrJW9eyM+3f2En375I7pV5mw5R6sNtrenPH9xwv7Rgls3Jgz6GfLb3\/zKQQgBtGTKeUfMmemkQapEDpFcDOs66uBkUZZnHZHC7WmFpohboamU6VgZTq7x8NmcWA24vVVTzBgOG4YbDefHLwjAbLHieN4zW7RY3xOCrk\/3bMQ\/\/fUJ88WCfzx6xtODGZ\/fmvLVF7s0cb2Nn5+25JxZrnrqAKpCm43FKtPlggqk4NQRmgpSCrRdxg1GzfqSHURBcM46oS9Omx3RwCo7xdZ3mLtjpSAir263CyJXDR8V+T983opf0eK7JP43AAGQy6sdf4MkIrj7G\/3SOvd3cONrVT5C4Wqg\/05S3mR0kcxr\/apctIqK+lU4590KvRNQ5FUilwO+ifEB8KsY\/sZ7\/fXODF1u2GVqF0leyuojoK9jXPb9MNn3DvX7Qd7mI68ALgZ+DekXcr9sf18qly3yIUJX6\/O2Thf\/8I6VK34Xv69W5fXc+hWq\/wHyDv2Qynhm2AAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\u0022 data-src=\u0022https:\/\/avris.it\/image\/alien_small.jpeg\u0022 alt=\u0022\u0022 class=\u0022border-bottom\u0022 width=\u0022480\u0022 height=\u0022298.46153846154\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n                \n            \u003C\/figure\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EImagine aliens visit us one day, make an in-depth research into our species and sum it up in a history book that they bring home to teach their alien children from.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWhat would it say? 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Wanting your country to gain some level of power that eventually won\u2019t even matter?\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWill alien historians look at you and think: \u201coh wow, this awesome dude has managed to make Lithuania 10% bigger for a few decades, three millenia ago!\u201d, or rather \u201coh great, yet another fanatic who sent thousands to die in a war just to boost his ego\u201d?\u003C\/p\u003E","words":357,"readTime":2,"lang":"en"}}},"texts\/fiction\/dear-humans-please-self-destruct":{"key":"texts\/fiction\/dear-humans-please-self-destruct","type":"article","published":true,"meta":{"createdAt":"2019-02-02T10:23:58+01:00","publishedAt":"2019-02-02T10:18:00+01:00","group":null,"category":"texts","subcategory":"fiction","slug":"dear-humans-please-self-destruct"},"content":{"en":{"slug":"dear-humans-please-self-destruct","title":"Dear humans, please self destruct...","intro":"\u003Cfigure\u003E\n                \u003Cnoscript\u003E\n                    \u003Cimg src=\u0022https:\/\/avris.it\/image\/multicolored-planet-fluid-painting_small.jpeg\u0022 alt=\u0022multicolored planet fluid painting\u0022 class=\u0022border-bottom\u0022 width=\u0022480\u0022 height=\u0022329.14285714286\u0022\u003E                \n                \u003C\/noscript\u003E\n                \u003Cspan class=\u0022hide-noscript\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg src=\u0022data:image\/png;base64,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\u0022 data-src=\u0022https:\/\/avris.it\/image\/multicolored-planet-fluid-painting_small.jpeg\u0022 alt=\u0022multicolored planet fluid painting\u0022 class=\u0022border-bottom\u0022 width=\u0022480\u0022 height=\u0022329.14285714286\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n                \n            \u003C\/figure\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018All stand for Their Majesty, Ruler of the Seven Continents, Sovereign of the Three Moons, Protector of Freedom, Emperor K\u0125al\u0268d, the fourth of this name!\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFanfares resounded and all hundred forty-four Senators (what an unusual attendance!) rose from their seats as the Emperor entered the Senate Plenary Hall, followed by a dozen generals. Well, \u201ccrawled into\u201d might have been a better word to describe it, but since that was the ordinary for their species, I guess just \u201centered\u201d is fine. The point is, even though for humans it might have looked sluggish and repulsive, for mendr\u0268ans the whole scene looked ultimately royal and dignified as fuck. The Sovereign Senate doesn\u2019t invite the Emperor that often. Whatever is happening, is gonna be \u003Cem\u003Ehuge\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018My dear Senators\u2019, started the Emperor after reaching the podium, \u2018this war is unwinnable\u2019. There was a loud gasp. Even though they knew that the immense power of their Empire is nothing compared to what the invaders from Earth can unleash, they were still holding on to their hope. 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Well, \u201ccrawled into\u201d might have been a better word to describe it, but since that was the ordinary for their species, I guess just \u201centered\u201d is fine. The point is, even though for humans it might have looked sluggish and repulsive, for mendr\u0268ans the whole scene looked ultimately royal and dignified as fuck. The Sovereign Senate doesn\u2019t invite the Emperor that often. Whatever is happening, is gonna be \u003Cem\u003Ehuge\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018My dear Senators\u2019, started the Emperor after reaching the podium, \u2018this war is unwinnable\u2019. There was a loud gasp. Even though they knew that the immense power of their Empire is nothing compared to what the invaders from Earth can unleash, they were still holding on to their hope. Does it mean there\u2019s officially no hope anymore?\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EK\u0125al\u0268d continued: \u2018but if we don\u2019t win it, our entire species will perish, our Beloved Planet and its Three Moons will be destroyed to pieces. So we \u003Cem\u003Ecannot\u003C\/em\u003E lose it. It\u2019s unwinnable, but we \u003Cem\u003Ehave to\u003C\/em\u003E win it.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ETheir voice started shaking. \u2018What the fuck do we do?\u2019, they cried.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe silence in the Plenary Hall was deafening. No-one has ever seen the Emperor lose their image of a strong, powerful leader, not even for a second. And now they seemed ready to burst into tears.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ENo-one dared to speak. No-one had a good solution. When you are faced with the arsenal and the technology of a species that has managed to find you on the other side of the galaxy, to travel thousands of light years, and to destroy an entire continent on your home planet with a single bomb, while you have only just managed to colonise your Three Moons recently, you\u2019re basically fucked. No idea is a good idea.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018I have an idea\u2019, said one of the Senators once they stood up. It took them a while to decide, whether it\u2019s even worth mentioning, or actually, if it\u2019s \u003Cem\u003Esafe\u003C\/em\u003E to even mention it. But eventually they did stand up and speak up. They\u2019re gonna be dead soon anyway, they all are. No better time to get desperate.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018It\u2019s crazy, it\u2019s dangerous, it\u2019s disastrous, it\u2019s desperate, but it\u2019s still better than the alternative. Please, Your Majesty, please, fellow Senators, please, honorable Generals, please hear me out in full before beheading me for putting out this outrageous proposal.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EK\u0125al\u0268d nodded quietly.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018The threat that we are facing now are the despicable Earthlings, who think they can treat us like vermin. Their weapon against us is their technology. We absolutely cannot compete with them in this field. Our technology might be great, it might be a marvel of the mendr\u0268ankind, and yet it\u2019s still inferior to theirs...\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018Except...\u2019, they said and they hesitated, if they still want to continue... Screw it, they\u2019re all screwed anyway.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018Except for one piece of technology that me have achieved and they have not. Time travel.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThey expected a loud indignation, screams, shouts, and possibly even a lynch. But everyone was either loyal to the promise to hear him out, or simply too shocked to do anything.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018As we all know, since the Great T\u0125arren\u00e6 of R\u0268\u0268n\u00f8 invented their Time Machine four hundred years ago, it has only been used once. Great T\u0125arren\u00e6 used it themselves to travel just eight days back into the past in order to prevent a deadly disaster in the thermonuclear power plant of Ikkonu. They failed miserably, because of the inherent rules of the Universe. The Law of Immense Reaction.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E(Or how humans call it: The Butterfly Effect.)\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018The Ikkonu power plant is still standing today and none of its thousands of employees has been harmed, but T\u0125arren\u00e6\u2019s mission is considered a horrible failure nonetheless. Maybe their very presence in Ikkonu, maybe some of their words, maybe just what they had for dinner instead what they had had in the original timeline \u2013 some petty detail has triggered a series of unfortunate events that eventually led to the horrible tragedy which was the Civil War. Millions and millions of mendr\u0268ans died a horrible death from hands of each other, making it the greatest tragedy in the entire history of mendr\u0268ankind.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Senate kept silent.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018Great T\u0125arren\u00e6 has lost the love of their life in this war, which eventually led them to commit suicide. They knew that the eight days they traveled back hadn\u2019t even passed again yet. The war wasn\u2019t always meant to be. It wouldn\u2019t have happened, if they had stayed in the present. They told their story to warn the rest of us from ever repeating the mistake of time travel, and then took their life.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018We\u2019ve passed this story from generation to generation and never ever dared to travel in time again. Even officially proposing to the Senate to use the T\u0125arren\u00e6\u2019s Time Machine is an offence punishable by death. But I\u2019m ready to suffer the consequences, if that\u2019s the way to save our planet.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EEmperor K\u0125al\u0268d didn\u2019t seem angry at their Senator for breaking the law. They actually looked... hopeful?