Fox of France

A few days later, a memorial service for Professor Fafnir was held on the playground of Harvard University, where the massacre had occurred a few days earlier. Many dignitaries in the United States also came to the scene, including Governor Christopher Gore, and two senators who together were members of the House of Representatives came here.

It is said that the organizers of the memorial service also sent an invitation to President Madison, but President Madison declined the invitation on the grounds that he was "busy with business". And it is said that he not only declined the invitation, but even the request to write a eulogy for Professor Fafnir.

This is not difficult to understand, President Madison is a Virginian and a Southerner. And he was a big plantation owner. His family was the largest landowner in Orange County, Virginia, with more than 5,000 acres of plantations and a large number of slaves. According to Professor Fafnir's classification, he himself is a typical member of the "Genocide Gang of North American Slave Owners".

In this war, although the United States seemed to be victorious, all the benefits were taken away by the French in Louisiana. The gains for the United States were actually quite limited, but the price they paid was extremely heavy. Therefore, President Madison's current approval rating is very problematic. The northern states naturally feel that Madison is arbitrarily provoking frontier provocations, and stealing chickens can't lose money. And those guys in the south also felt that Madison's poor organization and chaotic military arrangements made them suffer a lot.

So now in the United States, whether in the South or the North, President Madison's approval rating is very problematic. If he attends the memorial service at this time, he may be able to get the understanding of the people in the northern states, but in the case that the southern states have been almost overwhelmed in public opinion, if he goes to add another icing on the cake, they will not see much gratitude. In short, the income is mostly not high.

Of course, if the income is not high, the income is not high, but if you can make some income, it is not impossible to take a trip. However, if he did make this trip, he would greatly offend the southern states. He became a traitor in the eyes of southerners. Perhaps in the eyes of the northerners, the favorability of him can be increased by a little bit, but in the south, the loss of goodwill is not a matter of one point or two. He will become the most hated traitor in the whole south.

Generally speaking, although the enemy is hateful, the traitor is ten thousand times more hateful than the enemy.

Therefore, participating in this kind of activity will do harm to President Madison, and it will be a pitfall for him to come.

Thoughts, openly rejecting this invitation, although it will deepen the dislike of him in the northern states and reduce their support, but the northern states are not his base, and they may not like him in the first place, and it will deepen their resentment. big deal.

And on the other hand, the Southern fellows were being slapped in the face by the Yankee papers right now. When it comes to debates, the manor owners in the south are not at the same level as the guys in the north, and they are not opponents at all. At this moment, there is almost nothing to do except repeatedly shouting "You are fake news".

So at this time, the depression of the southerners can be imagined. At this time, the president publicly made such a gesture that he would not attend the memorial service, which in turn made the southerners' view of him greatly changed. Everyone feels that President Madison may not be particularly strong in ability, but after all, he is his own person, and his heart is still with us, he is our brother!

With such a judgment, all the previous dissatisfaction disappeared immediately. What? President Madison was militarily incompetent? It's not his fault, it's mainly because the pig teammates are too harmful. You don't know how bad it is to have a pig teammate like the Yankee! You know, if the Yankees are on the British side, then we can beat them with one legion; if the Yankees are neutral, then we can guard against them by leaving two legions; but unfortunately Yes—the Yankees are on our side, and we must take out six or seven regiments to protect them! So, it's not that President Madison is incompetent, it's that the Yankees are too pitiful! What, you object to my statement? Look at your shameless look, you're a Yankee, aren't you? You have to be ashamed, you have to be ashamed!

In particular, President Madison said that he was busy with official duties and didn't even have time to write a eulogy; on the other hand, um, considering that golf is not a popular sport in this era, President Madison publicly went fishing by the river, which made The reporters from the southern newspapers saw it clearly.

Just as later generations understood that after Wang went to play golf, the approval rate among the rednecks further increased. After President Madison publicly went fishing by the river during working hours, the people in the south supported him more and more. Although he has been re-elected for one term, many southerners have expressed their support for President Madison to serve another term.

