Kyone Akashi, on 17 October 2013 - 06:22 AM, said:
Your own sources state the truth!
"Prince Magnusson's government is notable for the lack of Tyr members from the 'Lyran Half', worlds conquered by the Lyran Commonwealth during the Fourth Succession War."
"The Motpart [...] consists of members of the Riksdag who oppose the Prince on principle or who were once Tyr members from the Lyran Half."
As such, the Motpart cannot be called part of the Elected Prince's government (for this would contradict the first sentence), even though they may surely influence it by using their locally gained mandate in parliament. I take the sentence to mean that the Lyran Lackeys do not supply any ministers etc but are, quite simply, the opposition to the government. A powerful opposition, to be sure, but still not one that can "call the shots" - else they would have forced Magnusson to give up his policy long ago.
There isn't a contradiction - "lack" can just as easily mean "the state of not having enough of something" as "the state of being without something".
In other words, the statements in question use the former definition to indicate that there are relatively few "Tyr members from the 'Lyran half'" (who, it should be noted, are mostly native Rasalhaguians rather than actual Lyrans... and who would almost-certainly take great exception at being mistaken for Lyrans
) within the government & that they are largely concentrated within the
Riksdag (which is still very much part of the Rasalhaguian government), rather than the wholesale absence of said Tyr members from the government.
Kyone Akashi, on 17 October 2013 - 06:22 AM, said:
Ha! A bunch of corrupt nobles, their pockets lined by Lyran wealth, scurrying about and making noise to appease their benefactors. Surely the people of Rasalhague are much too proud to let their fate be guided by House Steiner's manipulation. Their response to the actions of Duke Kelswa during the Republic's birth should have shown as much!
Just because others see the wisdom in the Elected Prince's balanced approach - which is in line with the Coordinator's current wishes - does not mean the Dragon has no sympathizers left in Rasalhague. There may have been some ... minor discord from time to time, but the many centuries of benign protection by the Combine have knit both realms closely together in spirit.
The Rasalhaguians have - and continue to - let their their will be known with regard to Duke Kelswa's underhanded actions (which, it should be noted, were also in direct contradiction to then-Archon Katrina Steiner's recognition of Rasalhaguian independence in much the same way that the actions of the DCMS "ronin" were in direct contradiction to Theodore Kurita's recognition of Rasalhaguian independence), just as they have - and continue to - let their will be known with regard to the Combine's centuries of occupation & subjugation (and if that's what the Dragon calls "benign protection", it's no small wonder that the Combine turned to the ever-trecherous Capellans and constantly-bickering League for "friendship" after spitting on Katrina Steiner's peace proposal - neither the Confederation nor the League has had the misfortune of sharing a border with the Combine, and have thusly had their worlds spared the results of the Combine's not-so-benign idea of "protection").
Kyone Akashi, on 17 October 2013 - 06:22 AM, said:
Did you know that Tomoe Sakade, wife to Kanrei Theodore Kurita, heir to the Chrysanthemum Throne, is a descendent of Ingrid Magnusson?
And?
Even if we take that to be true, it's not like the Inner Sphere - the Suns, most of all - doesn't remember that
the Dragon has tried that particular trick before.
Not that it would help in the case of Rasalhague; since the post of Elected Prince isn't hereditary, trying the blood-claim stunt -
again - would probably get about as far as, say, claiming that she's somehow a descendant of the Camerons as well!
Kyone Akashi, on 17 October 2013 - 06:22 AM, said:
As the saying goes: The patient blade strikes truest.
As a practitioner of
the fine and noble art of fence, I cannot disagree with the statement's face-value.
Though, even the liveliest blade cannot act with a hand to guide it.
Given the implications of your use of such a statement in conjunction with your previous allusion that the (presumed) heritage of Madame Sakade is somehow relevant to the FRR's governance (or a discussion thereof) in any way, shape, or form... well, one must wonder what form that "patient blade" might take, who you think is holding said blade, and who you think it is intended to strike.
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