\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018If we did decide to risk a possible destruction of our Empire by the consequences of time travel, against the certain destruction from the hands of those damn Earthlings, what would our plan be? How exactly could time travel save us, Senator?\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018I don\u2019t know exactly yet, Your Majesty, it\u2019s not an idea that I\u2019ve ever entertained before this Emergency Meeting. But the main point is: now we might be less advanced than the Earthlings are, but we\u2019re way more advanced than they were three thousand years ago. We could use that to our advantage. Maybe Your Majesty\u2019s intelligence has some reliable intel about the Earthlings\u2019 history, weak spots of their species, etc.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOne of the Generals stood up. \u2018This is a top secret knowledge, but with Your Majesty\u2019s permission, I\u2019d like to share it with the members of the Senate in this time of crisis\u2019.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Emperor nodded.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018We do, indeed, have plenty of intel about their past. We are able to pinpoint the exact point in time, where adding just a little bit of confusion and misinformation could lead them to basically destroy their own planet before they were even able to leave it in bigger numbers and save their species.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EA surprisingly cheerful murmur made a round among the Senators. Those monsters have a weak spot after all! Not all hope is lost!\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe General continued: \u2018They narrowly escaped an utter destruction after they had been exploiting the natural resources of their planet to its limit, producing tons and tons of carbon dioxide and other substances that are toxic for them, for their atmosphere and disastrous for their climate. They were facing horrible hurricanes, fires, floods, food shortage, etc. etc. All we need is to go back to that decisive moment and convince them not to care, to carry on and just hope for the best, or even not to even believe that the whole threat is real.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESomebody started clapping. Somebody started cheering. Soon the entire Hall was loud and visibly hopeful.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018ORDER!\u2019, thundered the Emperor. \u2018Let\u2019s have a plan ready first, before we start celebrating having a plan.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Senator who proposed it realised that they aren\u2019t getting beheaded today. They have the Senate on their side. So\u2026 they started questioning their own idea now...\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018Is this enough?\u2019, they asked the General. \u2018Shouldn\u2019t we have more ways to harm them, just in case this one doesn\u2019t work out? We won\u2019t get a second change at it.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe General didn\u2019t seem worried. \u2018Oh, trust me, Honorable Senator, those monsters might be invincible monsters now, but they have had plenty of problems in their past. For instance, the only reason they\u2019re even still alive today is a method of protection against diseases that they call \u201cvaccination\u201d. Never mind the details, but if we just convince enough humans that they don\u2019t really work, or that they are a scam, or that they have some bullshit side-effects, they\u2019ll start dropping in numbers faster than the asteroids fall on our Second Moon.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018They weren\u2019t always as united as a species as they are today, either. They used to have those things that they called \u201ccountries\u201d, that basically divided them into arbitrary groups who hated each other for no reason. Also, they come in different colours of the skin, which apparently used to be a valid reason to hate and kill each other for centuries. All we need is to make them keep doing it.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018What more is there...? Oh, this. Their technological advancement wouldn\u2019t have happened if it weren\u2019t properly funded. And it was only funded so well because they could afford it by taxing the rich, which led them to more social justice, less poverty, and more money for things that actually benefit them as a species.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018Their science also had to be supported by the majority to be successful. It could only happen because they finally rejected most of their primitive superstitions they called \u201creligions\u201d and decided to look at science for answers instead.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018We just need to stop their progress, that\u2019s it, and they\u2019ll finish themselves off. Let\u2019s make them disregard their environment, their science, their reason. Let\u2019s feed their hatred towards each other, let\u2019s spread the differences between them. If all goes well, we won\u2019t even have to fight the Earthlings. There will be no Earthlings.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EA storm of applause has passed around the Plenary Hall. The Emperor had to silence it again. One Senator stood up and asked: \u2018but how do we even get there?\u2019.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EA different General stood up this time and answered: \u2018again, it was a top secret military operation, but with your permission, Majesty...\u2019 \u2013 the Emperor nodded again \u2013 \u2018Last week the Royal Army has successfully taken over one of the enemy\u2019s spaceships. It is fully operational and able to travel back to Earth.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Senator, who originally proposed time travel, stood up again and asked: \u2018Will the T\u0125arren\u00e6\u2019s Time Machine fit inside? Does it mean our troops can travel to Earth, perform the travel to the past over there, and possibly limit the consequences of The Law of Immense Reaction to \u003Cem\u003Etheir\u003C\/em\u003E planet? Does it mean that the only part of our timeline that will get destroyed would be the part between the Earthling\u2019s invasion and now? Will we just live as usual until the moment of invasion, then we won\u2019t notice that it was supposed to happen in the original timeline, and then continue to live our happy lives?\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe General wasn\u2019t sure what to say. \u2018For obvious reasons, not only haven\u2019t we studied time travel \u003Cem\u003Eenough\u003C\/em\u003E to know that for sure, we didn\u2019t study it \u003Cem\u003Eat all\u003C\/em\u003E. Who knows what\u2019s gonna happen? It will be a very risky operation, whatever we do. Worst case scenario: our entire existence will be wiped out. On the other hand, if we do nothing, or continue to fight a conventional war, the same will happen, except inevitably.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe silence was piercing the ears of everyone in the Plenary Hall. It was unbearable, scary, heavy. They knew it will be the hardest decision they have ever and will have ever taken.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018This will be the hardest decision of your lives\u2019, said Emperor K\u0125al\u0268d finally. \u2018But we have to make it as soon as possible. I\u2019ll leave the details to be worked out by the General Staff of my Royal Army, but the decision whether or not we do it at all lies entirely on the People\u2019s Senate.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThey sat in their throne and left the podium to the Speaker of the Senate, who slowly approached it, cleared their throat and said loud and clear:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018The most Honorable Senate of the People of Mendr\u0268a and its Three Moons is being asked by Their Majesty, Ruler of the Seven Continents, Sovereign of the Three Moons, Protector of Freedom, Emperor K\u0125al\u0268d, the fourth of this name, to vote on whether Their Royal Army should proceed to strive to save our Empire from the most atrocious invasion by the monsters from Earth, by using the Time Machine of the Great T\u0125arren\u00e6 of R\u0268\u0268n\u00f8, despite the chance of The Law of Immense Reaction possibly hurting us in unpredictable ways. All those in favour, say \u201caye\u201d and raise your tail.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ETails didn\u2019t even have to be counted.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIt\u2019s official. It\u2019s the end of humankind.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Csvg xmlns=\u0022http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\u0022 style=\u0022display: none;\u0022\u003E\u003C\/svg\u003E","tags":["aliens","antivax","countries","destruction","earth","global warming","humankind","nationalism","omniscience","peace","planet","racism","religion","spiecies","superstition","technology","time travel","vaccines","war"],"hasMore":true,"image":"https:\/\/avris.it\/image\/multicolored-planet-fluid-painting_small.jpeg","introLite":"\u003Cfigure\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/avris.it\/image\/multicolored-planet-fluid-painting_big.jpeg\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg src=\u0022https:\/\/avris.it\/image\/multicolored-planet-fluid-painting_mini.jpeg\u0022 alt=\u0022multicolored planet fluid painting\u0022 width=\u0022240\u0022 height=\u0022164.57142857143\u0022 loading=\u0022lazy\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/figure\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018All stand for Their Majesty, Ruler of the Seven Continents, Sovereign of the Three Moons, Protector of Freedom, Emperor K\u0125al\u0268d, the fourth of this name!