The Liberation Begins

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"... have declined significantly. Experts say the lack of activity from the formerly aggressive group may indicate a change in gameplan for the Friends of Humanity. Rather than taking to the streets and participating in violent confrontations with rioters, the Friends of Humanity have become much more visible on the internet and in social media. "A Voice for Humanity", a gathering spot for many FoH supporters, has branched itself onto Facebook, Twitter, and other social media spheres. Paul Stacy, the creator of the website and noted anti-mutant activist and writer, has stated that in the modern world, social revolutions aren't won on the streets, but on the web..."


"... resulting in the death of five officers and six others so far, the riots in San Francisco continue as masked members of the Mutant Liberation Front fan the flames, violently fighting off any attempts by city officials to regain control of the Castro Street neighborhood, also known as "Mutant Town West". The mayor has pleaded to the state and federal governments for aid in order to restore order..."


"... Reverend William Stryker, uncle to the late Donovan Zane, was finally forced to end his vigil today as a young man identifying himself as a member of the Mutant Liberation Front rushed the capital steps today, using an unknown mutant power to injure the reverend in what police are calling attempted murder. Reverend Stryker was rushed to the nearest hospital and is said to be in critical condition..."


"... President Kelly and special diplomat Gabrielle Haller left for Genosha again for another round of peace talks, but were stopped and forced to turn away as Air Force One entered Genoshan air space. There has been no word from the mutant nation as to why, specifically, US officials were invited and then summarily dismissed before they even reached land, but many in congress are claiming this is a clear sign from the Genoshan government that they are not interested in peace talks and are preparing to invade the US..."


"... holding rallies in known mutant neighborhoods in major urban centers across the US. In District X specifically, one of the masked speakers declared that they had claimed District X back from the human hands that had left them to starve and to freeze. Several food and clothing supplies, believed to be stolen and hijacked by MLF factions working in the Atlantic, were then delivered to the district's residence..."

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Comments

[martyrerkomplex]

If there is a way, and people can't see it... well, the best thing would be to help them find it. Wouldn't it?

[deceases]

So you're going to go up to world leaders and tell them that?

[ A little cynically, because.. really, what can they do to change anything? They're just individual people who have no particular position of power - Natsuno wasn't even able to change anything in his own village, let alone something on a scale this big. ]

[martyrerkomplex]

I don't know. I was thinking more about getting good information to regular people, and maybe then the leaders...

[deceases]

It's not that easily to get it up there. Believe me. [ Not that Natsuno has dealt with things on that scale, but.. well, if he already couldn't convince the regular adults around him, then how would he ever have gotten there to begin with? ]

People aren't very willing to listen to others. Let alone mutants.

[martyrerkomplex]

I can understand what you're saying.

[Kind, gentle, compassionate. But...]

I don't really think being quiet or not doing anything will make things better, though.

[For one thing, she's tried that. For another, she wants to convince people she's someone brave enough to stand up for others, too, even if she doesn't believe it herself.]

[deceases]

[ At least he has an answer to that. ]

Of course it won't. Doing nothing won't change anything.

[ So it's more just that Natsuno has resigned himself to not being able to do much at all. Maybe it's pessimistic, maybe it's a little sad, but he doesn't really think it's either of those things. It's more just the way the world is. ]

But between wasting effort and not wasting effort for the same outcome, I'd go with the latter. [ Not that he won't get into action when it's needed, or when he can change something.. but everything back in Sotoba was on a way different scale instead of dealing with the whole world like this. ]

[martyrerkomplex]

Maybe.

But... Maybe it's better to at least know that you tried.

[She wouldn't know. But she's trying to learn.]