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The chessboard is set, the players have all taken their positions.
A line of simple pawns stands as a barrier for a cadre of powerful figures who pull the strings...
And the game begins...
The pieces slide out of their assigned slots and play out a quiet strategy across the limited space that the chessboard provides.
It's called "civilized", but that's just a mask for brutality.
And then, in the thick of the fight, the White King pushes the White Queen aside, and walks to the other side of the board, with no explanation... And Black, aided by their new friend, proceed to demolish White, piece by piece.
And although White hates their former king with terrible passion, he doesn't care one bit, because he was against everything White stood for... It just took him time to realize it.
Unfortunately for us, these situations are never quite this simple. They're never divided so cleanly into terms of Black and White. And although it's infinitely complex, ecspecially considering the level of intelligence you tend to find at schools like MA, but it's just as brutal as any wargame.
We know how to make each other happy, and we know how to make each other's lives hell, and perhaps worst of all, we know how to manipulate others into doing that dirty work for us.
But try that sometime, relate your conflicts to a game of Chess...
Are you a king or queen? Or just one of the simple pawns?
And who was that White king I mentioned earlier...?
Who was that spineless traitor, that despicable opportunist who would betray his old alleigance for little more than some ideas...?
Or maybe... Just maybe... Was there more to that decision?
Maybe the villian wasn't the king, but those who made him want to leave...
Hah! Think about that one!
Dicey
A line of simple pawns stands as a barrier for a cadre of powerful figures who pull the strings...
And the game begins...
The pieces slide out of their assigned slots and play out a quiet strategy across the limited space that the chessboard provides.
It's called "civilized", but that's just a mask for brutality.
And then, in the thick of the fight, the White King pushes the White Queen aside, and walks to the other side of the board, with no explanation... And Black, aided by their new friend, proceed to demolish White, piece by piece.
And although White hates their former king with terrible passion, he doesn't care one bit, because he was against everything White stood for... It just took him time to realize it.
Unfortunately for us, these situations are never quite this simple. They're never divided so cleanly into terms of Black and White. And although it's infinitely complex, ecspecially considering the level of intelligence you tend to find at schools like MA, but it's just as brutal as any wargame.
We know how to make each other happy, and we know how to make each other's lives hell, and perhaps worst of all, we know how to manipulate others into doing that dirty work for us.
But try that sometime, relate your conflicts to a game of Chess...
Are you a king or queen? Or just one of the simple pawns?
And who was that White king I mentioned earlier...?
Who was that spineless traitor, that despicable opportunist who would betray his old alleigance for little more than some ideas...?
Or maybe... Just maybe... Was there more to that decision?
Maybe the villian wasn't the king, but those who made him want to leave...
Hah! Think about that one!
Dicey