\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFanfares resounded and all hundred forty-four Senators (what an unusual attendance!) rose from their seats as the Emperor entered the Senate Plenary Hall, followed by a dozen generals. Well, \u201ccrawled into\u201d might have been a better word to describe it, but since that was the ordinary for their species, I guess just \u201centered\u201d is fine. The point is, even though for humans it might have looked sluggish and repulsive, for mendr\u0268ans the whole scene looked ultimately royal and dignified as fuck. The Sovereign Senate doesn\u2019t invite the Emperor that often. Whatever is happening, is gonna be \u003Cem\u003Ehuge\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018My dear Senators\u2019, started the Emperor after reaching the podium, \u2018this war is unwinnable\u2019. There was a loud gasp. Even though they knew that the immense power of their Empire is nothing compared to what the invaders from Earth can unleash, they were still holding on to their hope. Does it mean there\u2019s officially no hope anymore?\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EK\u0125al\u0268d continued: \u2018but if we don\u2019t win it, our entire species will perish, our Beloved Planet and its Three Moons will be destroyed to pieces. So we \u003Cem\u003Ecannot\u003C\/em\u003E lose it. It\u2019s unwinnable, but we \u003Cem\u003Ehave to\u003C\/em\u003E win it.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ETheir voice started shaking. \u2018What the fuck do we do?\u2019, they cried.\u003C\/p\u003E","contentLite":"\u003Cfigure\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/avris.it\/image\/multicolored-planet-fluid-painting_big.jpeg\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg src=\u0022https:\/\/avris.it\/image\/multicolored-planet-fluid-painting_mini.jpeg\u0022 alt=\u0022multicolored planet fluid painting\u0022 width=\u0022240\u0022 height=\u0022164.57142857143\u0022 loading=\u0022lazy\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfigcaption\u003E\n                    \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/1nUNsmWfcSk\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022\u003E\u003Csmall\u003Eunsplash.com\/photos\/1nUNsmWfcSk\u003C\/small\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\n                \u003C\/figcaption\u003E\u003C\/figure\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018All stand for Their Majesty, Ruler of the Seven Continents, Sovereign of the Three Moons, Protector of Freedom, Emperor K\u0125al\u0268d, the fourth of this name!\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFanfares resounded and all hundred forty-four Senators (what an unusual attendance!) rose from their seats as the Emperor entered the Senate Plenary Hall, followed by a dozen generals. Well, \u201ccrawled into\u201d might have been a better word to describe it, but since that was the ordinary for their species, I guess just \u201centered\u201d is fine. The point is, even though for humans it might have looked sluggish and repulsive, for mendr\u0268ans the whole scene looked ultimately royal and dignified as fuck. The Sovereign Senate doesn\u2019t invite the Emperor that often. Whatever is happening, is gonna be \u003Cem\u003Ehuge\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018My dear Senators\u2019, started the Emperor after reaching the podium, \u2018this war is unwinnable\u2019. There was a loud gasp. Even though they knew that the immense power of their Empire is nothing compared to what the invaders from Earth can unleash, they were still holding on to their hope. Does it mean there\u2019s officially no hope anymore?\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EK\u0125al\u0268d continued: \u2018but if we don\u2019t win it, our entire species will perish, our Beloved Planet and its Three Moons will be destroyed to pieces. So we \u003Cem\u003Ecannot\u003C\/em\u003E lose it. It\u2019s unwinnable, but we \u003Cem\u003Ehave to\u003C\/em\u003E win it.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ETheir voice started shaking. \u2018What the fuck do we do?\u2019, they cried.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe silence in the Plenary Hall was deafening. No-one has ever seen the Emperor lose their image of a strong, powerful leader, not even for a second. And now they seemed ready to burst into tears.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ENo-one dared to speak. No-one had a good solution. When you are faced with the arsenal and the technology of a species that has managed to find you on the other side of the galaxy, to travel thousands of light years, and to destroy an entire continent on your home planet with a single bomb, while you have only just managed to colonise your Three Moons recently, you\u2019re basically fucked. No idea is a good idea.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018I have an idea\u2019, said one of the Senators once they stood up. It took them a while to decide, whether it\u2019s even worth mentioning, or actually, if it\u2019s \u003Cem\u003Esafe\u003C\/em\u003E to even mention it. But eventually they did stand up and speak up. They\u2019re gonna be dead soon anyway, they all are. No better time to get desperate.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018It\u2019s crazy, it\u2019s dangerous, it\u2019s disastrous, it\u2019s desperate, but it\u2019s still better than the alternative. Please, Your Majesty, please, fellow Senators, please, honorable Generals, please hear me out in full before beheading me for putting out this outrageous proposal.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EK\u0125al\u0268d nodded quietly.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018The threat that we are facing now are the despicable Earthlings, who think they can treat us like vermin. Their weapon against us is their technology. We absolutely cannot compete with them in this field. Our technology might be great, it might be a marvel of the mendr\u0268ankind, and yet it\u2019s still inferior to theirs...\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018Except...\u2019, they said and they hesitated, if they still want to continue... Screw it, they\u2019re all screwed anyway.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018Except for one piece of technology that me have achieved and they have not. Time travel.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThey expected a loud indignation, screams, shouts, and possibly even a lynch. But everyone was either loyal to the promise to hear him out, or simply too shocked to do anything.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018As we all know, since the Great T\u0125arren\u00e6 of R\u0268\u0268n\u00f8 invented their Time Machine four hundred years ago, it has only been used once. Great T\u0125arren\u00e6 used it themselves to travel just eight days back into the past in order to prevent a deadly disaster in the thermonuclear power plant of Ikkonu. They failed miserably, because of the inherent rules of the Universe. The Law of Immense Reaction.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E(Or how humans call it: The Butterfly Effect.)\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018The Ikkonu power plant is still standing today and none of its thousands of employees has been harmed, but T\u0125arren\u00e6\u2019s mission is considered a horrible failure nonetheless. Maybe their very presence in Ikkonu, maybe some of their words, maybe just what they had for dinner instead what they had had in the original timeline \u2013 some petty detail has triggered a series of unfortunate events that eventually led to the horrible tragedy which was the Civil War. Millions and millions of mendr\u0268ans died a horrible death from hands of each other, making it the greatest tragedy in the entire history of mendr\u0268ankind.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Senate kept silent.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018Great T\u0125arren\u00e6 has lost the love of their life in this war, which eventually led them to commit suicide. They knew that the eight days they traveled back hadn\u2019t even passed again yet. The war wasn\u2019t always meant to be. It wouldn\u2019t have happened, if they had stayed in the present. They told their story to warn the rest of us from ever repeating the mistake of time travel, and then took their life.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018We\u2019ve passed this story from generation to generation and never ever dared to travel in time again. Even officially proposing to the Senate to use the T\u0125arren\u00e6\u2019s Time Machine is an offence punishable by death. But I\u2019m ready to suffer the consequences, if that\u2019s the way to save our planet.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EEmperor K\u0125al\u0268d didn\u2019t seem angry at their Senator for breaking the law. They actually looked... hopeful?\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018If we did decide to risk a possible destruction of our Empire by the consequences of time travel, against the certain destruction from the hands of those damn Earthlings, what would our plan be? How exactly could time travel save us, Senator?\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018I don\u2019t know exactly yet, Your Majesty, it\u2019s not an idea that I\u2019ve ever entertained before this Emergency Meeting. But the main point is: now we might be less advanced than the Earthlings are, but we\u2019re way more advanced than they were three thousand years ago. We could use that to our advantage. Maybe Your Majesty\u2019s intelligence has some reliable intel about the Earthlings\u2019 history, weak spots of their species, etc.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOne of the Generals stood up. \u2018This is a top secret knowledge, but with Your Majesty\u2019s permission, I\u2019d like to share it with the members of the Senate in this time of crisis\u2019.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Emperor nodded.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018We do, indeed, have plenty of intel about their past. We are able to pinpoint the exact point in time, where adding just a little bit of confusion and misinformation could lead them to basically destroy their own planet before they were even able to leave it in bigger numbers and save their species.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EA surprisingly cheerful murmur made a round among the Senators. Those monsters have a weak spot after all! Not all hope is lost!\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe General continued: \u2018They narrowly escaped an utter destruction after they had been exploiting the natural resources of their planet to its limit, producing tons and tons of carbon dioxide and other substances that are toxic for them, for their atmosphere and disastrous for their climate. They were facing horrible hurricanes, fires, floods, food shortage, etc. etc. All we need is to go back to that decisive moment and convince them not to care, to carry on and just hope for the best, or even not to even believe that the whole threat is real.