Very alternate history
Apr. 9th, 2017 08:03 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kengrFor many years I've amused myself with alternate history scenarios. Mostly set against a background of a group of people who got a clue about a number of things *very* early in history. So they are always a few steps ahead of the rest of humanity.
Anyway, I know that that would make serious changes in all of history, but it's still fun to ignore that and picture them "interfering" at various points in history.
The one that came to me tonight was them having a little "talk" with the Spanish (who they trade with) about the Spanish trying to muscle in on another trading partner...
"But they are savages, barbarians" exclaimed the Spanish ambassador.
The Republic's representative just gave him a *look*. One that implied "and you aren't?"
This annoyed the Spanish ambassador even more.
"They sacrifice people to their pagan gods! They cut their hearts out on their altars!"
"And the Inquisition burns heretics at the stake. I fail to see any significant difference."
Anyway, I know that that would make serious changes in all of history, but it's still fun to ignore that and picture them "interfering" at various points in history.
The one that came to me tonight was them having a little "talk" with the Spanish (who they trade with) about the Spanish trying to muscle in on another trading partner...
"But they are savages, barbarians" exclaimed the Spanish ambassador.
The Republic's representative just gave him a *look*. One that implied "and you aren't?"
This annoyed the Spanish ambassador even more.
"They sacrifice people to their pagan gods! They cut their hearts out on their altars!"
"And the Inquisition burns heretics at the stake. I fail to see any significant difference."
