A political fable

We think of escape rooms as a small community, like a city-state. At first Mickey became the monarch naturally, we noticed that he was intelligent (he knew what was going on, how to protect himself from radiation, how to go to the toilet, knew that all communications were cut off), strong (he immediately suppressed when someone did not listen to the advice to force the door) , justice (providing food), bravery (killing the enemy), temperance (not infringing on others, even throwing away the gun after killing a black man, lying and pretending to be innocent, not running away secretly). The combination of justice, wisdom, strength, courage and restraint of a series of virtues has always been the most ideal monarch of the community. . But then the monarch fell, because after the city-state was besieged by foreign enemies, he considered that the limit of food and the infinite contradiction between the needs of the crowd could not be bridged, and the contradiction between the number of chemical protective suits and the demand (need to escape from the sewers) could not be solved, so he He has to consider who is trustworthy and who is his ally (this is what he told the heroine when he was trapped in a chair later, of course he can sneak away by himself, when he kills black people, he can use his own hands without lying. Gun consolidated his rule, but on the one hand, the restraint of sentiment kept him in moderation, on the other hand, he said that he wanted to tell the heroine secretly, which seems to be the power of love, and people don’t want to do shameful things in front of their lovers). He deducted food and wages, but the lie was finally exposed, and the people rioted and overthrew his rule with violence. But the riots did not bring fairness and justice, because the two new rulers were more brutal than Mickey, not only deducting food and wages, but also not respecting the human rights of the people. They played with women and acted recklessly. They laughed at Sam and let Sam go to satisfy their curiosity. Dismembering the body, we see this Mickey period is very different. During the reign of Mickey, the right to life and health of the people was not violated, because the classical aristocratic monarch cherished his reputation and restrained himself. He even joked with little girls performing magic tricks. The latter two men symbolized the tyrants who overthrew the aristocracy without legal procedures. They came from the bottom and no longer maintained the noble tradition of restraint and honor. Of course, this is not to discredit all non-aristocratic political leaders, but to reveal a danger they face in governing. . Next, the violence of the tyrant aroused new dissatisfaction among the people, and the promise of revolution came to nothing, so the heroine prepared to join Sam to riot again. We noticed Sam's reaction at this time: I want to reason with them, I am a lawyer. So the heroine is a revolutionary and advocates violence, sam is a reformer and opposes violence, out of fear "they will kill us". So the heroine thinks of Mickey, the former monarch who was deposed. The gun he hid symbolizes a group of secret armed forces that swear allegiance to the previous dynasty, similar to organizations like the Tiandihui. She gave him water and food and demanded to master this power, Mickey was changed by "Let me go

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