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESomebody started clapping. Somebody started cheering. Soon the entire Hall was loud and visibly hopeful.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018ORDER!\u2019, thundered the Emperor. \u2018Let\u2019s have a plan ready first, before we start celebrating having a plan.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Senator who proposed it realised that they aren\u2019t getting beheaded today. They have the Senate on their side. So\u2026 they started questioning their own idea now...\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018Is this enough?\u2019, they asked the General. \u2018Shouldn\u2019t we have more ways to harm them, just in case this one doesn\u2019t work out? We won\u2019t get a second change at it.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe General didn\u2019t seem worried. \u2018Oh, trust me, Honorable Senator, those monsters might be invincible monsters now, but they have had plenty of problems in their past. For instance, the only reason they\u2019re even still alive today is a method of protection against diseases that they call \u201cvaccination\u201d. Never mind the details, but if we just convince enough humans that they don\u2019t really work, or that they are a scam, or that they have some bullshit side-effects, they\u2019ll start dropping in numbers faster than the asteroids fall on our Second Moon.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018They weren\u2019t always as united as a species as they are today, either. They used to have those things that they called \u201ccountries\u201d, that basically divided them into arbitrary groups who hated each other for no reason. Also, they come in different colours of the skin, which apparently used to be a valid reason to hate and kill each other for centuries. All we need is to make them keep doing it.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018What more is there...? Oh, this. Their technological advancement wouldn\u2019t have happened if it weren\u2019t properly funded. And it was only funded so well because they could afford it by taxing the rich, which led them to more social justice, less poverty, and more money for things that actually benefit them as a species.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018Their science also had to be supported by the majority to be successful. It could only happen because they finally rejected most of their primitive superstitions they called \u201creligions\u201d and decided to look at science for answers instead.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018We just need to stop their progress, that\u2019s it, and they\u2019ll finish themselves off. Let\u2019s make them disregard their environment, their science, their reason. Let\u2019s feed their hatred towards each other, let\u2019s spread the differences between them. If all goes well, we won\u2019t even have to fight the Earthlings. There will be no Earthlings.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EA storm of applause has passed around the Plenary Hall. The Emperor had to silence it again. One Senator stood up and asked: \u2018but how do we even get there?\u2019.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EA different General stood up this time and answered: \u2018again, it was a top secret military operation, but with your permission, Majesty...\u2019 \u2013 the Emperor nodded again \u2013 \u2018Last week the Royal Army has successfully taken over one of the enemy\u2019s spaceships. It is fully operational and able to travel back to Earth.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Senator, who originally proposed time travel, stood up again and asked: \u2018Will the T\u0125arren\u00e6\u2019s Time Machine fit inside? Does it mean our troops can travel to Earth, perform the travel to the past over there, and possibly limit the consequences of The Law of Immense Reaction to \u003Cem\u003Etheir\u003C\/em\u003E planet? Does it mean that the only part of our timeline that will get destroyed would be the part between the Earthling\u2019s invasion and now? Will we just live as usual until the moment of invasion, then we won\u2019t notice that it was supposed to happen in the original timeline, and then continue to live our happy lives?\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe General wasn\u2019t sure what to say. \u2018For obvious reasons, not only haven\u2019t we studied time travel \u003Cem\u003Eenough\u003C\/em\u003E to know that for sure, we didn\u2019t study it \u003Cem\u003Eat all\u003C\/em\u003E. Who knows what\u2019s gonna happen? It will be a very risky operation, whatever we do. Worst case scenario: our entire existence will be wiped out. On the other hand, if we do nothing, or continue to fight a conventional war, the same will happen, except inevitably.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe silence was piercing the ears of everyone in the Plenary Hall. It was unbearable, scary, heavy. They knew it will be the hardest decision they have ever and will have ever taken.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018This will be the hardest decision of your lives\u2019, said Emperor K\u0125al\u0268d finally. \u2018But we have to make it as soon as possible. I\u2019ll leave the details to be worked out by the General Staff of my Royal Army, but the decision whether or not we do it at all lies entirely on the People\u2019s Senate.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThey sat in their throne and left the podium to the Speaker of the Senate, who slowly approached it, cleared their throat and said loud and clear:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018The most Honorable Senate of the People of Mendr\u0268a and its Three Moons is being asked by Their Majesty, Ruler of the Seven Continents, Sovereign of the Three Moons, Protector of Freedom, Emperor K\u0125al\u0268d, the fourth of this name, to vote on whether Their Royal Army should proceed to strive to save our Empire from the most atrocious invasion by the monsters from Earth, by using the Time Machine of the Great T\u0125arren\u00e6 of R\u0268\u0268n\u00f8, despite the chance of The Law of Immense Reaction possibly hurting us in unpredictable ways. All those in favour, say \u201caye\u201d and raise your tail.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ETails didn\u2019t even have to be counted.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIt\u2019s official. It\u2019s the end of humankind.\u003C\/p\u003E","words":2187,"readTime":9,"lang":"en"},"pl":{"slug":"droga-ludzko\u015bci-uprasza-si\u0119-o-samounicestwienie","title":"Droga ludzko\u015bci, uprasza si\u0119 o samounicestwienie\u2026","intro":"\u003Cfigure\u003E\n                \u003Cnoscript\u003E\n                    \u003Cimg src=\u0022https:\/\/avris.it\/image\/multicolored-planet-fluid-painting_small.jpeg\u0022 alt=\u0022multicolored planet fluid painting\u0022 class=\u0022border-bottom\u0022 width=\u0022480\u0022 height=\u0022329.14285714286\u0022\u003E                \n                \u003C\/noscript\u003E\n                \u003Cspan class=\u0022hide-noscript\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg src=\u0022data:image\/png;base64,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\u0022 data-src=\u0022https:\/\/avris.it\/image\/multicolored-planet-fluid-painting_small.jpeg\u0022 alt=\u0022multicolored planet fluid painting\u0022 class=\u0022border-bottom\u0022 width=\u0022480\u0022 height=\u0022329.14285714286\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n                \n            \u003C\/figure\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018Wszyscy powsta\u0107 przed Jenu Wysoko\u015bci\u0105, W\u0142adcum Siedmiu Kontynent\u00f3w, Suwerenum Trzech Ksi\u0119\u017cyc\u00f3w,\nObro\u0144cum Wolno\u015bci, Cesarzum K\u0125al\u0268du, czwartum tego imienia!\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ERozbrzmia\u0142y fanfary i ka\u017cdu ze stu czterdziestu czterech Senator\u00f3w (c\u00f3\u017c za niebywa\u0142a frekwencja!)\npowsta\u0142u, podczas gdy Cesarzu wchodzi\u0142u do Sali Plenarnej Senatu, a tu\u017c za num tuzin jenu genera\u0142\u00f3w.\nC\u00f3\u017c, \u201cwpe\u0142z\u0142u\u201d by\u0142oby mo\u017ce ciut lepszym s\u0142owem, lecz jako \u017ce ich gatunek tak w\u0142a\u015bnie si\u0119 porusza\u0142,\npozosta\u0144my zwyczajnie przy \u201cwchodzi\u0142u\u201d. Tak czy siak, cho\u0107 dla ludzi mog\u0142o to wygl\u0105da\u0107\nospale i odrzucaj\u0105co, dla mendr\u0268an\u00f3w scena ta wygl\u0105da\u0142a niezmiernie kr\u00f3lewsko i godnie jak cholera.\nSuwerenny Senat niecz\u0119sto zaprasza\u0142 do siebie Cesarzum. Cokolwiek si\u0119 zaraz wydarzy \u2013 b\u0119dzie \u003Cem\u003Eogromne\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018Moju drogu Senatoria\u2019, rozpocz\u0119\u0142u przemow\u0119 Cesarzu tu\u017c po dope\u0142zni\u0119ciu do podium, \u2018ta wojna jest nie do wygrania\u2019.\nS\u0142ycha\u0107 by\u0142o g\u0142o\u015bne westchni\u0119cie zdziwienia. Cho\u0107 wiedzieli, \u017ce niezmierna pot\u0119ga ich Imperium\nto nic w por\u00f3wnaniu do piek\u0142a, kt\u00f3re potrafi\u0105 im rozp\u0119ta\u0107 naje\u017ad\u017acy z Ziemi, to jednak trzymali si\u0119 resztek nadziei.\nCzy to znaczy, \u017ce teraz nawet nadziei ju\u017c nie ma?\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EK\u0125al\u0268d kontynuowa\u0142u: \u2018lecz je\u015bli nie wygramy, to ca\u0142y nasz gatunek zginie, a nasza Ukochana Planeta\ni jej Trzy Ksi\u0119\u017cyce zostan\u0105 obr\u00f3cone w py\u0142. 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Tak czy siak, cho\u0107 dla ludzi mog\u0142o to wygl\u0105da\u0107\nospale i odrzucaj\u0105co, dla mendr\u0268an\u00f3w scena ta wygl\u0105da\u0142a niezmiernie kr\u00f3lewsko i godnie jak cholera.\nSuwerenny Senat niecz\u0119sto zaprasza\u0142 do siebie Cesarzum. Cokolwiek si\u0119 zaraz wydarzy \u2013 b\u0119dzie \u003Cem\u003Eogromne\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018Moju drogu Senatoria\u2019, rozpocz\u0119\u0142u przemow\u0119 Cesarzu tu\u017c po dope\u0142zni\u0119ciu do podium, \u2018ta wojna jest nie do wygrania\u2019.