The
displaced meet in the Land of Never Return
In the Land of Never Return, Rohana, Solomon and Junius met for
a discussion. They were pondering the latest events in Paradise…
"I think this calls for a celebration," Solomon said,
"because the Blues and the Reds are at last coming together…"
"I
agree," Rohana said, "the revolution is just beginning…"
"Why do you say that?" Junius asked.
"What I couldn't achieve with the bullet," Rohana said,
"my successors will achieve with the ballot…"
"Then,"
Junius smiled, "I too shall join you…"
"How can you say that?" Rohana queried.
"Why, I am celebrating the eventual victory of the Greens at
the next election…"
"Why
do you say that?" Solomon demanded, "with the Reds and
Blues together, we are sure of victory…"
"Don't be too sure of that," Junius said, "remember,
the Constitution is mine…"
"But," Solomon pointed out, "it is the same Constitution
that my daughter is using against your nephew…"
"I
am sure he too has a trick up his sleeve…" Junius retorted.
"I think I agree with that…" Rohana said.
"Why do you say that?" Solomon was puzzled.
"Why," Junius explained, "my nephew is trying his
best not to scrap the Constitution I created even if your daughter
is creating so much trouble by using it to her advantage…"
"But,"
Solomon asked, "what makes you so sure that a Blue-Red alliance
will help the greens…"
"Why," Junius argued, "isn't it a fact that the Blues
have never won an election on their own…"
"That is true," Rohana agreed, "they have always
won with some kind of alliance…"
"But,"
Solomon said, "isn't that the very reason why we should be
more confident of victory now that we are an alliance once more…"
"Not exactly…" Junius said.
"And why should that be?" Solomon demanded.
"What I am trying to say is that although the Blues have always
had a strong vote base, that has never been sufficient to win an
election in its own right…"
"Yes," Solomon conceded, " but now we are adding
the red votes to it…"
"Yes," Junius agreed, "but that addition may come
at a price…"
"And
what price is that?" Rohana asked.
"Because the Reds have policies that are radically so different
from the Blues and the Greens, I think a lot of Blue voters will
shy away from them if they get together with the Reds…"
"What makes you so sure of that?" Solomon was unconvinced.
"The fact that there was, and perhaps still is, a lot of opposition
within the Blues itself to the partnership…" Junius said.
"But
what makes you think that your Greens will benefit from all this?"
Rohana asked.
"Because I am sure that there are a lot of people who are neither
'socialists' nor 'capitalists' who would prefer the known capitalist
policies of the Greens to the unknown socialist policies of the
Blues and the Reds together…" Junius reasoned.
"But you are ignoring one factor…" Solomon said.
"And
what is that?" Junius wanted to know.
"My daughter once took the Reds for a costly ride," Solomon
said, "and she can easily do it again…"
"That is true," Junius agreed, "remember, Rohana,
it was the Blues who put you in prison and it was the Greens who
freed you…"
Rohana thought he should be sending an urgent message to his successors
in Paradise. |
