That's not what I thought. But violent uprisings don't usually happen before violence is done against people. Maybe it's not sanctioned, not yet - but maybe the authorities don't mind looking the other way, either.
Don't worry, my Xavier is about as stubborn and self righteous as you are. [There's some fondness buried in there, beneath the annoyance.]
I'm just wondering how many "first punches" it will take. I'm not saying we should go around terrorising innocent people, or endangering hundreds of lives. I'm not going to defend what Magneto's doing in my world. But what we're doing doesn't seem to help either, not as much as it should.
And don't sit there and tell me to be patient when you aren't the one who's been doing it for years. [Well. Two, as part of the X-Men, but she endured the growing suspicion and hostility and disgust as she came to terms with what she was, with hiding it from her family, watched as the Professor poured himself into research and campaigning and debating, as he built their best hopes from the ground up.]
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Don't worry, my Xavier is about as stubborn and self righteous as you are. [There's some fondness buried in there, beneath the annoyance.]
I'm just wondering how many "first punches" it will take. I'm not saying we should go around terrorising innocent people, or endangering hundreds of lives. I'm not going to defend what Magneto's doing in my world. But what we're doing doesn't seem to help either, not as much as it should.
And don't sit there and tell me to be patient when you aren't the one who's been doing it for years. [Well. Two, as part of the X-Men, but she endured the growing suspicion and hostility and disgust as she came to terms with what she was, with hiding it from her family, watched as the Professor poured himself into research and campaigning and debating, as he built their best hopes from the ground up.]