\nS\u0142ycha\u0107 by\u0142o g\u0142o\u015bne westchni\u0119cie zdziwienia. Cho\u0107 wiedzieli, \u017ce niezmierna pot\u0119ga ich Imperium\nto nic w por\u00f3wnaniu do piek\u0142a, kt\u00f3re potrafi\u0105 im rozp\u0119ta\u0107 naje\u017ad\u017acy z Ziemi, to jednak trzymali si\u0119 resztek nadziei.\nCzy to znaczy, \u017ce teraz nawet nadziei ju\u017c nie ma?\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EK\u0125al\u0268d kontynuowa\u0142u: \u2018lecz je\u015bli nie wygramy, to ca\u0142y nasz gatunek zginie, a nasza Ukochana Planeta\ni jej Trzy Ksi\u0119\u017cyce zostan\u0105 obr\u00f3cone w py\u0142. Wi\u0119c \u003Cem\u003Enie mo\u017cemy\u003C\/em\u003E jej przegra\u0107.\nWojna jest nie do wygrania, ale \u003Cem\u003Emusimy\u003C\/em\u003E j\u0105 wygra\u0107.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EJenu g\u0142os zacz\u0105\u0142 si\u0119 trz\u0105\u015b\u0107. \u2018Co my do kurwy mamy teraz zrobi\u0107?\u2019, zap\u0142aka\u0142u.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ECisza w Sali Plenarnej by\u0142a og\u0142uszaj\u0105ca. Nikt nigdy nie widzia\u0142 Cesarzum trac\u0105cum\ncho\u0107by na chwil\u0119 wizerunek silnum, pot\u0119\u017cnum przyw\u00f3dcum.\nA teraz wygl\u0105da\u0142u onu, jakby mia\u0142u wybuchn\u0105\u0107 p\u0142aczem.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ENikt nie odwa\u017cy\u0142 si\u0119 odezwa\u0107. Nikt nie mia\u0142 dobrego rozwi\u0105zania.\nKiedy przychodzi ci si\u0119 zmierzy\u0107 z flot\u0105, arsena\u0142em i technogi\u0105 gatunku, kt\u00f3ry da\u0142 rad\u0119 znale\u017a\u0107 ci\u0119\npo drugiej stronie galaktyki, dotrze\u0107 do ciebie i zniszczy\u0107 ca\u0142y kontynent na twojej planecie jedn\u0105 tylko bomb\u0105,\npodczas gdy ty ledwo co skolonizowa\u0142u\u015b swoje Trzy Ksi\u0119\u017cyce, wtedy masz zwyczajnie przejebane.\nNie ma dobrych pomys\u0142\u00f3w.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018Ja mam pomys\u0142\u2019, og\u0142osi\u0142u jednu z Senator\u00f3w, wstaj\u0105c. Troch\u0119 nu zaj\u0119\u0142o zdecydowanie,\nczy warto w og\u00f3le o tym pomy\u015ble wspomina\u0107. A raczej, czy \u003Cem\u003Ebezpiecznie\u003C\/em\u003E jest o nim napomskn\u0105\u0107.\nLecz w ko\u0144cu wsta\u0142u i odwa\u017cy\u0142u si\u0119 odezwa\u0107. I tak zaraz b\u0119dzie martwu, wi\u0119c co za r\u00f3\u017cnica?\nWszyscy b\u0119d\u0105. Je\u015bli kiedy\u015b \u0142apa\u0107 si\u0119 desperackich krok\u00f3w, to teraz.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018To szalone, niebezpieczne, niszczycielskie, desperackie, lecz wci\u0105\u017c lepsze ni\u017c alternatywa.\nB\u0142agam, Wasza Wysoko\u015b\u0107, b\u0142agam, szacowna wsp\u00f3\u0142senatora, b\u0142agam, dostojna Genera\u0142a, b\u0142agam wys\u0142uchajcie mnie do ko\u0144ca\nzanim skr\u00f3cicie mnie o g\u0142ow\u0119 za o\u015bmielenie si\u0119 wyj\u015b\u0107 z t\u0105 oburzaj\u0105c\u0105 propozycj\u0105.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EK\u0125al\u0268d kiwn\u0119\u0142u bez s\u0142owa.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018Zagro\u017cenie, przed kt\u00f3rym stajemy, to nikczemna Ziemiana, traktuj\u0105ca nas jak plugastwo.\nIch broni\u0105 przeciwko nam jest ich zaawansowana technologia. Nie mamy z nimi najmniejszych szans w tej dziedzinie.\nCho\u0107 nasza technologia te\u017c nie jest niczego sobie, cho\u0107 zadziwia ka\u017cdum mendr\u0268anum, to jednak jest od ichniej zdecydowanie gorsza\u2026\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018Z jednym wyj\u0105tkiem\u2026\u2019, powiedzia\u0142u, lecz potem si\u0119 zaj\u0105kn\u0119\u0142u i zw\u0105tpi\u0142u, czy chce kontynuowa\u0107\u2026\nEch, pieprzy\u0107 to. I tak wszyscy maj\u0105 przesrane.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018Z wyj\u0105tkiem jednej technologii, kt\u00f3r\u0105 nam uda\u0142o si\u0119 stworzy\u0107, a im nie. Podr\u00f3\u017cy w czasie.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOczekiwa\u0142u g\u0142o\u015bnego oburzenia, krzyk\u00f3w, wrzask\u00f3w, jak nie linczu.\nKa\u017cdu by\u0142u jednak wiernu przyrzeczeniu, by pozwoli\u0107 nu wypowiedzie\u0107 si\u0119 do ko\u0144ca.\nLub zbyt zszokowanu by jakkolwiek zareagowa\u0107.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018Jak wszyscy wiemy, odk\u0105d Wspania\u0142u T\u0125arren\u00e6 z R\u0268\u0268n\u00f8 wynalaz\u0142u sw\u0105 Maszyn\u0119 Czasu czterysta lat temu, zosta\u0142a ona u\u017cyta tylko raz.\nWspania\u0142u T\u0125arren\u00e6 z R\u0268\u0268n\u00f8 u\u017cy\u0142u jej samu, by cofn\u0105\u0107 si\u0119 w czasie o osiem dni i zapobiec \u015bmiertelnej katastrofie\nw elektrowni termonuklearnej w Ikkonu. Ponios\u0142u jednak sromotn\u0105 pora\u017ck\u0119, a wszystko z powodu nieod\u0142\u0105cznych praw Wszech\u015bwiata.\nZ powodu Prawa Olbrzymiej Reakcji.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E(Znanym przez ludzko\u015b\u0107 pod nazw\u0105 Efektu Motyla)\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018Elektrownia Ikkonu dzia\u0142a po dzi\u015b dzie\u0144 i \u017cadnu z tysi\u0119cy jej pracownika nie dozna\u0142u krzywdy,\nlecz misja T\u0125arren\u00e6\u0027u i tak jest uwa\u017cana za pora\u017ck\u0119.\nBy\u0107 mo\u017ce sama jenu obecno\u015b\u0107 w Ikkonu, by\u0107 mo\u017ce kt\u00f3re\u015b jenu s\u0142owa,\nby\u0107 mo\u017ce to, co zjad\u0142u na obiad zamiast tego, co by\u0142u zjad\u0142u w oryginalnej osi czasu \u2013\nkt\u00f3ry\u015b malutki detal rozpocz\u0105\u0142 reakcj\u0119 \u0142a\u0144cuchow\u0105 niefortunnych zdarze\u0144,\nkt\u00f3re przyczyni\u0142y si\u0119 do wybuchu Wojny Domowej.\nMiliony mendr\u0268ana zmar\u0142y okropn\u0105 \u015bmierci\u0105 z r\u0105k swego rodze\u0144stwa.\nTo by\u0142a najwi\u0119ksza tragedia w dziejach mendr\u0268a\u0144sko\u015bci.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESenat milcza\u0142.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018Wspania\u0142u T\u0125arren\u00e6 straci\u0142u w tej wojnie mi\u0142o\u015b\u0107 swego \u017cycia.\nWiedzia\u0142u, \u017ce nie min\u0119\u0142o jeszcze ponownie nawet te osiem dni, o kt\u00f3re cofn\u0105\u0142 si\u0119 w czasie.\nTa wojna nie powinna by\u0142a mie\u0107 miejsca. Nie mia\u0142aby miejsca, gdyby onu pozosta\u0142u w swojej tera\u017aniejszo\u015bci.\nOpowiedzia\u0142u wi\u0119c sw\u0105 histori\u0119 reszcie z nas, by przestrzec nas przed pope\u0142nieniem ponownie jenu b\u0142\u0119du,\npo czym odebra\u0142u sobie \u017cycie.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018Przekazywali\u015bmy t\u0119 histori\u0119 z pokolenia na pokolenie, i nigdy wi\u0119cej nie o\u015bmielili\u015bmy si\u0119 zmienia\u0107 osi czasu.\nNawet sugerowanie Senatowi, by u\u017cy\u0142 Maszyny Czasu T\u0125arren\u00e6\u0027u, jest zbrodni\u0105 karan\u0105 \u015bmierci\u0105.\nLecz jestem gotowu ponie\u015b\u0107 konsekwencje, je\u015bli pomo\u017ce to uratowa\u0107 nasz\u0105 planet\u0119.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ECesarzu K\u0125al\u0268d nie wygl\u0105da\u0142u jednak na w\u015bciek\u0142u. Wygl\u0105da\u0142u raczej na\u2026 pe\u0142nu nadziei?\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018Je\u015bli zdecydujemy si\u0119 zaryzykowa\u0107 potencjalne zniszczenie naszego Imperium przez konsekwencje podr\u00f3\u017cy w czasie,\nby broni\u0107 si\u0119 przed pewn\u0105 anihilacj\u0105 ze strony tych jebanych Ziemniak\u00f3w, to jaki by\u0142by nasz plan by to osi\u0105gn\u0105\u0107?\nJak konkretnie podr\u00f3\u017c w czasie mia\u0142aby nam pom\u00f3c, Senatoru?\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018Jeszcze tego nie wiem, Wasza Wysoko\u015b\u0107. To nie jest pomys\u0142, kt\u00f3ry pojawi\u0142by mi si\u0119 w g\u0142owie przed tym Nadzwyczajnym Zebraniem.\nLecz jego sednem jest to: mo\u017ce i jeste\u015bmy mniej zaawansowani ni\u017c Ziemniaki,\nale jeste\u015bmy przecie\u017c bardziej zaawansowani ni\u017c oni byli trzy tysi\u0105ce lat temu.\nMogliby\u015bmy jako\u015b wykorzysta\u0107 to na nasz\u0105 korzy\u015b\u0107.\nBy\u0107 mo\u017ce S\u0142u\u017cba Wywiadu Waszej Wysoko\u015bci ma jakie\u015b wiarygodne informacje na temat historii Ziemniak\u00f3w,\nich s\u0142abych punkt\u00f3w, etc.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EJednu spo\u015br\u00f3d Genera\u0142a wsta\u0142u. \u2018Jest to wiedza \u015bci\u015ble tajna, lecz za pozwoleniem Waszej Wysoko\u015bci,\nchcia\u0142ubym podzeli\u0107 si\u0119 ni\u0105 z Senatem ze wzgl\u0119du na czas kryzysu.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ECesarzu skin\u0119\u0142u.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018Owszem, mamy od groma informacji na temat ich przesz\u0142o\u015bci. Jeste\u015bmy w stanie okre\u015bli\u0107 dok\u0142adny moment,\nw kt\u00f3rym zasianie ziarna niepewno\u015bci, zamieszania i dezinformacji mog\u0142oby sprawi\u0107,\n\u017ce zniszczyliby w\u0142asn\u0105 planet\u0119 zanim jeszcze urosn\u0105 do swej dzisiejszej pot\u0119gi.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EZaskakuj\u0105co radosny szmer da\u0142o si\u0119 s\u0142ysze\u0107 w\u015br\u00f3d Senatora. Te potwory maj\u0105 jednak jaki\u015b s\u0142aby punkt!\nNie ca\u0142a nadzieja jest jeszcze stracona!\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EGenera\u0142u kontynuowa\u0142u: \u2018Ledwo co unikn\u0119li ca\u0142kowitego zniszczenia po tym,\njak byli wyeksploatowali wszystkie zasoby naturalne swej planety, produkuj\u0105c miliony ton dwutlenku w\u0119gla\ni innych substancji, kt\u00f3re s\u0105 toksyczne dla nich i dla ich atmosfery, i niszczycielskie dla ich klimatu.\nDotkn\u0119\u0142y ich przera\u017caj\u0105ce huragany, po\u017cary, powodzie, niedobory \u017cywno\u015bci, etc. etc.\nWszystko, czego potrzebujemy, to wr\u00f3ci\u0107 do tego decyduj\u0105cego momentu w ich przesz\u0142o\u015bci\ni nam\u00f3wi\u0107 ich, by si\u0119 niczym nie przejmowali. By parli do przodu i liczyli, \u017ce b\u0119dzie dobrze,\nalbo nawet \u017ceby nie wierzyli, \u017ce kt\u00f3rykolwiek z tych problem\u00f3w jest prawdziwy.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EKto\u015b zacz\u0119\u0142u klaska\u0107. Kto\u015b zacz\u0119\u0142u owacje. Wkr\u00f3tce ca\u0142a Sala by\u0142a g\u0142o\u015bna i widocznie pe\u0142na nadziei.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018SPOK\u00d3J!\u2019, wrzasn\u0119\u0142u Cesarzu. \u2018Miejmy najpierw plan, a dopiero potem celebrujmy manie planu.