The knight in the big world of American TV series

Chapter 1809 Exchange (Please give me a monthly ticket!!! Please subscribe!!! Please recommend!!!)

Chapter 1809 Exchange (Please give me a monthly ticket!!! Please subscribe!!! Please recommend!!!)

"I'm really not a suitable queen..." Actually, Atlanna didn't really not understand these things, but her high moral standards made her unwilling to do these things, which made her uncomfortable... To be precise, if she was really thick-skinned and black-hearted, she wouldn't have been exiled and sacrificed. Isn't it just a little thing in the crotch? How serious can it be? To sacrifice the queen of a country.

No matter how you look at it, it's nonsense. As long as Atlanna refuses to admit it, no one can do anything to her. In fact, no one thought of making things like that. What everyone thought was that if you tell a little lie, we will turn a blind eye and it will be fine for everyone.

But she refused to do so and insisted on confessing everything and refused to admit that she was wrong.

This is fucking… Even if everyone wants to drink three glasses of wine as punishment, they don’t know how to make up for the situation. There are many things you can do, but you can’t say them! Even if you say them, you can’t admit it! Look at the United States, have they done fewer dirty things? But others just don’t admit it, and instead keep saying that they are the beacon of human civilization and the representative of truth, goodness and beauty!

If you say it too much, some people will actually believe it!

So, too high moral standards are not necessarily a good thing, especially when everyone's moral standards are generally not high.

"No, no, no! You can't say that! A good queen needs to tell everyone what is right and what is wrong. You have done a great job. Almost everyone knows what kind of person you are, and your people are proud of you! This is your greatest role! Because of you, everyone trusts the royal family so much. You are undoubtedly a good queen!"

Kai felt a little annoyed when he saw Atlanna like this. He was not a person who would comfort others, not to mention Atlanna was not a child anymore. She was old enough to be a grandmother of ordinary people! But there was nothing he could do. Who could control his pants? Atlanna was like this, he couldn't stab her in the back, right? He could only make up a story.

Of course, these words are not all nonsense.

At least Atlanna's existence has a very positive meaning for the entire Kingdom of Atlantis. If Atlanna was a shameless and black-hearted ruler, other kingdoms would not be so easy to obey.

Deep down, other kingdoms actually have quite complicated feelings about the Kingdom of Atlantis.

First of all, it is generally acknowledged that the Kingdom of Atlantis is the leader of the seven kingdoms. Whether from a customary or religious perspective, this cannot be denied.

But it was also this point that made other kingdoms very wary of Atlantis. What Orm did fully demonstrated that this vigilance was correct. When Orm conquered the seven kingdoms, he basically did not encounter any fierce resistance except for the Saltwater Kingdom.

Zebel joined immediately. What were the opposing voices in the country?

Not at all! Otherwise, would Meila's father agree so easily? If those bastards in the country had not resisted the rule of the Kingdom of Atlantis, he would have agreed to the merger!

Fisherman's Kingdom...After the king was killed, the entire Fisherman's Kingdom surrendered.

Isn't it amazing? A country that has existed for thousands of years, the king was killed and the country fell apart. It's not normal, right? When a gang leader is killed, everyone will think about revenge! Only those low-class street gangs will fall apart after the boss is killed.

A kingdom that has been established for thousands of years can only be compared with that kind of street group?

However, the fact is that the people of the Fisherman Kingdom subconsciously recognize that the Kingdom of Atlantis is the legitimate ruler!

Naturally, they won't resist too much.

On the contrary, the Saltwater Nation was the most normal... well, you could say the most abnormal. They put up a fierce resistance, the kind that the entire nation put up.

But this is not the fault of the Salt Water Kingdom.

The mainstream of the underwater world is the Kingdom of Atlantis, followed by the Kingdom of Xebel, and then the Kingdom of Fishermen.

The Saltwater Kingdom was excluded from the mainstream and was almost excluded from the Trench Clan. There was no other way. Atlantis was the orthodox one. The Zerbel Kingdom was different but it also maintained the tradition of the empire. The Fisherman Kingdom embraced evolution but it also maintained its human form. The Saltwater Kingdom...

They have always been looked down upon by the mainstream and are not considered part of the mainstream at all.

This kind of contempt comes from top to bottom, and all people in the country are treated the same.

This created a separation between them and the mainstream.

