Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-24376253-20140817142759/@comment-18750685-20140823025535

( And look where we are now. You couldn't call the Roman Empire corrupt. Not after the Republic and shortly before Pax Romana. Its Council, for lack of a better word, was debased, yes, but Rome itself was never corrupted. Back then, society deserved its place in the world. They practically founded Europe as we know it today. They founded the very meaning of actual discipline, organization and long-term stability at all costs. It was a militaristic, highly-efficient slave nation where slaves weren't beaten to death or raped on a daily basis. You do know only Julius was Caesar, right? Augustus was adopted. All the way up to Marcus-Aurelius, Rome was the shiniest apple atop a tall tree. Everyone there had a singular purpose: to serve the state.

Let's jump ahead in time, shall we? Japan, this time. When the Samurais were still alive and worth noting. They served their Emperor, again for lack of a better word, to the death. They were pious, honest and honourable. They devoted their lives to the greater good. Even the populace served to guarantee the state's survival and to improve the state. Community before self yet again. There's a reason why Japan is still respected and admired to this day.

Then, we land in today's society. From Eastern Europe all the way to North America. Where is the greater good anymore? Everyone's out for themselves. They work to gain as much money and self-indulgence as they can, never caring for others. Oh, sure, some people feed the poor and send money to Africa, but what has that accomplished? Not only is more corrupt than it has ever been, but it has also seethed into the people. Society, especially in the "Third World" is debased and selfish, down to its core. No one cares about the greater good anymore and the government keeps taxing every for the most basic of needs. Even acquiring food.

This is corruption. Not this petty Brown Enveloppe bullshit the media try to spin at every turn. The ideal of a communal spirit where all one are but cells contained within a larger organism. Corruption emanates from selfishness, which is today's society primary virtue. Ever since Democracy is the dominant political ideology on Earth. )

"You've answered your own question, Serjo. You said, and I quote; My purpose was to kill for Argonia. You have no purpose anymore, no goal, no worth beyond your skills. Would you rather live as one of many who merely contemplated as change came to their world? Or would you rather die knowing you stood strong in face of it? This is your last chance, Serjo. If you do not join us, then leave now for I will not attempt to convince you further."