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESenatoru, kt\u00f3ru zaproponowa\u0142u u\u017cycie Maszyny Czasu, zorientowa\u0142u si\u0119, \u017ce dzi\u015b g\u0142owy pozbawionu jednak nie b\u0119dzie.\nMa Senat po swojej stronie. Wi\u0119c\u2026 zacz\u0119\u0142u w\u0105tpi\u0107 w sw\u00f3j w\u0142asny pomys\u0142.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018Czy to wystarczy?\u2019, spyta\u0142u Genera\u0142u. \u2018Czy nie powinni\u015bmy mie\u0107 planu zapasowego na skrzywdzenie ich w inny spos\u00f3b?\nNie b\u0119dziemy mieli drugiej szansy.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EGenera\u0142u nie wygl\u0105da\u0142u na zmartwionu. \u2018Wierzcie mi, Dostojnu Senatoru, te potwory mo\u017ce i s\u0105 dzi\u015b niezniszczalne,\nlecz w przesz\u0142o\u015bci zmaga\u0142y si\u0119 z wieloma problemami. Dla przyk\u0142adu, jedynym powodem, dla kt\u00f3rego jeszcze istniej\u0105,\njest spos\u00f3b obrony przed chorobami, kt\u00f3ry nazywaj\u0105 \u201cszczepionkami\u201d.\nNie b\u0119d\u0119 si\u0119 teraz wg\u0142\u0119bia\u0107 w szczeg\u00f3\u0142y, lecz je\u015bli przekonamy wystarczaj\u0105co wielu Ziemniak\u00f3w,\n\u017ce szczepionki tak naprawd\u0119 nie dzia\u0142aj\u0105, \u017ce s\u0105 oszustwem, albo \u017ce maj\u0105 jakie\u015b zmy\u015blone efekty uboczne,\nto ich gatunkowi dostanie si\u0119 od chor\u00f3b bardziej ni\u017c Drugiemu Ksi\u0119\u017cycowi dostaje si\u0119 od asteroid.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018Nie zawsze byli tak zjednoczeni jako gatunek, jak s\u0105 dzisiaj. Mieli od groma rzeczy, kt\u00f3re nazywali \u201cpa\u0144stwami\u201d.\nW skr\u00f3cie: podzielili si\u0119 arbitralnie na grupki, kt\u00f3re si\u0119 nawzajem nienawidzi\u0142y bez powodu.\nPoza tym, ich osobniki maj\u0105 r\u00f3\u017cne kolory sk\u00f3ry, co najwidoczniej jest dla nich uzasadnionym powodem,\nby przez wieki si\u0119 nawzajem nienawidzi\u0107 i mordowa\u0107. Jedyne, co musimy zrobi\u0107, to sprawi\u0107, by nie przestali.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018Co by tu jeszcze\u2026? A no tak! Ich boom technologiczny nigdy by si\u0119 nie wydarzy\u0142, gdyby nie by\u0142 odpowiednio sfinansowany.\nA sfinansowa\u0142o go opodatkowanie najbogatszych, kt\u00f3re doprowadzi\u0142o r\u00f3wnie\u017c do wi\u0119kszej sprawiedliwo\u015bci spo\u0142ecznej,\nspadku ub\u00f3stwa i wi\u0119kszej ilo\u015bci pieni\u0119dzy do wydania na rozw\u00f3j gatunku zamiast chomikowania przez garstk\u0119 miliarder\u00f3w.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018Ich nauka potrzebowa\u0142a te\u017c wsparcia wi\u0119kszo\u015bci spo\u0142ecze\u0144stwa. Uda\u0142o si\u0119 to tylko dzi\u0119ki temu, \u017ce odrzucili\nprymitywne przes\u0105dy, kt\u00f3re nazywali \u201creligiami\u201d, a zamiast tego zwr\u00f3cili si\u0119 ku nauce.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018Wystarczy, \u017ce powstrzymamy ich rozw\u00f3j, i tyle. Sami si\u0119 wyko\u0144cz\u0105. Sprawmy, \u017ce zaniedbaj\u0105 swoje \u015brodowisko,\nswoj\u0105 nauk\u0119, sw\u00f3j rozum. Niech karmi\u0105 si\u0119 nienawi\u015bci\u0105 do siebie nawzajem. Niech rozwijaj\u0105 si\u0119 mi\u0119dzy nimi podzia\u0142y.\nJe\u015bli wszystko p\u00f3jdzie dobrze, nie b\u0119dziemy musieli nawet walczy\u0107 z Ziemniakami. Nie b\u0119dzie ju\u017c Ziemniak\u00f3w.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBurza oklask\u00f3w przetoczy\u0142a si\u0119 po Sali Plenarnej. Cesarzu musia\u0142u ponownie uspokoi\u0107 Senatora.\nJednu z nich wsta\u0142u i spyta\u0142u: \u2018ale jak si\u0119 tam w og\u00f3le dostaniemy?\u2019.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ETym razem wsta\u0142u innu Genera\u0142u i odpowidzia\u0142u: \u2018tak jak w poprzednim przypadku, jest to \u015bci\u015ble tajna operacja militarna,\nlecz za Waszym pozwoleniem, Wasza Wysoko\u015b\u0107\u2026\u2019 \u2013 Cesarzu skin\u0119\u0142u ponownie \u2013 \u2018W zesz\u0142ym tygodniu Armia Imperialna\nprzej\u0119\u0142a statek wroga. Jest w pe\u0142ni sprawny i zdolny do podr\u00f3\u017cy z powrotem na Ziemi\u0119.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESenatoru, kt\u00f3ru wysz\u0142u by\u0142u z propozycj\u0105 podr\u00f3\u017cy w czasie, wsta\u0142u ponownie i spyta\u0142u:\n\u2018Czy Maszyna Czasu T\u0125arren\u00e6\u0027u zmie\u015bci\u0142aby si\u0119 w nim? Czy to oznacza, \u017ce nasze oddzia\u0142y mog\u0142yby\npolecie\u0107 na Ziemi\u0119, tam dokona\u0107 skoku w czasie, a ewentualne konsekwencje\nPrawa Olbrzymiej Reakcji dotkn\u0119\u0142yby wy\u0142\u0105cznie ich planety?\nCzy to znaczy, \u017ce jedyna cz\u0119\u015b\u0107 naszej osi czasu, kt\u00f3ra uleg\u0142aby zniszczeniu,\nto ta pomi\u0119dzy inwazj\u0105 Ziemniak\u00f3w a tera\u017aniejszo\u015bci\u0105?\nCzy to znaczy \u017ce po prostu b\u0119dziemy w nowej osi czasu \u017cyli spokojnie a\u017c do momentu inwazji,\npotem si\u0119 ona nie wydarzy i nie b\u0119dziemy mieli o niej poj\u0119cia, i b\u0119dziemy dalej wiedli spokojne \u017cycie?\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EGenera\u0142u nie wiedzia\u0142u, co powiedzie\u0107. \u2018Z oczywistych wzgl\u0119d\u00f3w, nie tylko nie zbadali\u015bmy podr\u00f3\u017cy w czasie\n\u003Cem\u003Ewystarczaj\u0105co dobrze\u003C\/em\u003E, by wiedzie\u0107 to na pewno, my nie zbadali\u015bmy jej \u003Cem\u003Ewcale\u003C\/em\u003E. Kto wie, co si\u0119 wydarzy?\nTo b\u0119dzie bardzo ryzykowna operacja, niezale\u017cnie, co zdecydujemy si\u0119 zrobi\u0107.\nW najgorszym wypadku ca\u0142a nasza egzystencja ulegnie zag\u0142adzie.\nZ drugiej strony, je\u015bli nie zrobimy nic, b\u0105d\u017a b\u0119dziemy kontynuowa\u0107 konwencjonaln\u0105 wojn\u0119,\nwydarzy si\u0119 dok\u0142adnie ten najczarniejszy scenariusz, tyle \u017ce b\u0119dzie on nieunikniony.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ECisza przeszywa\u0142a uszy wszystkich zgromadzonych w Sali Plenarnej.\nBy\u0142a niezno\u015bna, przera\u017aliwa, ci\u0119\u017cka. Wiedzieli, \u017ce to b\u0119dzie najtrudniejsza decyzja, jak\u0105 kiedykolwiek podejm\u0105.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018To b\u0119dzie najtrudniejsza decyzja, jak\u0105 kiedykolwiek podejmiecie\u2019, powiedzia\u0142u wreszcie Cesarzu K\u0125al\u0268d.\n\u2018Ale musimy j\u0105 podj\u0105\u0107 tak szybko, jak to tylko mo\u017cliwe. Detale zostawi\u0119 do obmy\u015blenia Genera\u0142om mej Imperialnej Armii,\nlecz decyzja, czy chcemy w og\u00f3le zmierza\u0107 w t\u0119 stron\u0119, nale\u017cy wy\u0142\u0105cznie do Senatu Ludu.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESiad\u0142u na jenu tronie, zapraszaj\u0105c do podium Marsza\u0142kum Senatu, kt\u00f3ru powoli si\u0119 do niego zbli\u017cy\u0142u,\nodchrz\u0105kn\u0119\u0142u i powiedzia\u0142u jasno i wyra\u017anie:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018Najczcigodniejszy Senat Ludu Mendr\u0268i i jej Trzech Ksi\u0119\u017cyc\u00f3w staje przed pytaniem ze strony\nJenu Wysoko\u015bci, W\u0142adcum Siedmiu Kontynent\u00f3w, Suwerenum Trzech Ksi\u0119\u017cyc\u00f3w, Obro\u0144cum Wolno\u015bci, Cesarzum K\u0125al\u0268du, czwartum tego imienia,\no g\u0142os w sprawie tego, czy Jenu Imperialna Armia powinna rozpocz\u0105\u0107 starania ku ratunkowi naszego Imperium\nprzed okrutn\u0105 inwazj\u0105 potwor\u00f3w z Ziemi poprzez u\u017cycie Maszyny Czasu Wspania\u0142enu T\u0125arren\u00e6 z R\u0268\u0268n\u00f8\nmimo szansy, \u017ce Prawo Olbrzymiej Reakcji skrzywdzi nas na nieprzewidywalne sposoby.\nKto jest za, niech powie \u201cza\u201d i podniesie ogon.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOgon\u00f3w nie trzeba by\u0142o nawet liczy\u0107.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ETo ju\u017c oficjalne. Nadci\u0105ga koniec ludzko\u015bci.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Csvg xmlns=\u0022http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\u0022 style=\u0022display: none;\u0022\u003E\u003C\/svg\u003E","tags":["aliens","antivax","countries","destruction","earth","global warming","humankind","nationalism","omniscience","peace","planet","racism","religion","spiecies","superstition","technology","time travel","vaccines","war"],"hasMore":true,"image":"https:\/\/avris.it\/image\/multicolored-planet-fluid-painting_small.jpeg","introLite":"\u003Cfigure\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/avris.it\/image\/multicolored-planet-fluid-painting_big.jpeg\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg src=\u0022https:\/\/avris.it\/image\/multicolored-planet-fluid-painting_mini.jpeg\u0022 alt=\u0022multicolored planet fluid painting\u0022 width=\u0022240\u0022 height=\u0022164.57142857143\u0022 loading=\u0022lazy\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/figure\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018Wszyscy powsta\u0107 przed Jenu Wysoko\u015bci\u0105, W\u0142adcum Siedmiu Kontynent\u00f3w, Suwerenum Trzech Ksi\u0119\u017cyc\u00f3w,\nObro\u0144cum Wolno\u015bci, Cesarzum K\u0125al\u0268du, czwartum tego imienia!\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ERozbrzmia\u0142y fanfary i ka\u017cdu ze stu czterdziestu czterech Senator\u00f3w (c\u00f3\u017c za niebywa\u0142a frekwencja!)\npowsta\u0142u, podczas gdy Cesarzu wchodzi\u0142u do Sali Plenarnej Senatu, a tu\u017c za num tuzin jenu genera\u0142\u00f3w.\nC\u00f3\u017c, \u201cwpe\u0142z\u0142u\u201d by\u0142oby mo\u017ce ciut lepszym s\u0142owem, lecz jako \u017ce ich gatunek tak w\u0142a\u015bnie si\u0119 porusza\u0142,\npozosta\u0144my zwyczajnie przy \u201cwchodzi\u0142u\u201d. Tak czy siak, cho\u0107 dla ludzi mog\u0142o to wygl\u0105da\u0107\nospale i odrzucaj\u0105co, dla mendr\u0268an\u00f3w scena ta wygl\u0105da\u0142a niezmiernie kr\u00f3lewsko i godnie jak cholera.\nSuwerenny Senat niecz\u0119sto zaprasza\u0142 do siebie Cesarzum. Cokolwiek si\u0119 zaraz wydarzy \u2013 b\u0119dzie \u003Cem\u003Eogromne\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018Moju drogu Senatoria\u2019, rozpocz\u0119\u0142u przemow\u0119 Cesarzu tu\u017c po dope\u0142zni\u0119ciu do podium, \u2018ta wojna jest nie do wygrania\u2019.\nS\u0142ycha\u0107 by\u0142o g\u0142o\u015bne westchni\u0119cie zdziwienia. Cho\u0107 wiedzieli, \u017ce niezmierna pot\u0119ga ich Imperium\nto nic w por\u00f3wnaniu do piek\u0142a, kt\u00f3re potrafi\u0105 im rozp\u0119ta\u0107 naje\u017ad\u017acy z Ziemi, to jednak trzymali si\u0119 resztek nadziei.\nCzy to znaczy, \u017ce teraz nawet nadziei ju\u017c nie ma?