They Are Afraid

There are alliances forged through mutual respect.

There are alliances forged through shared principles.

And then there are alliances forged through opportunism.

In the wake of https://app.warera.io/country/6813b6d446e731854c7ac7aa's resurgence, as https://app.warera.io/region/6813b7049403bc4170a5d6ff returned to Portuguese hands and the illusion of https://app.warera.io/country/6813b6d546e731854c7ac848's control began to crack, two nations have found common cause. Not in building something admirable, nor in defending some higher ideal, but in attempting to drag https://app.warera.io/country/6813b6d446e731854c7ac7aa back into the darkness from which it had begun to emerge.

One cannot help but notice the timing.

The moment https://app.warera.io/country/6813b6d446e731854c7ac7aa demonstrated that it could stand once more, its enemies suddenly discovered the value of cooperation. Curious.

More curious still is the fate of https://app.warera.io/region/687eab418fc7f0dfa1d2b98e.

https://app.warera.io/country/6813b6d546e731854c7ac848 gifted the land to https://app.warera.io/country/6813b6d446e731854c7ac7a4. Two nations in separate alliances, with different ideals, different motives, different goals... doing shady deals all against one nation. I have already previously spoken about what I think of such tactics. They are the tactics of those who are scum. Most importantly they are the tactics of those who are afraid.

History is filled with coalitions of convenience. Nations convincing themselves that temporary advantages would protect them from future consequences.

They never learn.

Perhaps https://app.warera.io/country/6813b6d446e731854c7ac7aa will lose every inch of land it managed to recover. Perhaps the flag will be torn down, the victories erased, and the map redrawn once more.

But there is a difference between losing and surrendering.

The Portuguese people have already endured occupation. They have already endured defeat. They have already endured the humiliation of watching others carve apart their homeland and divide it among themselves.

There is something fundamental that https://app.warera.io/country/6813b6d446e731854c7ac7a4 and https://app.warera.io/country/6813b6d546e731854c7ac848 fail to understand.

They see territory. https://app.warera.io/country/6813b6d446e731854c7ac7aa sees time.

Territory can be conquered in a day. Time conquers everything.

So let https://app.warera.io/country/6813b6d446e731854c7ac7a4 enjoy its gifted land.

Let https://app.warera.io/country/6813b6d546e731854c7ac848 celebrate our downfall.

Let them convince themselves that they have won.

At the end of it all, revenge is a dish best served by https://app.warera.io/country/6813b6d446e731854c7ac7aa.