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I wanted to make sure everyone knows: I'm boycotting all my classes. No matter what.

I don't agree with the mission of this school, and I'm being held here against my will! So I'm officially on strike in protest of your unjust policies!

[It's true, as was pointed out to him: if he's protesting, he should let everyone know about it!

He's still not sure about the hunger strike part of his plan, as he needs to eat a lot. But he boycotted Thanksgiving, so that's a start.]

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A lot of things lead to problems. Even good things can.

I know about dogs, it was an example of two species that are similar but different. Dogs also can't read people's minds. If anything, mutants are more different from humans than dogs are from wolves.

Powerful mutants are murdering people, mutants and humans both. You just want us to do nothing about it? There is a difference, and they can do things humans can't. I'm facing reality, not ignoring it.

And that is why when we know something can potentially do so we should be responsible.

Wasn't a very good example, we have parents with no mutations, we have relatives we love and care about. Trying to force that kind of comparison is just removing people from their families and making them further away so it's more convenient to hate.

Not at all, but I want those individuals treated the same way as if they weren't mutants. People murder other people all the time, it has nothing to do with them being mutants or not. Also the fact that such criminals are like that, doesn't it make more sense to make sure you have those who can go against such things as allies? It would be the same method as any other. A bomb specialist, and one who specializes in mutant related crime. But we are all still human, it isn't an us versus them, it's a right vs wrong.

Ugh, forget the example, that's not what I meant. Species evolve, that's all. They change at some point, and sometimes it's a bigger change! Even some mutants call themselves a different species. It's not like I'm making it up.

It has nothing to do with not caring about your relatives, I don't even know where you got that. Of course I love my family!

No. They can't be. Because their powers set them apart and make them more of a threat. More difficult to catch, more difficult to contain. You can't apply the same rules to them, or people will keep dying! And you're right, we should have specialists. But humans can be specialists. Mutants have a clear conflict of interest!

Some do, but that doesn't make it so cut and dry. Species evolve and change, yes, but not in a single generation. Everyone is human, some have mutations, but that's all.

Again it's about being made into an "other" rather than part of the whole.

How do mutants have a conflict of interest? That's like saying normal people can't govern themselves because they're all normal!

That's your definition. It isn't mine. Plenty of people agree with me. Even scientists. Like you said, it's not all cut and dry.

If you're different, you're different. Why are you trying to act like mutants are the same? It's not about them having feelings or whatever you're saying. There are genetic and physical differences that have to be accounted for!

It's not like that at all. We're talking about specialists, not a government. Mutants will be reluctant to pursue and use anything that could be used against mutants, because it might be used against them.

Scientists being paid by whom?

Because physical differences don't mean anything in this conversation. If looking different physically made you an entirely different thing than the person next to you, we would be going back a hundred years with "Orientals" and "Negros", or just revive the Eugenics movement. Why not just go and follow An Essay on the Inequality of the Human Races while you're at it?

Hardly. As long as the laws are just and people are treated fairly they will uphold the system that gives them comfort. If one mutant breaks the law, and another is part of the justice system they will pursue the criminal the same as any other, because that individual broke the law and the status quo. The only time you have the potential of what you state is when there is blatant inequality and there is a created sense of other.

Aren't these all concepts we learned long ago?

I don't know, why don't you go survey the scientists? All the information is out there. Maybe some scientists just come to conclusions you don't like. That doesn't mean they're wrong.

You can't compare people with different skin colors to people who can shoot lasers out of their eyes or freeze the blood in people's veins. I like how you always call us racists when race has nothing to do with it. Humans of all nations are human. Humans don't have wings or look like lizards.

But the laws aren't just and people aren't treated fairly. There's going to be mutant corruption, like there's already corruption. Mutants using their powers to oppress people who can't defend themselves. If we come up with something that can suppress powers, are the mutant "experts" really going to want to use it? No. Because it can be used on them.

I actually do know the percentages and generally where these sorts of research are being held you know. It was a rhetorical question.... I have several companies involved with pure research of the genetic kind after all, it's a major important topic to me.

[In fact she had a lot of research dedicated to mutant research when she found out she was one....]

It's because it's the same sort of thing. Back then people didn't consider other races "human" or if they did they figured out ways to make sure one was higher or better than another. This is the same thing. But since you want to continue being blind, perhaps moving on to physical differences will work better? Are those suffering from dwarfism human? After all they are also suffering from a type of mutation. Or what about Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome? By your definition they are not.

So mutant corruption is the only thing to worry about and not "human" corruption? What a biased and ridiculous statement.

There's nothing but ridiculous claims and ideas coming from you, it's sad that you're like this. All I can hope is you're at least seeing someone about these issues. Or maybe that one day you'll come to understand the other side and wake up from your dream land.

I'm obviously not talking about all forms of mutation, and you know it. I'm talking about the X-Gene, that's it.

What's the point in even talking to you? I didn't say there was no human corruption or that it wasn't bad. I was pointing out another source of corruption. Did you actually just say that something I didn't even say was a ridiculous statement? Is your power putting words in my mouth?

You don't actually listen to anything I say, so of course you think it's ridiculous, if you just hear what you want to.

Which is just picking and choosing to back up what you want rather than what makes sense.

It was implied, and your concern is just baseless fear. But then, I suppose your concern is a valid one, and the only real way to make sure corruption on both sides is kept in check is having a competent ruler that is just and fair.

[And in her dreams that future ruler was her, the future EMPEROR OF THE WORLD!]

Oh I'm reading every word of it, but maybe if this was a vocal conversation I would understand you more.

[Mostly because her power was to hear hear so well she could pick up on the "desires" of a person and more or less read their inner thoughts and feelings even the stuff they didn't know on the surface.]

I'm pretty sure though you're the one not listening. You are defending your ground, which I suppose is admirable, but you refuse to think about the consequences or the feelings of others. You have a very narrow idea and definition of things, you need to broaden your mind more. There is more in this world than you and the doctrine you were raised with, there's even more than what is going in here in America right now. But you know, I do like your dedication, I have to respect that.

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