\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EK\u0125al\u0268d kontynuowa\u0142u: \u2018lecz je\u015bli nie wygramy, to ca\u0142y nasz gatunek zginie, a nasza Ukochana Planeta\ni jej Trzy Ksi\u0119\u017cyce zostan\u0105 obr\u00f3cone w py\u0142. Wi\u0119c \u003Cem\u003Enie mo\u017cemy\u003C\/em\u003E jej przegra\u0107.\nWojna jest nie do wygrania, ale \u003Cem\u003Emusimy\u003C\/em\u003E j\u0105 wygra\u0107.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EJenu g\u0142os zacz\u0105\u0142 si\u0119 trz\u0105\u015b\u0107. \u2018Co my do kurwy mamy teraz zrobi\u0107?\u2019, zap\u0142aka\u0142u.\u003C\/p\u003E","contentLite":"\u003Cfigure\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/avris.it\/image\/multicolored-planet-fluid-painting_big.jpeg\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg src=\u0022https:\/\/avris.it\/image\/multicolored-planet-fluid-painting_mini.jpeg\u0022 alt=\u0022multicolored planet fluid painting\u0022 width=\u0022240\u0022 height=\u0022164.57142857143\u0022 loading=\u0022lazy\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfigcaption\u003E\n                    \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/1nUNsmWfcSk\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022\u003E\u003Csmall\u003Eunsplash.com\/photos\/1nUNsmWfcSk\u003C\/small\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\n                \u003C\/figcaption\u003E\u003C\/figure\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018Wszyscy powsta\u0107 przed Jenu Wysoko\u015bci\u0105, W\u0142adcum Siedmiu Kontynent\u00f3w, Suwerenum Trzech Ksi\u0119\u017cyc\u00f3w,\nObro\u0144cum Wolno\u015bci, Cesarzum K\u0125al\u0268du, czwartum tego imienia!\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ERozbrzmia\u0142y fanfary i ka\u017cdu ze stu czterdziestu czterech Senator\u00f3w (c\u00f3\u017c za niebywa\u0142a frekwencja!)\npowsta\u0142u, podczas gdy Cesarzu wchodzi\u0142u do Sali Plenarnej Senatu, a tu\u017c za num tuzin jenu genera\u0142\u00f3w.\nC\u00f3\u017c, \u201cwpe\u0142z\u0142u\u201d by\u0142oby mo\u017ce ciut lepszym s\u0142owem, lecz jako \u017ce ich gatunek tak w\u0142a\u015bnie si\u0119 porusza\u0142,\npozosta\u0144my zwyczajnie przy \u201cwchodzi\u0142u\u201d. Tak czy siak, cho\u0107 dla ludzi mog\u0142o to wygl\u0105da\u0107\nospale i odrzucaj\u0105co, dla mendr\u0268an\u00f3w scena ta wygl\u0105da\u0142a niezmiernie kr\u00f3lewsko i godnie jak cholera.\nSuwerenny Senat niecz\u0119sto zaprasza\u0142 do siebie Cesarzum. Cokolwiek si\u0119 zaraz wydarzy \u2013 b\u0119dzie \u003Cem\u003Eogromne\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018Moju drogu Senatoria\u2019, rozpocz\u0119\u0142u przemow\u0119 Cesarzu tu\u017c po dope\u0142zni\u0119ciu do podium, \u2018ta wojna jest nie do wygrania\u2019.\nS\u0142ycha\u0107 by\u0142o g\u0142o\u015bne westchni\u0119cie zdziwienia. Cho\u0107 wiedzieli, \u017ce niezmierna pot\u0119ga ich Imperium\nto nic w por\u00f3wnaniu do piek\u0142a, kt\u00f3re potrafi\u0105 im rozp\u0119ta\u0107 naje\u017ad\u017acy z Ziemi, to jednak trzymali si\u0119 resztek nadziei.\nCzy to znaczy, \u017ce teraz nawet nadziei ju\u017c nie ma?\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EK\u0125al\u0268d kontynuowa\u0142u: \u2018lecz je\u015bli nie wygramy, to ca\u0142y nasz gatunek zginie, a nasza Ukochana Planeta\ni jej Trzy Ksi\u0119\u017cyce zostan\u0105 obr\u00f3cone w py\u0142. Wi\u0119c \u003Cem\u003Enie mo\u017cemy\u003C\/em\u003E jej przegra\u0107.\nWojna jest nie do wygrania, ale \u003Cem\u003Emusimy\u003C\/em\u003E j\u0105 wygra\u0107.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EJenu g\u0142os zacz\u0105\u0142 si\u0119 trz\u0105\u015b\u0107. \u2018Co my do kurwy mamy teraz zrobi\u0107?\u2019, zap\u0142aka\u0142u.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ECisza w Sali Plenarnej by\u0142a og\u0142uszaj\u0105ca. Nikt nigdy nie widzia\u0142 Cesarzum trac\u0105cum\ncho\u0107by na chwil\u0119 wizerunek silnum, pot\u0119\u017cnum przyw\u00f3dcum.\nA teraz wygl\u0105da\u0142u onu, jakby mia\u0142u wybuchn\u0105\u0107 p\u0142aczem.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ENikt nie odwa\u017cy\u0142 si\u0119 odezwa\u0107. Nikt nie mia\u0142 dobrego rozwi\u0105zania.\nKiedy przychodzi ci si\u0119 zmierzy\u0107 z flot\u0105, arsena\u0142em i technogi\u0105 gatunku, kt\u00f3ry da\u0142 rad\u0119 znale\u017a\u0107 ci\u0119\npo drugiej stronie galaktyki, dotrze\u0107 do ciebie i zniszczy\u0107 ca\u0142y kontynent na twojej planecie jedn\u0105 tylko bomb\u0105,\npodczas gdy ty ledwo co skolonizowa\u0142u\u015b swoje Trzy Ksi\u0119\u017cyce, wtedy masz zwyczajnie przejebane.\nNie ma dobrych pomys\u0142\u00f3w.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018Ja mam pomys\u0142\u2019, og\u0142osi\u0142u jednu z Senator\u00f3w, wstaj\u0105c. Troch\u0119 nu zaj\u0119\u0142o zdecydowanie,\nczy warto w og\u00f3le o tym pomy\u015ble wspomina\u0107. A raczej, czy \u003Cem\u003Ebezpiecznie\u003C\/em\u003E jest o nim napomskn\u0105\u0107.\nLecz w ko\u0144cu wsta\u0142u i odwa\u017cy\u0142u si\u0119 odezwa\u0107. I tak zaraz b\u0119dzie martwu, wi\u0119c co za r\u00f3\u017cnica?\nWszyscy b\u0119d\u0105. Je\u015bli kiedy\u015b \u0142apa\u0107 si\u0119 desperackich krok\u00f3w, to teraz.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018To szalone, niebezpieczne, niszczycielskie, desperackie, lecz wci\u0105\u017c lepsze ni\u017c alternatywa.\nB\u0142agam, Wasza Wysoko\u015b\u0107, b\u0142agam, szacowna wsp\u00f3\u0142senatora, b\u0142agam, dostojna Genera\u0142a, b\u0142agam wys\u0142uchajcie mnie do ko\u0144ca\nzanim skr\u00f3cicie mnie o g\u0142ow\u0119 za o\u015bmielenie si\u0119 wyj\u015b\u0107 z t\u0105 oburzaj\u0105c\u0105 propozycj\u0105.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EK\u0125al\u0268d kiwn\u0119\u0142u bez s\u0142owa.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018Zagro\u017cenie, przed kt\u00f3rym stajemy, to nikczemna Ziemiana, traktuj\u0105ca nas jak plugastwo.\nIch broni\u0105 przeciwko nam jest ich zaawansowana technologia. Nie mamy z nimi najmniejszych szans w tej dziedzinie.\nCho\u0107 nasza technologia te\u017c nie jest niczego sobie, cho\u0107 zadziwia ka\u017cdum mendr\u0268anum, to jednak jest od ichniej zdecydowanie gorsza\u2026\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018Z jednym wyj\u0105tkiem\u2026\u2019, powiedzia\u0142u, lecz potem si\u0119 zaj\u0105kn\u0119\u0142u i zw\u0105tpi\u0142u, czy chce kontynuowa\u0107\u2026\nEch, pieprzy\u0107 to. I tak wszyscy maj\u0105 przesrane.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018Z wyj\u0105tkiem jednej technologii, kt\u00f3r\u0105 nam uda\u0142o si\u0119 stworzy\u0107, a im nie. Podr\u00f3\u017cy w czasie.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOczekiwa\u0142u g\u0142o\u015bnego oburzenia, krzyk\u00f3w, wrzask\u00f3w, jak nie linczu.\nKa\u017cdu by\u0142u jednak wiernu przyrzeczeniu, by pozwoli\u0107 nu wypowiedzie\u0107 si\u0119 do ko\u0144ca.\nLub zbyt zszokowanu by jakkolwiek zareagowa\u0107.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018Jak wszyscy wiemy, odk\u0105d Wspania\u0142u T\u0125arren\u00e6 z R\u0268\u0268n\u00f8 wynalaz\u0142u sw\u0105 Maszyn\u0119 Czasu czterysta lat temu, zosta\u0142a ona u\u017cyta tylko raz.\nWspania\u0142u T\u0125arren\u00e6 z R\u0268\u0268n\u00f8 u\u017cy\u0142u jej samu, by cofn\u0105\u0107 si\u0119 w czasie o osiem dni i zapobiec \u015bmiertelnej katastrofie\nw elektrowni termonuklearnej w Ikkonu. Ponios\u0142u jednak sromotn\u0105 pora\u017ck\u0119, a wszystko z powodu nieod\u0142\u0105cznych praw Wszech\u015bwiata.\nZ powodu Prawa Olbrzymiej Reakcji.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E(Znanym przez ludzko\u015b\u0107 pod nazw\u0105 Efektu Motyla)\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018Elektrownia Ikkonu dzia\u0142a po dzi\u015b dzie\u0144 i \u017cadnu z tysi\u0119cy jej pracownika nie dozna\u0142u krzywdy,\nlecz misja T\u0125arren\u00e6\u0027u i tak jest uwa\u017cana za pora\u017ck\u0119.\nBy\u0107 mo\u017ce sama jenu obecno\u015b\u0107 w Ikkonu, by\u0107 mo\u017ce kt\u00f3re\u015b jenu s\u0142owa,\nby\u0107 mo\u017ce to, co zjad\u0142u na obiad zamiast tego, co by\u0142u zjad\u0142u w oryginalnej osi czasu \u2013\nkt\u00f3ry\u015b malutki detal rozpocz\u0105\u0142 reakcj\u0119 \u0142a\u0144cuchow\u0105 niefortunnych zdarze\u0144,\nkt\u00f3re przyczyni\u0142y si\u0119 do wybuchu Wojny Domowej.\nMiliony mendr\u0268ana zmar\u0142y okropn\u0105 \u015bmierci\u0105 z r\u0105k swego rodze\u0144stwa.\nTo by\u0142a najwi\u0119ksza tragedia w dziejach mendr\u0268a\u0144sko\u015bci.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESenat milcza\u0142.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018Wspania\u0142u T\u0125arren\u00e6 straci\u0142u w tej wojnie mi\u0142o\u015b\u0107 swego \u017cycia.\nWiedzia\u0142u, \u017ce nie min\u0119\u0142o jeszcze ponownie nawet te osiem dni, o kt\u00f3re cofn\u0105\u0142 si\u0119 w czasie.\nTa wojna nie powinna by\u0142a mie\u0107 miejsca. Nie mia\u0142aby miejsca, gdyby onu pozosta\u0142u w swojej tera\u017aniejszo\u015bci.\nOpowiedzia\u0142u wi\u0119c sw\u0105 histori\u0119 reszcie z nas, by przestrzec nas przed pope\u0142nieniem ponownie jenu b\u0142\u0119du,\npo czym odebra\u0142u sobie \u017cycie.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018Przekazywali\u015bmy t\u0119 histori\u0119 z pokolenia na pokolenie, i nigdy wi\u0119cej nie o\u015bmielili\u015bmy si\u0119 zmienia\u0107 osi czasu.\nNawet sugerowanie Senatowi, by u\u017cy\u0142 Maszyny Czasu T\u0125arren\u00e6\u0027u, jest zbrodni\u0105 karan\u0105 \u015bmierci\u0105.\nLecz jestem gotowu ponie\u015b\u0107 konsekwencje, je\u015bli pomo\u017ce to uratowa\u0107 nasz\u0105 planet\u0119.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ECesarzu K\u0125al\u0268d nie wygl\u0105da\u0142u jednak na w\u015bciek\u0142u. Wygl\u0105da\u0142u raczej na\u2026 pe\u0142nu nadziei?\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018Je\u015bli zdecydujemy si\u0119 zaryzykowa\u0107 potencjalne zniszczenie naszego Imperium przez konsekwencje podr\u00f3\u017cy w czasie,\nby broni\u0107 si\u0119 przed pewn\u0105 anihilacj\u0105 ze strony tych jebanych Ziemniak\u00f3w, to jaki by\u0142by nasz plan by to osi\u0105gn\u0105\u0107?\nJak konkretnie podr\u00f3\u017c w czasie mia\u0142aby nam pom\u00f3c, Senatoru?\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018Jeszcze tego nie wiem, Wasza Wysoko\u015b\u0107. To nie jest pomys\u0142, kt\u00f3ry pojawi\u0142by mi si\u0119 w g\u0142owie przed tym Nadzwyczajnym Zebraniem.