[quote=@Stratocracy]
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I just meant for military operations at this base, but I guess you could be right even in that context.
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Most of the remaining groups no longer trust authority figures. I was chosen as a "representative" solely because I could not make decisions for them, execute bias, or otherwise oppose the people. Intellectuals and the physically able have risen in society's standards as defenders, defenders that could die as soon as the hive mind desires.