Dictator & Syeluna
Dictator Dictator
Syeluna Syeluna
Syeluna Syeluna
Do you ever think about how the stories we tell ourselves shape the way we govern and are governed?
Dictator Dictator
I only tell myself the story that keeps the order, not the one that makes people feel. Control the narrative, and the people already obey.
Syeluna Syeluna
Sure, but order is like a quiet river—if you let it flow, people follow. If you start pulling the water with harsh eddies, you lose the gentle trust that makes them care.
Dictator Dictator
I let the river flow until it starts to threaten my plans, then I stir it. Trust is a tool, not a goal.
Syeluna Syeluna
You stir the river to shape it, but the eddies you create can also erode the banks—sometimes a gentle current whispers more than a roar can command.
Dictator Dictator
I hear the river, but I set the tide. Those who follow the current stay strong, those who try to steer it against me face the erosion.
Syeluna Syeluna
So you’re the tide and the tide is you, but even tides bend when the wind shifts—perhaps the people who resist are simply caught in a different storm.
Dictator Dictator
I am the tide, not the wind. Those who resist are caught in another storm, and I will either redirect or silence them.