\nLecz jego sednem jest to: mo\u017ce i jeste\u015bmy mniej zaawansowani ni\u017c Ziemniaki,\nale jeste\u015bmy przecie\u017c bardziej zaawansowani ni\u017c oni byli trzy tysi\u0105ce lat temu.\nMogliby\u015bmy jako\u015b wykorzysta\u0107 to na nasz\u0105 korzy\u015b\u0107.\nBy\u0107 mo\u017ce S\u0142u\u017cba Wywiadu Waszej Wysoko\u015bci ma jakie\u015b wiarygodne informacje na temat historii Ziemniak\u00f3w,\nich s\u0142abych punkt\u00f3w, etc.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EJednu spo\u015br\u00f3d Genera\u0142a wsta\u0142u. \u2018Jest to wiedza \u015bci\u015ble tajna, lecz za pozwoleniem Waszej Wysoko\u015bci,\nchcia\u0142ubym podzeli\u0107 si\u0119 ni\u0105 z Senatem ze wzgl\u0119du na czas kryzysu.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ECesarzu skin\u0119\u0142u.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018Owszem, mamy od groma informacji na temat ich przesz\u0142o\u015bci. Jeste\u015bmy w stanie okre\u015bli\u0107 dok\u0142adny moment,\nw kt\u00f3rym zasianie ziarna niepewno\u015bci, zamieszania i dezinformacji mog\u0142oby sprawi\u0107,\n\u017ce zniszczyliby w\u0142asn\u0105 planet\u0119 zanim jeszcze urosn\u0105 do swej dzisiejszej pot\u0119gi.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EZaskakuj\u0105co radosny szmer da\u0142o si\u0119 s\u0142ysze\u0107 w\u015br\u00f3d Senatora. Te potwory maj\u0105 jednak jaki\u015b s\u0142aby punkt!\nNie ca\u0142a nadzieja jest jeszcze stracona!\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EGenera\u0142u kontynuowa\u0142u: \u2018Ledwo co unikn\u0119li ca\u0142kowitego zniszczenia po tym,\njak byli wyeksploatowali wszystkie zasoby naturalne swej planety, produkuj\u0105c miliony ton dwutlenku w\u0119gla\ni innych substancji, kt\u00f3re s\u0105 toksyczne dla nich i dla ich atmosfery, i niszczycielskie dla ich klimatu.\nDotkn\u0119\u0142y ich przera\u017caj\u0105ce huragany, po\u017cary, powodzie, niedobory \u017cywno\u015bci, etc. etc.\nWszystko, czego potrzebujemy, to wr\u00f3ci\u0107 do tego decyduj\u0105cego momentu w ich przesz\u0142o\u015bci\ni nam\u00f3wi\u0107 ich, by si\u0119 niczym nie przejmowali. By parli do przodu i liczyli, \u017ce b\u0119dzie dobrze,\nalbo nawet \u017ceby nie wierzyli, \u017ce kt\u00f3rykolwiek z tych problem\u00f3w jest prawdziwy.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EKto\u015b zacz\u0119\u0142u klaska\u0107. Kto\u015b zacz\u0119\u0142u owacje. Wkr\u00f3tce ca\u0142a Sala by\u0142a g\u0142o\u015bna i widocznie pe\u0142na nadziei.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018SPOK\u00d3J!\u2019, wrzasn\u0119\u0142u Cesarzu. \u2018Miejmy najpierw plan, a dopiero potem celebrujmy manie planu.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESenatoru, kt\u00f3ru zaproponowa\u0142u u\u017cycie Maszyny Czasu, zorientowa\u0142u si\u0119, \u017ce dzi\u015b g\u0142owy pozbawionu jednak nie b\u0119dzie.\nMa Senat po swojej stronie. Wi\u0119c\u2026 zacz\u0119\u0142u w\u0105tpi\u0107 w sw\u00f3j w\u0142asny pomys\u0142.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018Czy to wystarczy?\u2019, spyta\u0142u Genera\u0142u. \u2018Czy nie powinni\u015bmy mie\u0107 planu zapasowego na skrzywdzenie ich w inny spos\u00f3b?\nNie b\u0119dziemy mieli drugiej szansy.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EGenera\u0142u nie wygl\u0105da\u0142u na zmartwionu. \u2018Wierzcie mi, Dostojnu Senatoru, te potwory mo\u017ce i s\u0105 dzi\u015b niezniszczalne,\nlecz w przesz\u0142o\u015bci zmaga\u0142y si\u0119 z wieloma problemami. Dla przyk\u0142adu, jedynym powodem, dla kt\u00f3rego jeszcze istniej\u0105,\njest spos\u00f3b obrony przed chorobami, kt\u00f3ry nazywaj\u0105 \u201cszczepionkami\u201d.\nNie b\u0119d\u0119 si\u0119 teraz wg\u0142\u0119bia\u0107 w szczeg\u00f3\u0142y, lecz je\u015bli przekonamy wystarczaj\u0105co wielu Ziemniak\u00f3w,\n\u017ce szczepionki tak naprawd\u0119 nie dzia\u0142aj\u0105, \u017ce s\u0105 oszustwem, albo \u017ce maj\u0105 jakie\u015b zmy\u015blone efekty uboczne,\nto ich gatunkowi dostanie si\u0119 od chor\u00f3b bardziej ni\u017c Drugiemu Ksi\u0119\u017cycowi dostaje si\u0119 od asteroid.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018Nie zawsze byli tak zjednoczeni jako gatunek, jak s\u0105 dzisiaj. Mieli od groma rzeczy, kt\u00f3re nazywali \u201cpa\u0144stwami\u201d.\nW skr\u00f3cie: podzielili si\u0119 arbitralnie na grupki, kt\u00f3re si\u0119 nawzajem nienawidzi\u0142y bez powodu.\nPoza tym, ich osobniki maj\u0105 r\u00f3\u017cne kolory sk\u00f3ry, co najwidoczniej jest dla nich uzasadnionym powodem,\nby przez wieki si\u0119 nawzajem nienawidzi\u0107 i mordowa\u0107. Jedyne, co musimy zrobi\u0107, to sprawi\u0107, by nie przestali.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018Co by tu jeszcze\u2026? A no tak! Ich boom technologiczny nigdy by si\u0119 nie wydarzy\u0142, gdyby nie by\u0142 odpowiednio sfinansowany.\nA sfinansowa\u0142o go opodatkowanie najbogatszych, kt\u00f3re doprowadzi\u0142o r\u00f3wnie\u017c do wi\u0119kszej sprawiedliwo\u015bci spo\u0142ecznej,\nspadku ub\u00f3stwa i wi\u0119kszej ilo\u015bci pieni\u0119dzy do wydania na rozw\u00f3j gatunku zamiast chomikowania przez garstk\u0119 miliarder\u00f3w.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018Ich nauka potrzebowa\u0142a te\u017c wsparcia wi\u0119kszo\u015bci spo\u0142ecze\u0144stwa. Uda\u0142o si\u0119 to tylko dzi\u0119ki temu, \u017ce odrzucili\nprymitywne przes\u0105dy, kt\u00f3re nazywali \u201creligiami\u201d, a zamiast tego zwr\u00f3cili si\u0119 ku nauce.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018Wystarczy, \u017ce powstrzymamy ich rozw\u00f3j, i tyle. Sami si\u0119 wyko\u0144cz\u0105. Sprawmy, \u017ce zaniedbaj\u0105 swoje \u015brodowisko,\nswoj\u0105 nauk\u0119, sw\u00f3j rozum. Niech karmi\u0105 si\u0119 nienawi\u015bci\u0105 do siebie nawzajem. Niech rozwijaj\u0105 si\u0119 mi\u0119dzy nimi podzia\u0142y.\nJe\u015bli wszystko p\u00f3jdzie dobrze, nie b\u0119dziemy musieli nawet walczy\u0107 z Ziemniakami. Nie b\u0119dzie ju\u017c Ziemniak\u00f3w.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBurza oklask\u00f3w przetoczy\u0142a si\u0119 po Sali Plenarnej. Cesarzu musia\u0142u ponownie uspokoi\u0107 Senatora.\nJednu z nich wsta\u0142u i spyta\u0142u: \u2018ale jak si\u0119 tam w og\u00f3le dostaniemy?\u2019.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ETym razem wsta\u0142u innu Genera\u0142u i odpowidzia\u0142u: \u2018tak jak w poprzednim przypadku, jest to \u015bci\u015ble tajna operacja militarna,\nlecz za Waszym pozwoleniem, Wasza Wysoko\u015b\u0107\u2026\u2019 \u2013 Cesarzu skin\u0119\u0142u ponownie \u2013 \u2018W zesz\u0142ym tygodniu Armia Imperialna\nprzej\u0119\u0142a statek wroga. Jest w pe\u0142ni sprawny i zdolny do podr\u00f3\u017cy z powrotem na Ziemi\u0119.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESenatoru, kt\u00f3ru wysz\u0142u by\u0142u z propozycj\u0105 podr\u00f3\u017cy w czasie, wsta\u0142u ponownie i spyta\u0142u:\n\u2018Czy Maszyna Czasu T\u0125arren\u00e6\u0027u zmie\u015bci\u0142aby si\u0119 w nim? Czy to oznacza, \u017ce nasze oddzia\u0142y mog\u0142yby\npolecie\u0107 na Ziemi\u0119, tam dokona\u0107 skoku w czasie, a ewentualne konsekwencje\nPrawa Olbrzymiej Reakcji dotkn\u0119\u0142yby wy\u0142\u0105cznie ich planety?\nCzy to znaczy, \u017ce jedyna cz\u0119\u015b\u0107 naszej osi czasu, kt\u00f3ra uleg\u0142aby zniszczeniu,\nto ta pomi\u0119dzy inwazj\u0105 Ziemniak\u00f3w a tera\u017aniejszo\u015bci\u0105?\nCzy to znaczy \u017ce po prostu b\u0119dziemy w nowej osi czasu \u017cyli spokojnie a\u017c do momentu inwazji,\npotem si\u0119 ona nie wydarzy i nie b\u0119dziemy mieli o niej poj\u0119cia, i b\u0119dziemy dalej wiedli spokojne \u017cycie?\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EGenera\u0142u nie wiedzia\u0142u, co powiedzie\u0107. \u2018Z oczywistych wzgl\u0119d\u00f3w, nie tylko nie zbadali\u015bmy podr\u00f3\u017cy w czasie\n\u003Cem\u003Ewystarczaj\u0105co dobrze\u003C\/em\u003E, by wiedzie\u0107 to na pewno, my nie zbadali\u015bmy jej \u003Cem\u003Ewcale\u003C\/em\u003E. Kto wie, co si\u0119 wydarzy?\nTo b\u0119dzie bardzo ryzykowna operacja, niezale\u017cnie, co zdecydujemy si\u0119 zrobi\u0107.\nW najgorszym wypadku ca\u0142a nasza egzystencja ulegnie zag\u0142adzie.\nZ drugiej strony, je\u015bli nie zrobimy nic, b\u0105d\u017a b\u0119dziemy kontynuowa\u0107 konwencjonaln\u0105 wojn\u0119,\nwydarzy si\u0119 dok\u0142adnie ten najczarniejszy scenariusz, tyle \u017ce b\u0119dzie on nieunikniony.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ECisza przeszywa\u0142a uszy wszystkich zgromadzonych w Sali Plenarnej.\nBy\u0142a niezno\u015bna, przera\u017aliwa, ci\u0119\u017cka. Wiedzieli, \u017ce to b\u0119dzie najtrudniejsza decyzja, jak\u0105 kiedykolwiek podejm\u0105.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018To b\u0119dzie najtrudniejsza decyzja, jak\u0105 kiedykolwiek podejmiecie\u2019, powiedzia\u0142u wreszcie Cesarzu K\u0125al\u0268d.\n\u2018Ale musimy j\u0105 podj\u0105\u0107 tak szybko, jak to tylko mo\u017cliwe. Detale zostawi\u0119 do obmy\u015blenia Genera\u0142om mej Imperialnej Armii,\nlecz decyzja, czy chcemy w og\u00f3le zmierza\u0107 w t\u0119 stron\u0119, nale\u017cy wy\u0142\u0105cznie do Senatu Ludu.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESiad\u0142u na jenu tronie, zapraszaj\u0105c do podium Marsza\u0142kum Senatu, kt\u00f3ru powoli si\u0119 do niego zbli\u017cy\u0142u,\nodchrz\u0105kn\u0119\u0142u i powiedzia\u0142u jasno i wyra\u017anie:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018Najczcigodniejszy Senat Ludu Mendr\u0268i i jej Trzech Ksi\u0119\u017cyc\u00f3w staje przed pytaniem ze strony\nJenu Wysoko\u015bci, W\u0142adcum Siedmiu Kontynent\u00f3w, Suwerenum Trzech Ksi\u0119\u017cyc\u00f3w, Obro\u0144cum Wolno\u015bci, Cesarzum K\u0125al\u0268du, czwartum tego imienia,\no g\u0142os w sprawie tego, czy Jenu Imperialna Armia powinna rozpocz\u0105\u0107 starania ku ratunkowi naszego Imperium\nprzed okrutn\u0105 inwazj\u0105 potwor\u00f3w z Ziemi poprzez u\u017cycie Maszyny Czasu Wspania\u0142enu T\u0125arren\u00e6 z R\u0268\u0268n\u00f8\nmimo szansy, \u017ce Prawo Olbrzymiej Reakcji skrzywdzi nas na nieprzewidywalne sposoby.\nKto jest za, niech powie \u201cza\u201d i podniesie ogon.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOgon\u00f3w nie trzeba by\u0142o nawet liczy\u0107.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ETo ju\u017c oficjalne. Nadci\u0105ga koniec ludzko\u015bci.\u003C\/p\u003E","words":2296,"readTime":10,"lang":"pl"}}}}}