It's incredible the vitriol a woman can conjure by doing nothing. Her protest was inaction. To stand in the square where they executed the captured alien invaders and gaze at the executioners as they dolled out what everyone considered absolute justice.
People were appalled by her. How dare she. These monsters slaughtered millions, how can you stand there and judge us for retribution?
As her supporters grew, so did her enemies. They fought each other on her behalf, even though she said and did nothing.
In the end she was attacked. After she recovered, she went right back to it, without a word.
And that's how the execution policy was revised. That's how the dialogue with the aliens began.
Paddy Dobson
21st January 2023