Letters From a Vampire
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You are absolutely right about the site being somewhat partisan. There is a reason for it. The first is, like you, no Classical, i.e. Pale, wants to share their side or their politics with a non-Classical.
Once, about 4 years ago, against everybody's advice I invited a Classical who was involved in the civil war to come to our boards to tell his side of it. He could not have come there without my invitation. But I wanted everybody to hear his side because I somewhat sympathized with him. Once he had made his way onto the boards, a stupid human challenged him to prove he was real. Well, you must know the law. He was going to find her and kill her to prove he was real, and he would have had every right under the law to do so. He could not be stopped by legal vampiric law. At least that's what he threatened to do. He also threatened to harm me and to harm C., if N didn't do exactly as he asked. In other words, he blackmailed N. into doing something which undoubtedly changed the course of the war. Because of that many bornes have died. And as with Nighttimers, are on the verge of extinction. Which will leave an unbalanced world and humans in peril.
There are many points in the Classical's case I agree with. That's why I asked this Classical to speak at our forum. What I got in return for my trust were threats and blackmail. You also should remember that Nighttimers ARE bornes, and although I do sympathize with many Classical points about the negative aspects of politics and commerce that Classicals face, and the often overwhelming elitist attitude of bornes, My only contact with a Classical, other than you, was to be used. Now, I can't totally blame him for this, using me I mean. I actually felt it would happen. And I was warned it would happen. I just did not realize people's lives would be at stake. The person in question, actually told me he had used me. He said the war was a chess game and I was a pawn. Pawns are expendable, and made to be used, to sacrifice. He also said, N and his forces would never win this war because N refused to sacrifice his pawns. And was influenced too much by non-vampire friendships. He also said 'the ends justify the means, any means to get what you need' this Classical needed N to do something he refused to do, so instead of coming onto the boards to honestly tell his side of the events and win human support and perhaps vampire support. My invitation to him brought disaster, because as of now it looks like his predictions were correct. And this is only one reason the site is somewhat partisan.
How can you expect me to give information about the 'other' side if no one will tell me? The Classical I speak of forbid anyone from telling me anything after this incident. Over it I lost a friend, got a young girl almost killed, got myself and C. (who is himself a Classical) into a lot of danger. All because I tried to give a Classical a platform from which to air his views.
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I speak for no others but myself. I have my own views, values, interpretations of law and so forth.
Having just said such, I can tell you that every pale also shares this exact same view towards everything in this life cycle. I imagine your friend C. would agree. Truth be told, I do not care for the war, the ways of olde, or the elitist attitudes of anyone. When it comes right down to it, pales have had to fight and claw their way to any goal they desired. It is likely never given to them and in most situations, we do not live in packs or with the one who created us; which as you know is the direct opposite of true bornes. If you would allow for an analogy, pales are the black sheep of the vampire race; the ones who seemingly cause the most problems, etc.
Regardless of laws set forth, most pales are not interested in joining the debate. Most simply do not care if anyone believes or sympathizes with them. Most do not need to be accepted or admired or befriended for such acts. Most have little interact with humans, save for a small few they choose to tolerate.
Pale numbers vastly outweigh those of the true borne, as I am certain you know, and yet there is still war. To simplify matters to a most basic form and say that this is a war between some seventy or so bornes against thousands of pales seems a bit absurd does it not? The fact is, if there was such misgivings across the board from one species to the next, they would all be gone by now, do you not agree? While information may be hard in forthcoming from all sides to you, I ask that you only look at what lays before you now.
Start not with facts and historical data, but from your experiences with your friend C., or other pales. In seeing the individual, you will have in your grasp the beginnings of it all.
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If this is accurate, why are they still fighting the war, if they do not care for such matters as pertain to the war? And the main issue of the war, the domination of the human race by vampires, economically, politically, and basically only as an on-going food source.
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This is the lesser of two evils my friend. The fact is, to be quite honest, there are some. a good many, who disagree with the actions of the whole. Many want change, but at what price leaves a bad taste for most.
There is war; indeed, I think you would be surprised to see how chaotic it is within this species. It is why there is no progress... but I digress.
I cannot tell you how many times I have heard the 'on-going food source' debate. It is a pile of rubbish. Another fact taken out of skew for the benefit of another. We are not monsters. Like all people across this turning stone, we want a fair share; we want what everyone else already has. I have many friends, who are unlike myself, some of whom I cherish most deeply.
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This is a wonderment to me. Because even though Bornes have given me reasons, I don't understand why Pales haven't won outright. And that's just the problem, I AM looking at what's before me. I can't bring forth discretionary information if no one will give it to me because of the orders of only two men. One Classical and one Borne.
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It is nothing more than a strategic plan, if you ask me. One does not take out the self-described hero; least they want to make him a martyr, yes?
There are so many lines in this twisted rope that many do not understand.
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I have. That is why I'm in trouble with the Bornes and many of my own kind that are left. For having an affinity and sympathy for the Pale outlook on these matters. And what do we learn from, if we do not learn from history?
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History has come, and it will pass once more, still these issues will stand. It is nature, survival of the fittest. Once this war and our species have died and been long forgotten, another will stand in its place.
Harmony, Peace, Hope. these are things which lay within those who will come a millennium after all of us have gone. Sad. I would enjoy nothing more that the opportunity to visit a friend, sit and talk for an afternoon. Perhaps the next time around... May the days between keep you well.
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