"firethorn" <firethorn@srt.com> writes:
I wasn't thinking as much for inside the US, as much as in
the countries like Iran.
Given the nature of the invasion and the position of power
they're in, I'd think that they have a number of believers.
When that belief is betrayed, the results can be violent. I
was also going with the generally more violent response in
the area. I'll admit I was thinking mostly about the worst
of the lot. The ones who would be cult leaders in the USA.
I'll admit I write from a slanted viewpoint sometimes. I
pay more attention to the middle-east than many americans,
but get alot of the bad, because those are the ones I have
to worry about. I'll change it if I get more feedback about
this bit.
Yes, that bothered me. You mention mullahs twice in a bad light,
mention a Pastor in a good light, refer to the final coming, and make
no reference to other religions. At times, the story felt like a very
thin layer of a political/religious screed. (Definitely at the expense
of the story as a story).
Other things I noticed about the story: "The attacks accelerated and
spread. We learned that Japan had been suffering from them, and some
'Sailor Scouts' or 'Sailor Warriors' had been fighting them." If
Japan had been suffering from them already, why wouldn't the
governments have known? Why aren't the Sailor Scouts still fighting
them? Wouldn't the revelation of magical girls, the Moon Kingdom, and
their God-Queen^WDestined Ruler of the Earth totally reshape the
political and religious landscape?