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[Words written in front:]

In this chapter,

For some explanations of terms, from a rigorous academic point of view, they may be a bit far-fetched.

But it can be regarded as a sentiment, and I suddenly wanted to write.

so……

If there is something wrong in what I wrote, I hope you will correct me!

It was only in the past few days that I suddenly realized that some things can be explained from another perspective.

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The Kingdom of Basel in June can already be called a scorching summer.

but……

No matter how hot the weather and environment are, it is far less hot than the hearts of the Basel nobles.

As the price of tulips soars,

When the time came to the end of June, the price of a tulip bulb was as high as nine gold coins!

Half a year!

In just half a year,

Many Basel aristocrats have made money from the skyrocketing tulip bulbs that took them more than ten years, or even decades, to accumulate.

Although these wealth are only on paper,

But it also made them feel as if there was a burning bonfire hidden in their hearts, making the hearts of the entire Basel Kingdom float.

The nobles of the Kingdom of Basel are no longer willing to let their serfs grow food.

so……

One after another, precious tulip bulbs were planted in the land originally used to grow wheat.

The merchants of the Kingdom of Basel no longer bother to travel to various places to sell goods.

After all...compared to the hard work of traveling on the road, the tulip business is obviously much easier to do.

They don't have to worry about risks on the road or price fluctuations.

You only need to store the tulips you purchased in the warehouse, and your worth will increase.

everyone,

From nobles to businessmen, to commoners who live a slightly affluent life...

Most of them have been immersed in the atmosphere of soaring tulips and have lost their judgment.

Of course some people have raised doubts,

Of course, some people have strongly criticized this,

But……

In communication science, there is a phenomenon called... [Spiral of Silence].

in short,

When people express their thoughts and opinions, if they see that the views they agree with are widely welcomed, they will actively participate, allowing such views to be expressed and spread more boldly.

But if no one or few people pay attention to the voice you make, and sometimes you will even be attacked by a group of people...then even if you agree with it, you will have buried it deep in your heart, and will be ignored by others.

Remain silent in front of him.

Just like Bruno's previous life before he traveled through time, the variety of things on the Internet was dazzling.

But sadly...

After almost every entry related to policy measures and under every news that spreads positive energy, there will be a group of people provoking and hurling all kinds of abuse.

They hate the country, they find fault, they promote gender opposition everywhere, and put various labels on those who disagree with them...

Then,

Slowly...

There are fewer people to refute them.

This does not mean that everyone recognizes their views, but it means that... netizens who originally dared to speak out have fallen into a spiral of silence...

At this time, public opinion in the Kingdom of Basel was evolving in this direction.

only……

In the Kingdom of Basel, it is no longer the majority of people who are awake, but a very small number of smart people.

They feel that behind the skyrocketing tulip prices, there may be a pair of invisible hands manipulating everything, causing the price of tulips to skyrocket.

But……

One is because they can't produce evidence,

Secondly, because those nobles who are immersed in huge profits, how can they have the intention to listen to other people's talk?

so……

The way nobles treat remarks like this is very simple.

If the person who speaks out is a commoner, then give him a beating; if he is an aristocrat, then go to the door to argue with people and reason with them.

Anyway...

As more and more people join the army of advocating the value of tulips, almost everyone regards the skyrocketing price of tulips as a matter of course.

This phenomenon is actually called "me in the mirror", which is still a communication term.

in short,

People's understanding of themselves is mainly formed through social interactions with others.

How to say?

For example...

And we are still taking Bruno’s previous life as an example.

At that time,

A large number of foreigners have an inexplicable prejudice against us.

For example...

A brand that allows 30-day returns in most countries and regions actually refuses to let us return products in our land.

They promote the values ​​they believe in as the only correct values.

They do their best to belittle us and vilify us...

Do they really not know about the changes taking place in the land we live in?

Do they really not know that they are actually the descendants of robbers, with ugly and sinful blood flowing in their bodies?

The answer is...

Those ordinary people may really not know.

Because from beginning to end, what they know about us in Western media has never been who we really are.

But……

They have always lived in that environment, and all the feedback they receive is full of malice and prejudice against us.

This is me in the mirror.

In their false public opinion atmosphere, they think that what they hear is true, and they think that they are the right one.

Just like the nobles of this era,

Their view of the Principality of Idar has always been that it is desolate, remote, poor and backward.

Even if the Principality of Idar forces the Odin Empire to flee, even if the Principality of Idar forces the refugees to rush there first,

But in the hearts of the nobles...

The Principality of Idar is still the Principality of Idar, and it is still the poor and backward Principality of Idar.

This is a stereotype that has long been formed.

Even some sober nobles have witnessed the changes that have taken place in the Principality of Idar, but in the atmosphere that the Principality of Idar is generally considered to be poor... they will gradually become a member of the [Spiral of Silence].

And in today’s Kingdom of Basel,

The nobles of the Kingdom of Basel have stubbornly determined that tulips will definitely rise! They will definitely continue to rise!

so……
To be continued...