05-10-2003, 09:17
A short man, perhaps about 5.8 feet in height stood up to the podium. He was dressed in an old military uniform; A dark green coat that ran down to the waist, black trousers, black and well polished boots that gleamed in the stagelight, black gloves to cover his now sweating hands. Charles Alexander bore a large white beard; bushy toward the bottom but well kept near the face, it ran down to his breast bone. The theatre was packed, a political gathering of some 8000 people. He sipped from a glass of water and mopped up the sweat from his forehead with a cloth.
And then he spoke..
"People of Malidor, it is done! Years of hard work have gone in to this great plan, a plan of great magnificence that it like a sculpture to the sculptor, a work of art that is worthy of remembrance!"
He was shouting loudly and with great passion, he was captivating to the audience, he was the jailor of their minds. His charisma was as effective as a dagger to an unarmoured chest.
"The years have been hard these past two decades, we shall overcome them and throw down the injustice that has been inflicted upon us. But let us not be selfish, for the world needs our wisdom, our vision, my vision to be trully happy!
It was now difficult to tell if he was passionate, worldly, compassionate, powerful, a megalomaniac or simply a loon. For he seemed to be all at once yet this did not deter the audience from listening to what they percieved as their saviour, a saviour greater than Jesus Christ or the Buddha, at least in their minds.
"Consider the problems, the hardships you and the world have suffered. Unemployment! Poverty! Starvation! General and outright weakness! THose who have caused this must pay for the crimes, the crimes of their forefathers who were the carriers of the disease of failure, a trully genetic disease I say! But who are these who must pay for their crimes with blood or work. I say the Communists, the Capitalists, the Democrats, the Clergy!
The Communists desire to keep everyone poor and in a state of destitution. After all, if everyone had nothing to lose, then would they not all be equal!
The Capitalists desire to keep the poor even more poverty stricken and hungry and the rich even wealthier and bloated. After all, they are our betters! HA!
The Democrats think that their government would eradicate injustice and terror. Let me tell you something! If aloud to rule, the foolish democrats would institute no greater terror than the horror of political and national chaos! We need strong rule, and iron fist to lead us out of all our woes.
I am that strong voice, I am your iron fist and your strength!"
He steped down from the podium amidst deafening applause that echoed many times around the theatre.
And then he spoke..
"People of Malidor, it is done! Years of hard work have gone in to this great plan, a plan of great magnificence that it like a sculpture to the sculptor, a work of art that is worthy of remembrance!"
He was shouting loudly and with great passion, he was captivating to the audience, he was the jailor of their minds. His charisma was as effective as a dagger to an unarmoured chest.
"The years have been hard these past two decades, we shall overcome them and throw down the injustice that has been inflicted upon us. But let us not be selfish, for the world needs our wisdom, our vision, my vision to be trully happy!
It was now difficult to tell if he was passionate, worldly, compassionate, powerful, a megalomaniac or simply a loon. For he seemed to be all at once yet this did not deter the audience from listening to what they percieved as their saviour, a saviour greater than Jesus Christ or the Buddha, at least in their minds.
"Consider the problems, the hardships you and the world have suffered. Unemployment! Poverty! Starvation! General and outright weakness! THose who have caused this must pay for the crimes, the crimes of their forefathers who were the carriers of the disease of failure, a trully genetic disease I say! But who are these who must pay for their crimes with blood or work. I say the Communists, the Capitalists, the Democrats, the Clergy!
The Communists desire to keep everyone poor and in a state of destitution. After all, if everyone had nothing to lose, then would they not all be equal!
The Capitalists desire to keep the poor even more poverty stricken and hungry and the rich even wealthier and bloated. After all, they are our betters! HA!
The Democrats think that their government would eradicate injustice and terror. Let me tell you something! If aloud to rule, the foolish democrats would institute no greater terror than the horror of political and national chaos! We need strong rule, and iron fist to lead us out of all our woes.
I am that strong voice, I am your iron fist and your strength!"
He steped down from the podium amidst deafening applause that echoed many times around the theatre.