God's imitator

Chapter 195 The Reasons for the Change

Many people were still confused. Clearly, most people did not realize what Li Renshu was saying.

In their impression, Jiang He was just a marginal figure who was not very smart and had a low emotional intelligence. Her abilities were not outstanding, but she was kind to others and even somewhat helpful.

How could Lee In-sook see such a serious problem?

Lee In-sook sighed silently: "To be honest, I don't understand why this happened either."

"Jiang He's behavior only appeared recently, and it even surprised me at one point, making me think that she had been possessed by someone."

"I've thought about it for a long time, but I still can't figure out why she would suddenly change like this."

The group looked at each other, speechless.

Lee In-sook is arguably the most politically aware person in the entire 17th community. If even she finds it puzzling, then everyone else will be even more confused.

Lin Sizhi was silent for a moment, then said, "I think you're overcomplicating this issue."

"You applied your own political acumen to Jiang He, so you completely fail to understand why she behaved so differently before and after."

"But Jiang He's change is likely due to a very simple reason:"

"Before she believed you had become the core of power in the community, in her eyes, the community was controlled by male players such as Fu Chen, Cai Zhiyuan, and Officer Cao, while you, as the only woman, were in a subordinate position."

"So she quickly hid her inclinations and intentions, not daring to let others in the community find out."

"Later, after realizing that you had become the core of power in the community, she felt that the conditions were ripe and therefore actively wanted to participate in the community's politics."

"I think this is the only reason why Jiang He has changed."

Lee In-sook was stunned. She frowned and pondered for a moment, then nodded in relief.

“Indeed, I’m overthinking it… Attorney Lin’s statement is likely the only reasonable explanation.”

This topic made the atmosphere in the hall somewhat somber. Clearly, this was the first time that the sensitive topic of "core of power" had been discussed in public.

Previous discussions were all conducted in private small groups.

But this was something that was bound to happen sooner or later.

On the one hand, almost everyone in the community had already made private connections and more or less confirmed the existence of the five-person group, which was no longer a big secret.

On the other hand, since we are going to discuss Jiang He's affairs, it is inevitable that we must clarify and thoroughly explain this topic.

Otherwise, people in the community who are not so politically sensitive will not understand why Lee In-sook made such a decision, and this issue will become a thorn in their side.

Cai Zhiyuan said, "On this point, I support Ren Shu's decision."

My assessment of Jiang He is: she is not a bad person, not particularly intelligent, and not very politically capable. However, she has a high degree of political acumen.

"When both 'weak political ability' and 'high political sensitivity' are present in one person, they will exhibit this kind of somewhat contradictory behavior."

"Regarding the point of 'high political sensitivity,' I can give a few simple examples, and you can think about whether this is true or not."

"Shortly after entering the community, when everyone was not very familiar with each other, Jiang He took the initiative to approach Li Renshu."

"After that, for almost every proposal, although Jiang He didn't participate much in the discussion, she was always the first to express her opinion and vote."

In "Blood Poker", Jiang He also took the initiative to take the lead in communicating and cooperating with the third community.

"Furthermore, during our first recruitment drive, even though the male-to-female ratio was 5:6, she still explicitly demanded the recruitment of women. I'm not judging whether these actions are right or wrong; I'm just saying that these behaviors demonstrate 'high political sensitivity.'"

Everyone recalled their memories and then nodded in agreement.

I do have some recollection of these things.

Taking one thing out of context doesn't prove anything.

But with so many things happening at once, it's hard to explain them as mere coincidence.

Wang Yongxin frowned: "So, Jiang He's behavior is indeed somewhat contradictory."

“She was always the first to vote, which showed that she intended to actively participate in the discussion of the bills. However, she never spoke during the discussion of the bills.”

"The atmosphere in which we discuss the bills is very relaxed and not serious, and most of the time we can speak freely."

This shows that she didn't not want to speak, but rather that she was afraid to speak.

"When Fu Chen was presiding over the proposal, she was worried that expressing her political views would expose her and lead to her being ostracized and targeted. So she chose to hide herself and not express her opinions. She only expressed her support when the dust settled and the vote was held."

"As Li Renshu presided over more and more proposals, Jiang He believed that her ideas would no longer be rejected by the community, and might even become mainstream with Li Renshu's support."

"So she began to express her demands more directly, especially when discussing them one-on-one with Lee In-sook in private."

"Of course, Jiang He's actions may have been somewhat delayed. This may be because she could not accurately judge the specific time when Li Renshu became the core, or it may be out of a sense of caution."

"But in any case, after she realized this, she stopped hiding her thoughts, which gave people the feeling that she had suddenly become a different person."

Lee In-sook continued, "I feel it's necessary to emphasize again that our community should be as tolerant as possible of different political views."

"To be honest, I agree with a lot of feminist viewpoints. Similarly, if some players in the community hold extreme male chauvinist views, others have no right to interfere as long as it does not affect the stability of the community."

"On this point, members of our community should have full freedom of choice to believe whatever they want."

"However, we must never allow any single narrative to invade the political life of our communities and become mainstream."

Lee In-sook paused slightly before continuing:
"All identity narratives, in my view, are singular narratives."

"And gender narratives are the worst of all identity narratives because they directly lead to one half of the population opposing the other half."

"The smaller the number of people in a political entity, the more unstable it is and the less room for error it has."

"If it is a country with a population of tens of millions or even hundreds of millions, then a single narrative may bring some unstable tendencies, but ultimately because the scale is large enough, it will not produce such obvious destructive effects immediately."

"But our community only has 12 people. If any single narrative prevails, stability will be lost, leaving only endless chaos and infighting."

"Therefore, if Jiang He doesn't encounter a life-or-death crisis in the game, it will be difficult for us to kick her out on our own initiative. We can only try our best to mend this rift and repair any potential damage."

"But if she encounters a life-or-death crisis in the game, I can't use the 'immunity tickets' bought by all the community members to save her."

"Of course, ultimately this is my subjective judgment, and I am willing to take full responsibility for it."

"If everyone feels that this judgment is inappropriate, we can vote again and hand over the pardon to someone else for safekeeping."

　I've written 5000 words today, and I'm still pulling my hair out writing the next chapter. Once I finish that, I'll resume my three-chapter update schedule. I'd also like to recommend a friend's book, *Fangxian Waidao*, by Bugu Liao.

　　
　
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