08-16-2013, 06:28 PM
Confusion hardly entered Adamo's mind. He was directing the course of the debate, jumping back from the tangents to return to the islands of his focus. It was a technique, but even the coolest of heads could occasionally lose their tempers. Now, the calloused professor was beginning to lose his.
This debate hadn't been his idea, yet here he was being dragged through the mud simply because his appointment put him in the line of fire. He was almost as annoyed with MSU as he was with his opponent, but it was the overarching frustration with American arrogance in general that spurred the motivation for these final, closing remarks.
"I believe I owe it to all listeners to provide some context. At this moment you are witnessing an example of cultural differences. Neither is one right or wrong, but rather reflects basic distinguishing characteristics between CCD and American society.
It would be obvious to respect another's culture if we were discussing individualism or collectivism: topics more politically charged, but differences between power distance has no protection in political correctedness.
That distance is of course defined by the extent to which the less powerful members of an institution, organization, or government accept that power is distributed equally. The dimensions by which a culture accepts and tolerates power imbalance and whether that imbalance is unfair or wrong." He spoke of the core of Moscow society, of course. The fervor of an overlord was not unwelcome in the ASU, but rather heralded as a "return to the good old days." That fervor spread like wildfire across the coming and future Dominances, and today, dissent was not heard in the CCD.
"Yes, the history of the CCD is rooted in the ASU which is rooted in Russian values. Much as the East differs from the West, we accept power differences between the governed and the government and do not care because tyranny does not reign. To assume the CCD is wrong because it may be classified as a dictatorship is a western value being imposed upon us. A threat of force imposed by that man!" He violently swung an arm around the podium and pointed at Little Bird.
He spoke into the microphone but kept his stance positioned toward Jon, though now both hands gripped the podium. "You have to accept our culture; be tolerant, sir! You, and all Americans for that matter, expect autonomy and democracy because in your minds anything else is against the Rule of Law when there is yet still another Rule of Higher Law you refuse to respect." That higher law of course being to respect one another's differences in value systems.
He lowered his voice finally, a barely contained calm. "As to your question. It is irrelevant because we are here to debate 'sovereignty and international treaty law' not the succession laws of the CCD. Besides, any future rivalry between successors would be handled by Custody Court, an institution which did not exist in Soviet Russia. For example, the American contest between Bush and Gore in the 2000 Presidential Election was settled in court, not Civil War. To think the CCD would resort to barbaric, militant measures is absurd. Should disputes arise, the court would resolve them. Because, like the United States in the beginning being a novel creation of your founders, so also is the CCD an enlightened, novel and ascendant creation of the Ascendancy."
Napoli nodded and retreated from the podium. He always pictured himself as impassive to politics, however he surprised even himself at the amount of passion filling his voice in those last few sentences. He better get a raise for this.
This debate hadn't been his idea, yet here he was being dragged through the mud simply because his appointment put him in the line of fire. He was almost as annoyed with MSU as he was with his opponent, but it was the overarching frustration with American arrogance in general that spurred the motivation for these final, closing remarks.
"I believe I owe it to all listeners to provide some context. At this moment you are witnessing an example of cultural differences. Neither is one right or wrong, but rather reflects basic distinguishing characteristics between CCD and American society.
It would be obvious to respect another's culture if we were discussing individualism or collectivism: topics more politically charged, but differences between power distance has no protection in political correctedness.
That distance is of course defined by the extent to which the less powerful members of an institution, organization, or government accept that power is distributed equally. The dimensions by which a culture accepts and tolerates power imbalance and whether that imbalance is unfair or wrong." He spoke of the core of Moscow society, of course. The fervor of an overlord was not unwelcome in the ASU, but rather heralded as a "return to the good old days." That fervor spread like wildfire across the coming and future Dominances, and today, dissent was not heard in the CCD.
"Yes, the history of the CCD is rooted in the ASU which is rooted in Russian values. Much as the East differs from the West, we accept power differences between the governed and the government and do not care because tyranny does not reign. To assume the CCD is wrong because it may be classified as a dictatorship is a western value being imposed upon us. A threat of force imposed by that man!" He violently swung an arm around the podium and pointed at Little Bird.
He spoke into the microphone but kept his stance positioned toward Jon, though now both hands gripped the podium. "You have to accept our culture; be tolerant, sir! You, and all Americans for that matter, expect autonomy and democracy because in your minds anything else is against the Rule of Law when there is yet still another Rule of Higher Law you refuse to respect." That higher law of course being to respect one another's differences in value systems.
He lowered his voice finally, a barely contained calm. "As to your question. It is irrelevant because we are here to debate 'sovereignty and international treaty law' not the succession laws of the CCD. Besides, any future rivalry between successors would be handled by Custody Court, an institution which did not exist in Soviet Russia. For example, the American contest between Bush and Gore in the 2000 Presidential Election was settled in court, not Civil War. To think the CCD would resort to barbaric, militant measures is absurd. Should disputes arise, the court would resolve them. Because, like the United States in the beginning being a novel creation of your founders, so also is the CCD an enlightened, novel and ascendant creation of the Ascendancy."
Napoli nodded and retreated from the podium. He always pictured himself as impassive to politics, however he surprised even himself at the amount of passion filling his voice in those last few sentences. He better get a raise for this.