PCHeintz72 said:
Even with all this going on, don't think I'm predicting an overthrow of the government. If there is any change in the government, it'll be by consent of the Queen because she is a cosmic. Fucking. Power. If there is a changeover, it'll be voluntary.
Make no mistake: if/when Usagi gets off her throne and *does* something, everyone who stands against her loses. Probably inside of a few seconds. I'm not disputing that. But in this scenario, she's crippled. And so are her best forces by extension.á
Make no mistake: if/when Usagi gets off her throne and *does* something, everyone who stands against her loses. Probably inside of a few seconds. I'm not disputing that. But in this scenario, she's crippled. And so are her best forces by extension.á
That defies the concept of her being elected if it is subject to her whim. Additionally... you imply she does not do the job she is elected to unless she decides to.
I see no efforts of an elected leader... no attempts at parlay, negotiation, diplomacy, or conventional means. Merely a government run to her standards of 'good'.
Thus... evil Crystal Tokyo.
"Usagi's consent" does not mean "a legal neccessity for Serenity to give permission as to the establishment of a new government".
"Usagi's consent" means "there's a minor god living on your planet and if you do something she finds abhorrent, no matter how legal it is, you're screwed".
Want an analogy? Okay, let's say you're living on the same planet as Superman or Son Goku. You and the rest of the normal people finally get together in one big worldwide election and elect President Kyon as Worldwide President or something.
Legally speaking, you don't need Superman or Son Goku's permission, right? But realistically speaking, if Superman or Son Goku were to decide that President Kyon was too sarcastic to be World President and take it upon themselves to be vigilantes, what are you going to do? What are you going to be able to do?
In all probability, nothing that matters. See, no matter how democratic you want it, democracy in such world will only work with the express or implied permission of the local dieties of that world because even if you had the legal means to oppose them, you don't have the means to stop Superman or Son Goku from becoming the God-Emperor if they so wanted it.
In the same way, the world of SM will be more or less dependent on Serenity's whims. Even if you legally strip her of all her political power, even if all the legitimate governments of the world turn their backs on her, she can still kick mankind's collective ass. Now maybe that's not fair, but the world isn't fair.
Consider this: Is Serenity evil just because she could destroy the world if she wanted to and the rest of us would have to live with that? If she stands aside and let a catasthrophe happen despite having the power to prevent it, does that make her evil? If she prevents the apocaplyse by use of power only she can weild, does that make her evil as well? Would she be evil because she's trying to save the world without our consent? Would she be evil if she left us to ourselves, if she just up and left and took Eden with her?
In the end, <s>Haruhi</s> Serenity has power just by being who she is. No democratically elected government can take away her power or give it to President Kyon. And I think that, as long as she has that power, she will be obligated to use it for what she thinks is good; her conscience will simply not let her live with the consequences otherwise.