Silence, silence, Tai Dianyuan did not continue the outbreak, he turned his head to look at the Post reporter who asked the first question, and said softly:

"What is the extent of the investigation? My request is simple: the parliament must convene a special hearing to investigate the explosion of the Ancient Bell, investigate the seven groups of cases on the Ink Planet, and immediately reopen the impeachment case, and all officials of the federal government suspected of committing crimes must stand trial. ”

The Conspirator's Judgment Bench – This was the headline of a special issue urgently published by Tribune, one of the three major newspapers of the Federation, that night.

The special issue believes that behind the scenes of several major incidents and mergers in the Federation over the past six months, there are unspeakable conspiracies, and that certain decadent reactionary families are intent on inciting blind people, inciting antagonism between dangerous classes, and intensifying social contradictions, so as to carry out a strong counterattack to achieve the goal of prolonging the evil life.

The content of the three entire pages of the report implemented and even developed the implicit or insinuation of the reporter during the day, pointing the spearhead directly at the silent march, the silent seven families, and the young parliamentarian Tai Zhiyuan.

Underneath the headline on the front page was a political essay written by President Pabul himself, in which he calmly answered some of the most important questions of the people, expressed his views on the political affairs of the federation for three years, and then in the epilogue, he wrote:

"The real enemy of tolerance is fanaticism. But tolerance is often challenged not by fanatics who have a strong faith, but often by people who want to dispel their own doubts, and at the same time want to silence others and tie their hands and feet. ”

"They want to tie our hands and feet, so they do everything they can to repeal the Patriot Act, they want to silence people, so they use all kinds of means to threaten, hijack or buy the media. ”

"George Carlin said that the only force that the will of the weak can possess is fanaticism, and if the cowardly strong who control the resources of society will only call upon the last and only strength of the weak like you and me to achieve their private ends, then why should we be tolerant of them?" (Note 1)

Mr. President's writing is still as strong and moving as eloquence on the podium, but it is no longer as enthusiastic and supportive in today's Federation as it was in the past.

Many people were thoughtful when they saw this text, but scholars and intellectuals of all schools of thought kept cautious silence for the time being.

Early the next morning, another major newspaper, the Capital Region Daily, which had been silent for a long time, responded swiftly, and in an inconspicuous corner of the second page, the editors enthusiastically hailed the editor-in-chief and the chief reporter for their self-defeat, and at the end published a brief response from Mr. Bob to the president.

"If the opposite of the word fanaticism is coldness, then when you choose coldness, don't complain that the people naturally chose it. ”

In a makeshift tent in front of the George Carlin Center for the Arts, Editor-in-Chief Bob, who had not slept all night, picked up a half-extinguished coarse tobacco, took a sip, then rubbed his astringent eyes, and was about to take a sip of the bitter coffee that Torris had prepared herself, and finish the second formal political discourse, when he saw Wood open the curtain and walk in.

"The response was simple and powerful, but why put it in the second edition?"

Reporter Wood snatched his coffee cup and took a sip, frowning at the bitter thick juice, shaking his head and saying, "Toris really knows your habits, but when did you go through the divorce formalities? ”

"The opposition from the children is relatively large. Editor-in-Chief Bob smiled bitterly: "This is just the answer to your first question, and it seems to me that responding to Mr. President's clichés is not even as important as dealing with family issues." ”

Wood waved the special issue of the Tribune, which he had read overnight, and said: "It is ironic that Mr. Pabur, who has grown from a mine orphan to the president of the Union for decades, relying on the fanatical support of the people, should be wary of the word fanaticism." ”

"History tends to be absurd to those who have lived long enough. ”

Bob said: "Who would have thought that the Medellín congressman had written a dozen editorials in a row, and who would have thought that he was an Imperialist?

"Will political history be repeated forever and so tedious?" Wood said thoughtfully, looking at the wanderers outside the tent who were consciously cleaning up the garbage, "Could Tai Zhiyuan be different?"

"The difference between a politician and a politician is like the difference between a painter and a painter before that, the former cannot retain the original truth and feeling, and is always a repetitive manual work, only to achieve his own goal, to earn money or to become famous. ”

"When Pabul stepped into federal politics from a sloppy law firm, we had just entered the press, and I've been defending him ever since, because I think he's an outlier in politics, a breath of fresh air, and he's most likely to be a politician, not a politician with a stomach full of and bank card passwords," Bob's editor-in-chief lamented. ”

Unfortunately, it was always so disappointing that he ended up on the path of a politician who played with power...... As for the young parliamentarian you care about, I think he has done a very good job of rallying the people, stirring up antagonism, and controlling the atmosphere of fanaticism

If you look closely at the conversation with the Tribune, you will see that he didn't actually give any real answers to any of the sharp questions, but it was enough to convince the onlookers that he was right. ”

"Because of his family background, the ambition in our eyes is only taken for granted in him, so no one can capture any unpleasant smell in his body, and he has an innate aura of serene trust. ”

Wood frowned and asked, "This isn't a draft, what exactly are you trying to say?"