This is just like the American rednecks and the American mainstream, both sides look down on each other, and prejudice is almost replacing hatred!

In the United States, where racial discrimination is rampant, the general public is aware of the long history of discrimination against black people by white people. But what is less known is that there is also a complex chain of contempt among white Americans: those in the East look down on those in the West, and those in the North laugh at those in the South. Among them, the "rednecks" are unfortunately at the end of the discrimination chain within the white community, and are worse off than black people. "Rednecks" refers to the lower-class white people in the southern United States. They were originally immigrants from Ireland, Scotland and other places who came to the New World of America and believed in the traditional Presbyterian Church.

When the influence of the Protestant Episcopal Church gradually increased and conflicts and confrontations arose with the Presbyterian Church, this group often chose to wear a red cloth around their necks to show their position and oppose the rule of the Episcopal bishops, hence the name. Later, this word was used to describe the lower-class white people who lived in poverty, had conservative ideas, were poorly educated, and behaved in a paranoid manner. Since there were a large number of farmers in this group who worked in the fields for a long time wearing hats, their faces were not exposed to the sun, but their necks were red. "Redneck" became more vivid and appropriate.

Whether in the past or now, Americans have always viewed "rednecks" with strong discrimination. In Georgia, they are called "crackers", in Appalachia they are called "hillbillies", and sometimes they are simply called "white trash".

Searching for the criteria for "redneck" on Urban Dictionary is a lot of irony and intriguing:

Redneck criteria: Your wife is heavier than your refrigerator (obesity problem); you move the refrigerator and find that grass has grown underneath it and it has turned yellow (not tidying up the house); you mow the lawn and find a car in the grass (not tidying up the yard); you need to put on clothes and shoes and bring a flashlight to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night (large farm + old house); you have had a gunfight with someone in the parking lot of a shopping mall (the people in the South are tough...); Santa Claus refuses to let your child sit on his lap (the child is also not hygienic...); there are page numbers on your toilet paper (probably using books as toilet paper...)

Looking back at history, the term "redneck" not only reflects the strong class discrimination among white Americans, but also reflects the cruel social reality.

In the 19th century, the theory of "racial superiority and competition" began to prevail. Famous figures such as British Prime Minister Churchill, US President Roosevelt, and British writer George Bernard Shaw all affirmed this, and American society also set off a wave of discrimination against inferior races. As the ruling race in the United States, the Anglo-Saxons began to worry about their own internal problems under the influence of the theory of "survival of the fittest": it makes sense that other races are born inferior, but why do the white people in the South, who are of the same race, behave in a "disgraceful" way?

Heartbroken.

A survey in the United States in 1850 showed that 20% of white people in the South were illiterate, while the illiteracy rate among white people in the North was less than 1%. A certain military test during World War I also showed that the scores of white soldiers in the South were not only surpassed by white soldiers in the North, but also lower than those of black soldiers in the North. In addition, the common problems of white people in the South, such as promiscuity, laziness, violent tendencies, conservative xenophobia, etc., have also been criticized by society. What is even more worrying for mainstream American society is that if the inferior groups within themselves do not control their fertility and reproduce faster than other decent families, won’t it lower the population quality of the entire race and cause collective capsizing?

Thus, the theory of "degenerate families" emerged, and various data confirmed that white people in the South were the "dregs" of the race, and that "artificial intervention" was necessary. In the early 20th century, the US government, under the banner of eugenics, began to purge "inferior whites": anyone classified as a "degenerate family" was required to undergo forced sterilization.

The first victim of forced sterilization was Carrie Buck. She was only 18 years old at the time and had not committed any crime. However, because she and her mother had both experienced unmarried pregnancy, they were described as people with decadent lives and low intelligence, and the court voted overwhelmingly to agree to sterilize her.

And among these people, the most discriminated against is still in the greater Appalachian region!

The people of this region are basically laughed at by the whole nation in the United States. Even the US Vice President Cheney publicly made ethical jokes about the people of this region...very bad. But no one blamed him!

The people in this area are even stereotyped as being mentally retarded and freakish, and that all the people here are poor!

For example, there is a very famous movie, I think it’s called Wrong Turn or something, which tells the story of this area. It was actually filmed into seven parts!

But the amazing thing is, there is no one to speak up for them!

