Quote:Hrmmm... if I was Deon, there would have been a bit of Chaos (ha!) after the transition, and I would have done some spot-checks and patches, using the Power To Revolutionize The World in smaller matters - namely, to tie up the power squabbles and mini-revolutions that would be generated by this pent-up resentment.
But it's quite likely that within a relatively short time, post-shift, a lot of these newly educated and...'liberated' lower classes are going to, well, have pent-up resentment boil over. Especiall now that they've got better economic opportunities. Literacy. Knowledge.
Of course, _I_ would take the Eyrie Route wherever possible, making sure that the people involved _understood_ that Revenge Is Not The Answer, and that the best person for the job was left running the joint...
I don't know if Deon would, though.
And, either after things had shaken down a bit, or as part of it, I'd offer a general amnesty for people that wanted to 'come in from the cold' and give up their life of crime or of revolution... the fact that you face a life sentence or worse for your crimes is a damn good reason to keep committing them, or at least keep you from getting into the positive, law-compliant lifestyle that would prevent you from committing more crimes.
An amnesty can fix that, allow a blackguard or revolutionary to 'give up the lifestyle' and either fix the system from within, or just.. live again.Wire Geek - Burning the weak and trampling the dead since 1979Wire Geek - Burning the weak and trampling the dead since 1979