Leo nodded gently. If even Nico Robin, who had always been by his side, had such doubts,
then there would only be more people with such doubts within the Revolutionary Army.
There was no need for him to get angry, because changing people's way of thinking was not something that could be done overnight. Even awakening them rather than brainwashing them was no simple task.
Robin was right. If you did not tell the people, they would never wake up.
They were good at avoiding reality and loved consuming lies. More importantly, they were willing to believe lies and were extremely easy to fool.
Little Mustache and Big Blond were outstanding examples of this.
Yet they were even better at observing the subtle changes around them. Even the slightest fluctuation in prices would be noticed immediately.
If you established a stupid political system that allowed people who lived by fooling the public to use that ability to ascend to the highest seat of power, then the decline of your country would be unavoidable, and its march toward death and division would be destined.
But if a country's system chose as its highest leader someone who had risen from the grassroots, possessed a deep understanding of people's livelihoods and the economy, and had an exceptionally strong ability to withstand pressure, then such a person would naturally fear neither economic challenges nor military threats, and the country would naturally grow strong.
In the end, before a country was even founded, it had already decided how it would perish.
Feudal dynasties were bound to die from land annexation, collusion between officials and merchants, population explosions, and food shortages. Yet throughout history, all those causes were brushed aside with a single phrase: [a foolish ruler]. Was that reasonable?
Nationalism was bound to be besieged