While that is true, there is also the "We have always been at war with Eurasia" mentality at play. Even if the actual perceived slight is from so long ago that few characters alive then actually remember it, the resulting dislike between realms can take deep roots. It would be bad RP to suddenly become friends with a realm you've hated since you were born, even if you have no other reason to hate them than because it was the cool thing to do where you're from.
Oh, sure. The problem isn't the general culture of dislike—it's when an event from so many years ago is brought up as a specific reason for doing something now, especially when that something is a
change from the status quo.
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Timothy Collett
"The only thing you can't trade for your heart's desire...is your heart." "You are what you do. Choose again, and change." "One of these days, someone's gonna plug you, and you're going to die saying, 'What did I say? What did I say?'" ~ Miles Naismith Vorkosigan