Bob smiled and said, "I want to say that this young MP has a composure and ability beyond his years, he is already a mature politician, he is the second Pabul, even more sophisticated and mature than Pabur. ”

Wood was silent.

"Of course, from the current point of view, to defeat a successful politician like President Pabur, it does take the means of a politician like Pabur. Bob spread his hands helplessly and said, "Or an unreasonable approach like the Seven Group."

"The problem is that I don't like either. Wood said with a frown.

Editor-in-chief Bob laughed at himself and said: "Hypocritical and cowardly so-called intellectuals like you and me, of course, will talk about the system and pin their hopes on the word system, but unfortunately this hope is very much like talking in a dream." The system that has lasted for thousands of years under the glory of the Charter will also arise in such big problems. ”

Wood suddenly said: "Maybe there has never been such a creature as a politician in the world, and anyone who has been in contact with politics for a long time will become a politician." ”

Editor-in-Chief Bob stood up, lifted the curtain of the tent, looked at the silent march headquarters next to the art center in the distance, and after a moment of silence, said, "Remember the famous epilogue of Schiller's novel?"

"Which one?" asked Wood, "Is it a report from under the gallows?"

"Yes. Bob quietly watched the orderly people and muttered in a low voice, "Good people, be vigilant!"

(Note 2)

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Not many people like Bob Wood, who had just come out of prison and were protected by a silent marching crowd, began to be wary of the young councillor's deep or sentimental apprehension.

The vast majority of vigilant eyes are still on President Pabur and the government, and several well-known self-congregating media outlets have interpreted the significance of the Patriot Act in large pages, while reprinting Bob's editor-in-chief's brief response to the president's political statements, and it has been rare for three years to sharply question the government.

Why did the federal news channel broadcast only a short message and no video content on such an important news item as the repeal of the Patriot Act? Does it mean that the government is seriously interfering with the new news of the merger and self-defeat? And why can't the Joint Investigation Department see any signs of disbandment?

In the past three years, in order to cater to the trend of public opinion in the federal society, and because of the Patriot Act and the Joint Investigation Department, few media outlets have made such tough inquiries except for the Capital District Daily, until the bill is repealed now, and they have finally shown their courage after the fact.

Perhaps in response to this hindsight and pressure from all sides, the Federal Assembly soon convened a special session, which, to everyone's surprise and even shock, had nothing to do with the political demands of the silent march.

Without the Bell bombing investigation, without the Seven Investigations, the Capitol Hill Special Session tried to pass a brand new bill called the Homeland Security Act, and the vast majority of the bill turned out to be exactly the same as the Patriot Act!

It was only then that people remembered that the Pabul faction still had an absolute preponderance in the number of MPs on the parliament hill, and this was his parliament.

The atmosphere on Capitol Hill today was as calm as usual, or extremely oppressive silence, except for the staff holding materials as they walked between the seats.

After the midterm elections, lawmakers from the opposing factions have become accustomed to defeat, and the only thing they need to do is not raise their hands when they vote, and even that will not prevent those bills and regulations from passing, so many simply choose to sleep, and the hands that are pillow under their faces will certainly not be able to raise anyway.

"Please raise your hand. ”

The parliament hill security officer looked at the young officer in the wheelchair with a blank face, motioned for him to raise his hands, and then took out the detector for examination, not even sparing the gray blanket covering the disabled officer's broken leg.

Since the tragic death of Vice President Byron and several members of parliament on Parliament Hill that year, the security measures here have become so tight that no one has been able to bring a gun into the building.

After the examination, Da Vinci pushed the wheelchair into the door, and from time to time he stroked some sore broken legs, and his expression on his resolute face was unusually calm.

No one, including the guard, could have imagined that this rebel, who was being banned by the federal government, would dare to appear on Capitol Hill.

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(Note 1: I can't remember where I copied the first two paragraphs, but George Carlin said that by Nietzsche.)

Note 2: Report from under the gallows at Vucik.

Note 3: I have read all the similar famous passages in the room, and I am only responsible for copying and pretending.