Of course, President Madison will not seek re-election for three terms, but his high evaluation is definitely good news for others in the Democratic and Republican parties with him. Because in this era, southern states had more electoral votes. Even in the original history, at this time period, the southern states had obvious advantages over the northern states in terms of population and economic strength. Of course, with the continuous arrival of European immigrants, the plantation economy in the southern states could not provide enough employment opportunities, so the population continued to flow into the northern states, which eventually led to a comparison in strength between the northern states and the southern states.

In this time and space, because of the existence of French Louisiana, Louisiana became the first choice for Europeans to immigrate to North America. Therefore, the number of immigrants that the northern states can absorb has greatly decreased, so compared with the original history, the strength gap between the northern states and the southern states is even greater. In the United States in this era, it is true that those who win the South win the world.

However, President Madison's approach is a good thing for the United States, because it has made the South and North of the United States more and more antagonistic. The widening rift between North and South must weaken their strength as a whole nation.

Although President Madison was unable to attend the memorial service, the level of the memorial service was still quite high. Governor Christopher Gore was the first to speak at the memorial service. He first expressed his sincere condolences for the death of Professor Fafnell, and expressed his greetings to the family of the deceased. His love and contribution to the United States, he said, people like Professor Fafnir are the real "great patriots".

He then condemned the attempt to silence the people with guns and violence, and predicted that they would never succeed.

"In the past, the pirate bandits in England tried to take away our liberties with guns, and they failed; today, some cultists try to take away our liberties with guns, and they will never succeed."

After Governor Christopher Gore, several other congressmen also delivered speeches. The content is basically the same as that of the governor. .

Then Professor Boblon gave a speech as a special guest. Professor Boblon reviewed the friendship between him and Professor Fafnir, expressed sympathy for Professor Fafnir's misfortune, and said that the United States can have legal Professor Furnell is an honor to America. The death of Professor Fafnir is not only a loss for the United States, but also a common loss for peace-loving people all over the world. At the same time, he also suggested not to blindly hate other people because of the death of Professor Fafnir.

"What we want to oppose is the kind of ideas that promote hatred and incite violence, not those who are poisoned by those ideas. In a sense, they are equally victims, or even more tragic victims. My friend , Professor Fafnir was murdered, but at the time of his murder, at least his soul was still sound. But what about those who were poisoned by that kind of terrible thought? Their bodies are still sound, but they are spiritually but dead. A bullet can only injure the body, but an evil thought destroys the soul.

It was precisely when Professor Fafnir discovered this that he tried his best to save these souls, but unfortunately, he fell on the road of his own efforts, just like a soldier fell on the battlefield. But our war against these false, even evil ideas is not over. Some of us should pick up the pen left by Professor Fafnir and continue his work.

I have noticed that in these days, another friend of mine, Professor Graeder, is continuing the legacy of Professor Fafnir. I am in awe of the courage he showed in this. We know that, like Professor Fafnir, Professor Glade is also the assassination target of some extremists, so I have been persuading him to minimize his appearance in public. Only in this way can safety be ensured.

But everyone has also seen that Professor Glade still came to the scene, because he said to me: 'We can't lose to fear. Those extremists, using such despicable methods, using bullets to block the voice of freedom, isn't it just to make us fear? Isn't it just to keep us silent because of fear? If at this time, I hide because of fear, wouldn't it be like surrendering to the enemy on the battlefield? If so, they really won. I cannot watch such false ideas triumph and drag my beloved America into hell. So, my friends, I have no way out, and behind me is America. '

When I was going out just now, I reminded Professor Glade again to pay attention to safety. Professor Glader told me, 'My friend, this is my battle and there is no escape. Just like when St. Peter returned to Rome. I know that it is dangerous to show my face now, but I hope that in the future, like Professor Fafnir, I can face God and say this sentence: "I have fought the good fight. I have finished the race, I have kept the faith."'"