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It may cause the immersion to break. The rational response is, how do I know they are slaves? How do I know if I "free" them I am not sentencing them to certain death? Perhaps in this place, it ...
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2019-12-19T22:13:23Z (about 5 years ago)
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2019-12-08T08:41:07Z (about 5 years ago)
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It may cause the immersion to break. The rational response is, how do I know they are slaves? How do I know if I "free" them I am not sentencing them to certain death? Perhaps in this place, it will be assumed the slaves revolted and the penalty for that is always horrific death no matter what the cost to the slavers, to prevent any other slaves from considering revolting. How can I be certain the slaves would rather be left alone: As non-slaves they will have no food, no protection, no community, and will be ostracized by both owners and other slaves. The rational response is to admit I don't know the culture and may be doing more harm than good, so I better NOT declare war on a kingdom before I know enough to be reasonably certain I am doing somebody good, not doing them harm. The rational response is then, if I don't have the time to find out IF these slaves wish to be free, then I should mind my own business and not assume I know what is best for them.
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2018-04-30T19:44:43Z (over 6 years ago)
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