Timeline for Why do the Narns get their own seat on the council?
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| Jul 6, 2023 at 10:42 | comment | added | Jan Spurny | @O.R.Mapper - I aggree - no analogy is perfect. My point was it's not "unheard of". There's probably better analogy: Romans and Gauls - but I don't know enough history to be sure - I think the Gauls were conquered, then threw Romans out, and then Romans conquered them again, which is probably closer to Narn-Centauri "relationship". Also, I used USA vs British, because I thought most people (including me) are more familiar with recent history. But feel free to flag this or downvote - I myself am not sure it's a good answer and I'm fine with deleting it. | |
| Jul 4, 2023 at 20:15 | comment | added | O. R. Mapper | @JanSpurny: I do think it is slightly misleading, as "former colony" are two quite different things here. The Narn were former colony by occupation, meaning that they evolved to the civilization they had on their own, before the Centauri arrived and conquered them. The United States, in contrast, were a former colony by settlement, meaning that the settlers that would evolve into the independent society came (in part) from the British Empire in the first place. It may not render your point completely invalid, but I'm not sure how comparable the two cases are. | |
| Jul 4, 2023 at 19:50 | history | edited | Jan Spurny | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jul 4, 2023 at 14:08 | history | edited | Jan Spurny | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jul 4, 2023 at 14:03 | comment | added | Jan Spurny | @Randal'Thor - that's not what I was saying - I wasn't suggesting that was the inspiration (it wouldn't make sense past the 19th century) - I was just showing, that former colony may be very powerful indeed and that there is historical precedent for that situation. I'll correct my answer, but if you think this is misleading, flag it and I'll delete it. | |
| Jul 4, 2023 at 13:58 | comment | added | Rand al'Thor♦ | This reminds me of another related question - if you have stronger evidence/proof that the UK and US were inspiration for the Centauri and Narn, then maybe it could make a good answer over there. | |
| Jul 4, 2023 at 12:32 | history | answered | Jan Spurny | CC BY-SA 4.0 |