[Dragaera] Liberals

[Jon Lincicum via Dragaera]

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From: "Jerry Friedman" <jerry_friedman at yahoo.com> 

> But if we're to believe FHYA, nobody thought of outlawing drugs till 
> Greycat. What you outline would make a lot of sense for the Jhereg 
> (if the rest of the Empire could stand the hypocrisy), but I doubt 
> they actually do it. 

If we're to believe /FHYA/, then yes, Greycat was the first individual to put this concept together with certain specific intoxicating recreational substances. That anyone remembers. This cycle. That Paarfi knows of. In that part of the Empire.  


>I wonder how the Dragons feel about their required service in the Jhereg 
>Guard. Their House should really give them a waiver during that reign. 
>I suppose as things start to fall apart, some Dragons might want to 
>enlist to help the Iorich arrest the Emperor or whatever happens. 

When the scoundrels write the law, then it's lawful to be a scoundrel. Who said that? Oh crap, it might have just been me. 

Dragon aversion to working with or for Jhereg during Vlad's time appears to be a moral objection to breaking the law; thus incurring a loss of honor. Since even during a Jhereg reign, the Guard is presumably still used as a tool to enforce the law, whatever that law may be, then it seems likely the moral objection is no greater during a Jhereg reign than at any other time. The 'dishonorable' (i.e. illicit) part of the Jhereg operations are still going to be handled by someone other than the Jhereg Guard.

Certainly, individual Dragonlords within the guard may not have much respect for their political leadership. However, I suspect that's probably true most of the rest of the time, also. With possible exceptions at /certain times/ during /some/ Dragon reigns, perhaps. 

It's also important to remember that at the time of a Jhereg reign, the House of Dragon is very low on the cycle itself, and not likely to be in much of a position to be choosy. 

--Majikjon