[Dragaera] Irresistible Force vs. Immovable Object (Was Re: Unstoppable Force vs Immovable Object)

[Howard Brazee]

Maximilian Wilson wrote:

>On 11/16/06, Jerry Friedman <jerry_friedman at yahoo.com> wrote:
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>>There's another point.  The Emperor doesn't rule absolutely, as
>>Zerika explains to Vlad in /Phoenix/, and that's especially true
>>of a reborn Phoenix.  She may have good political reasons not to
>>interfere with the Justicers even when they're inexcusably
>>incompetent or corrupt or lax.
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>There's no reason to think Zerika is the only bright mind working for
>the Empire, so I nearly think you're just reiterating Davdi's original
>statement: Vlad's evasions worked only because the interrogators were
>incompetent, uninterested, or bribed.
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>-Max
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Or they don't have sufficient motivation to go against Zerika's wishes 
in this matter.   Lots of politics is done with that kind of acceptance.