After hearing Kahn's story, Aang and the others all sank into thought. They, too, felt that the situation was genuinely difficult to handle.
On one side was the balance of the Four Nations, and on the other were the interests of the people. It really was difficult to strike a balance.
But when they heard Kahn's supposed answer, they were rather taken aback. All of them felt that his proposed method went a little too far.
It sounded like something Azula would do.
Zuko, in particular, wore an expression of utter disagreement.
"Sigh."
Looking at their expressions, Kahn could not help sighing.
He had never thought his political skills were particularly impressive. At best, he was an armchair strategist.
But these people's political understanding was practically a blank sheet of paper. Even Kahn felt embarrassed to be compared with them!
"Let me ask you something first. Surely you don't at least think that what 'I' said made a fair bit of sense?"
Kahn's question left them exchanging glances. Aang asked cautiously:
"Didn't it?"
"Like hell it did!"
Kahn snapped back, feeling quite helpless before this bunch of political idiots. But there was nothing he could do except continue explaining:
"Leaving aside all the ridiculous ideas in 'my speech,' after hearing what 'I' said, you should at least have realized immediately that 'I' couldn't represent the actual common people at all!"
"How many cities are there in the world? How many of them are as peaceful and prosperous as Jade Island? How many families have been affected by the war? And how many families can live and work in peace like 'mine'?"
"Even in these colonies that the flames of war have never reached, or in the Fire Nation homeland itself, have the local people really been unaffected by the war?"