"...Kind of. It's. More complicated than that." How to explain without going into torturous detail?
He actually takes a moment to mull it over, starting to speak again as she's handing the pistol to the priest. "Most of the people on my world are citizens of Gov-- that is, the World Government. But there are some folks who choose not to be, and live as outsiders. Most outsider communities are harmless; they're just people who want to do their own thing away from everyone else. That's fine.
"Ludds are people from outsider communities who want to make everyone else do their thing too," he continues, his expression darkening. "And since they can't force Gov to conform to their small, outdated, hateful ideologies, they just attack our operations whenever they can. Steal supplies, destroy equipment-- and kill people." And that? That's the actual problem.
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He actually takes a moment to mull it over, starting to speak again as she's handing the pistol to the priest. "Most of the people on my world are citizens of Gov-- that is, the World Government. But there are some folks who choose not to be, and live as outsiders. Most outsider communities are harmless; they're just people who want to do their own thing away from everyone else. That's fine.
"Ludds are people from outsider communities who want to make everyone else do their thing too," he continues, his expression darkening. "And since they can't force Gov to conform to their small, outdated, hateful ideologies, they just attack our operations whenever they can. Steal supplies, destroy equipment-- and kill people." And that? That's the actual problem.