The Saltwater Kingdom is roughly equivalent to the Greater Appalachia region.

So you naturally can't expect the people of the Salt Water Kingdom to agree with any mainstream values.

This is getting off topic again.

After all, what Om did was exactly what the other kingdoms feared. They were afraid that the Kingdom of Atlantis would truly unify.

Atlanna is a good person, which is great for the other kingdoms.

At least she won't suddenly jump out like Om and try to unify the underwater world.

This will help stabilize the entire underwater world... Although as a Chinese, Kai has always believed that unification is the best. But in the end, it is someone else's business, and he will not interfere.

So, there is nothing wrong with what Kai said, it’s just that he himself doesn’t agree with it.

"Really?" Atlanna felt much better after hearing her lover's comfort.

Meila looked at the two of them being so affectionate and felt relieved... No way! She was relieved at all! No woman would willingly share her man with another woman. Meila was no exception!

It's just that... she's not the type of person who loves love. Love is nothing to her. She doesn't even believe in love.

So even though she was unhappy, she didn't care too much.

Instead, he took the opportunity to say, "Yes, aunt, you just don't want to do this kind of thing. But don't worry, just let me do it! You just need to tell your people what is truth, goodness and beauty, and I will ensure that no one will mess up the kingdom!"

Meila's words...can be considered as Sima Zhao's intention.

But the amazing thing was that Atlanna actually nodded, and Kai was stunned. This was a blatant seizure of power!

Meila glared at Kai and told him to stop making trouble.

Kai swallowed and looked at Atlanna.

Although they were all family, Meila had gone too far. Atlanna looked at Kai's expression and burst out laughing.

"I know, I know...but I really don't like this kind of thing."

It seems that Atlanna knew exactly what Mela had done.

Atlanna's face suddenly turned sad. "I know what Meira is thinking, but I don't care... Well, it's not that I don't care, but Orm really disappoints me! Whether it's the Dark Trident or the Mountain Copper, it's impossible for the outside world to know these secrets except Orm. But now these things have happened, I can't continue to deceive myself."

Atlanna had actually noticed Meira's thoughts a long time ago.

But...how should I put it? Atlanna didn't think there was anything unforgivable about this.

Just like what Mera thought, Atlanna also felt that it was not unacceptable for Mera to be the heir to the throne. She had two sons, not to mention Orm, and Arthur was even less likely to inherit the throne, although Atlanna had thought about it more than once.

But Arthur's identity determined that he could not return to Atlantis to inherit the throne.

This is not a comic, and it's not a movie.

No matter whether they are nobles or commoners, they would never approve a mixed-race illegitimate child to become king.

Atlanna knew very well everyone's attitude towards Arthur.

He was an illegitimate child, even without mentioning his bloodline. He was not born with the blessing of the sea god, and according to the laws of Atlantis, he had no right of inheritance!

Therefore, the only ones who can inherit the throne are the close descendants of the royal family.

Over the years, there have been many nobles with royal blood, but they are all distant relatives. The descendants of the Atlantis royal family have never been prosperous. In Atlanna's father's generation, there were only two people. In her generation, she is the only one. The only real close relative is the royal family of Xebel.

Meila's identity and bloodline make her the most unquestionable candidate for the successor.

After Orm escaped from the quicksand hell, Atlanna actually had no choice. And Atlanna and Mela had a good relationship, so there was no emotional reason for her to be unacceptable.

Kai looked at the two women for a long time before he said in surprise: "Did you reach an agreement privately?"

Meila smiled brightly, "No, we've never talked about this openly. But my aunt and I have reached an understanding."

Of course she was in a good mood. After all, before, they both just knew the situation in their minds, but now that everything had been said out loud, it meant that there were no variables.

Atlanna wasn't very happy. She calmed down and looked at Meila seriously: "Meila, I will announce the first heir to the throne, but I hope... Orm can return to the Quicksand Hell intact to complete his sentence!"

This is basically a naked exchange.

Although Atlanna is a white leftist, she is not stupid.

In fact, white leftists just look stupid, but they are not without intelligence.

When Orm was still serving her sentence, she had never thought that Mera had any intentions on the throne, but when things became serious and Mera was stranded in the Kingdom of Atlantis, she almost guessed what Mera was thinking.

At that time, she also understood that Om would be the biggest obstacle for Meira.

(End of this chapter)