Re: You are assuming you would have full knowledge of what was happening.
Knightscape Send a noteboard - 11/10/2010 04:46:19 PM
Any one of us would be a peasant, most likely, at best we'd be lucky enough to be born into a noble family. Either way, like most of randland, we'd think the DO just planned to remake the world and we'd still be existing within his new little hell for us. We would not know that everything/everyone ceases to exist.
If they do not know that everything/everyone ceases to exist then he needs to tell them. Then tell them some more. Have others tell them.
Then you'd have to be in a position where you'd know what was going on truthfully in the first place. Due to the lack of press in Randland, news travels on rumor and it's most likely to be that you do not have an accurate appraisal of events.
That news travels is all the more reason he needs to get his message out. Tell the people what they need to hear in order for them to follow him. Tell them pretty much the opposite of what the white cloaks were telling them.
it's "Grateful".
Lastly, you're assuming there'd be a POINT to you following the Dragon Reborn. What're you going to do, coop some barrels for him? What if you were born a shoemaker, or a baker? What if you're merely a clumsy merchant's guard?
There could be many ways to support or follow the Dragon Reborn, from making boots for the military, to growing food(or at least trying to grow food), making barrels, turning your scythe into a weapon (like in TGS) or just verbally supporting him if there is no other option.
hmmm, a clumsy merchant's guard eh? Carry lots of bandages?
You're extrapolating what you would do with full and accurate knowledge of all events on the people of randland, most of which are powerless against events and have NO idea what's really going on. given the technology levels, it would be almost impossible for rand to "PR" enough to make up for the lack of information being given and people would still have to be wiling to trust that information!!!
Any good PR is better than none. If he isn't telling people what to think others surely will be telling them.
All good things come to those who wait.
Rand needs a publicist
- 11/10/2010 11:56:26 AM
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You really don't understand? Or it just upsets you since he's a "good guy"?
- 11/10/2010 12:50:55 PM
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The people of Randland need him
- 11/10/2010 01:26:48 PM
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He's not hated. He is feared because of the inevitable destruction salvation will bring.
- 11/10/2010 02:18:30 PM
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It makes sense to fear the times and the DO; The Dragon Reborn less so
- 11/10/2010 03:18:56 PM
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their previous "rescue" broke the world anyways.
- 11/10/2010 03:24:09 PM
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The previous "rescue" saved the world but at great cost
- 11/10/2010 03:39:18 PM
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And where do you see people (other than dark friends and politicals) denying that?
- 11/10/2010 03:49:27 PM
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If the people don't know what is at stake, then he needs to tell them
- 11/10/2010 04:49:58 PM
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why will the people believe a crazy man over everyone else they know?
- 11/10/2010 05:08:14 PM
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That always bugged me. Some males killed entire CITIES
- 11/10/2010 05:44:50 PM
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but he wouldn't have done it without being tainted...
- 11/10/2010 05:49:46 PM
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To err is human. To blame it on someone else is even MORE human. *NM*
- 11/10/2010 05:53:43 PM
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It's easy to say that from our side.
- 11/10/2010 03:23:05 PM
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Re: It's easy to say that from our side.
- 11/10/2010 04:00:34 PM
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You are assuming you would have full knowledge of what was happening.
- 11/10/2010 04:08:50 PM
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Re: You are assuming you would have full knowledge of what was happening.
- 11/10/2010 04:46:19 PM
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with what infrastructure? With what TIME?
- 11/10/2010 05:06:43 PM
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Gleeman
- 11/10/2010 06:24:24 PM
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that is incredibly impractical
- 11/10/2010 07:35:06 PM
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Gleeman would be the most effective way to spread any message in Randland
- 11/10/2010 08:18:38 PM
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it would be the most effective. That does not mean it's practically effective.
- 11/10/2010 08:59:59 PM
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Gleeman and Peddlars are the most likely means of transporting information in Randland
- 11/10/2010 09:25:39 PM
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No.
- 11/10/2010 09:35:37 PM
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Mmm I think using Asha'man and AS would be counter productive
- 11/10/2010 09:39:05 PM
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I wouldn't think that they would necessarily proclaim themselves.
- 11/10/2010 10:15:27 PM
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When the FS and AS not even knowing this information don't ya think it's pointless?
- 11/10/2010 05:58:54 PM
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If they don't know then informing them would be an important first step in the PR process. *NM*
- 11/10/2010 06:28:10 PM
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why would they believe him? *NM*
- 11/10/2010 07:30:08 PM
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Common Sense, Influence of the Pattern *NM*
- 11/10/2010 08:20:29 PM
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"Common" Sense tells them that Rand is a violent crazy lunatic.
- 11/10/2010 08:55:10 PM
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They followed him when he cleansed Saidin
- 11/10/2010 09:41:45 PM
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"when in close contact"
- 11/10/2010 11:13:22 PM
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The pattern will work on anyone anywhere
- 12/10/2010 07:06:49 AM
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*NM*