Diablo 2 NPC Hratli's introduction:
Welcome to Kurast, traveler. Few come willingly to this ancient city anymore. I hope you brought your wits with you, for sanity is in short supply here.
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As you can see, the populace has been brutally decimated by the forces of Mephisto. The canals run red with blood and demons roam the land.
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To make matters worse, the Children of Zakarum are in league with the forces of Mephisto. The Zakarum have concentrated their power in the Temple City of Travincal, located within Kurast deep in the jungle wilderness.
It's true... Their zeal is unmatched. But I say the so-called 'Warriors of Light' are nothing more than the twisted puppets of a hidden hand.
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This isn’t Lebanon.
This is Gaza right now.
Israel is dropping bombs on tents packed with families in the middle of the night in Khan Younis.
This is what they call a “ceasefire.”
I used to be “the worst student” in English class when I was in high school.
I’ve never lived abroad, I’ve never studied overseas. While most of my classmates left Korea to go to universities in other countries, I decided to stay in Korea. The reason was simple, 'I didn't wanna use English anymore'.
Then I started Tekken, and I fell in love with both the game and the community. One day, my mentor CBM told me
“Korea is one of the strongest regions in the world, but there aren’t many people connecting Korean Tekken scene to the global scene. I think you can become the bridge between two.”
Making English content was totally okay. But English commentary during the live stream was a completely different challenge. I was terrified of being judged for my weird grammar, my pronunciation, and all the mistakes I would inevitably make.
But so many people encouraged me, helped me to improve, and believed in me when I didn’t fully believe in myself. I want to sincerely thank everyone who has supported me on this journey🙏
Some people might think, “It’s just one single commentary for a Master event." But for me, this felt like overcoming one of the scariest obstacles of my life.
More importantly, it felt like taking a step toward the dream that brought me into the FGC in the first place, to become a bridge between Korean Tekken and the global fighting game community.
I know I still have to practice and learn A LOT😅 But I want to keep sharing the stories of players from Korea and all around the world. So I’ll continue working hard to improve every day!!!
Thank you for believing in me🫶 I will work hard, and always try my best!
The most effective propaganda does not tell you what to think.
It tells you what is worth thinking about.
Americans are not told to support every U.S. military action.
They're encouraged to debate it.
To have opinions.
To argue about troop levels and exit strategies and mission creep.
What they are not asked to think about is the premise.
The premise: that the United States has the right to project military power into any country on earth, to overthrow governments it dislikes, to impose economic conditions through financial institutions it controls, to maintain hundreds of military bases on foreign soil, to reserve the right of first nuclear strike, to conduct drone assassination programs in countries it is not at war with.
These are not debated on cable news.
These are not campaign issues.
These are not in the frame.
They are the frame.
And as long as the frame holds, the debate inside it, hawks versus doves, surge versus withdrawal, multilateral versus unilateral, is a debate about methods.
Not about whether the entire structure of global military dominance should exist.
The system allows you to argue about everything inside the frame.
It simply never asks you to look at the frame.
Vietnam looked at the frame.
Vietnam broke the frame.
That is why they have never fully forgiven us.