Just because they were somewhat reluctant to admit they were the world's leaders doesn't mean they are doing a bad job of it.
Batman's thought process: Paul will find out about Anarky, but will decide to do nothing about it because he is terminally averse to doing anything reactive or anything he can rationalise as someone else's problem. Fortunately he is still in the habit of following my orders.
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Anarky isn't a very nuanced character anyway in most of his appearances due to author fiat but I do think that his raison d'etre being very shallow fits with his worldview.
That doesn't quite fit with what I have heard about violent bomb throwing anarchists in the late 19th century or Batman Beyond's Mad Stan.
Thank you, corrected.
Yeah, anarchism in the 19th century didn't exactly have a reputation for non-violent tactics or target discrimination. Whether or not that reputation was entirely deserved or not is a matter of some debate.
Ooh, back to Mammon!Paul? I see he's been keeping busy. It's been a couple of months in-universe, going by the timestamps. No doubt Bastet is early in her pregnancy and letting Mammon take charge a little more, hence him visiting Earth with Heset.
Sadly, you're not as funny as you think you are, Colonel.
Though I expect little differences are starting to take shape. Could be years before they truly diverge, though.
And since most Goa'uld aren't clever enough to look up gate travel logs, no-one would ever know he was there unless they caught him about to leave.
Right in front of the wormhole device with a noticeable splash zone isn't exactly the best place for a meeting...
And that's a very significant way of introducing her. Given the fact most Goa'uld would be annoyed at best, raging at worst...
I see their relationship's progressing nicely, not that anyone there can see that emotional undercurrent.
A reasonable response to children getting themselves into trouble.
A quirky way of doing it, but given his opinion of the Tok'ra...
Heh, annoyed that he has the same feelings as the not-so-bad guy... Bet that's frustrating.
Good for them. Let's hope nothing goes poorly.
Hopefully they aren't pumping her for information too much.
Ah. Well, I hope they've been letting her take breaks.
Ah, one of the leaders of the rebellion. Also Sam's father playing host.
Really driving home that point, isn't he?
Presumably a previous encounter between Selmak in an earlier host and Goa'uld-Mammon's last lifetime.
I'd be worried she's been in deep cover a little too long, perhaps.
Bit of a 'coming out swinging' moment there. No feeling spared.
Serious answers, please. Hopefully that's coming across from Mammon's tone.
Or, since there's already a civil war of sorts, exacerbate it and drag lesser groups into it.
...Just had to get that dig in, eh, Jack?
Of course, if their information is up to date, thanks to Heset, they know that's because he's wiled his way into her good books...
...Really? Not looking to your woman on the inside first? ...Then again, she wouldn't know about that aspect of things, even before he learned her real intentions.
In other words, because he's not a narcissistic arsehole with a god complex.
Again, narcissistic arseholes with god complexes. It's be a rare goa'uld who could think it worthwhile...
Hmm... that might be pushing a little too fast, unless he means to introduce it carefully and gradually.
Oooh, shots fired.
That's fair. Just don't get any funny ideas.
The thing about anarchy as a political theory is that if you gathered together 100 anarchists and asked them what 'Anarchism' is, you would get at least 101 different answers.
Maybe Selmak was the one that had Mammon exposed for stealing from Ra.
Ma'man was more generally polite in previous appearances. Seems like something has made him more confident of his position.
I suppose he was a spec ops field commander. He cannot have been as stupid as he generally acted.
I get the feeling that this move is aimed far more at re-educating the Tok'Ra than about getting some teachers.
With the occasional bout of brilliance.
I did say occasional!
I call bullshit. There's literally planets that have been abandoned since Ra's rise to power with societies that have grown more advanced than the Taur'i are now. As well as planets that are perfectly habitable planets that have never had gates to begin with. As well as the same again with advance species on them. Even if Gou'uld space is literally all of this Galaxy there are plenty of gaps. You just need a ship and/or try old coordinates.
In Selmak's mind, the issue is that they'd need all Tok'Ra in one place, and then all it would take is a single fly-by by a small goa'uld ship and they'd be rumbled because it's not practical to hide an entire industrial society. They might get lucky, but they'd be better everything and they couldn't guarantee it. Getting away from goa'uld space makes a fly-by less likely and the plan far more viable.
Yeah I got that from Zoats reply. Selmak thinking he needs to put all his eggs in one basket. A few Tok'ra in a few planets with a core of humans to train so they can train others then use the humans drive of innovation and imagination to create new design philosophies till they are smart enough to make their own.
Ugh. They've done a really thorough purging. I literally can't find the images those relate to. I'll try again this weekend.
I'm guessing Alan doesn't know how to pronounce her name, since it's spelled correctly when Paul thinks it.
That should say 'received'.
It's meant to be 'pre-sinking'. Though according to Google it translates as 'they would drown'.
Thank you, corrected.
Let's go, baby! We've turned this into a Shadowrun crossover. Impersonating a Johnson, likely with no intention of paying at the end? Anarky, you are too clever for your own good.
Yes, I expect her origins do make interactions with her awkward. At least they're not holding them against her. So, time to talk to the Lexcorp theives, I see. Wonder what they'll learn?
No, I think the issue is that they do know him... As 'The Cake Man.'
Only real concern is where they got it, really, and regular police can handle that.
So the display of action might persuade him to hold off a bit? Clever.
And this is why you don't get to talk to the press without Batman's okay, OL.
Not with two Lanterns there.
Ah, smart crooks. Well, if they were smarter, they wouldn't be here in the first place...
...Wonder how many of them were eyeing the hot girl in not-spandex?
That weariness... The whole League has been catching comments like that, huh?
Yeah, you know how much work goes into that? No thanks!
Suspiciously specific. Don't want Bats mad at you, after all.
It's more like... A caretakership. House-sitting.
Might well have been involved a time or two, depending on her durability while accelerated.
...Yeah, that about sums up Earth Sixteen.
Heh. On the other hand, they aren't having to do paperwork, are they?
I suspect she'd happily disappear into the masses.
No need to tell who's going to be good co and bad cop, huh?
Yeah, just walking into that room would be a pants-wetting moment.
And honestly, I believe she wouldn't. After all, Mitchell is tough enough they couldn't hurt him if they tried. Physically, at least.
Bet that's kind of embarrassing. Going in sneaky like that and they still didn't get their target.
Ah, and here we go. Did they even see Anarky at all, or did he do the perfect stealth job?
Pity he isn't as sharp on Fear as he is on Want.
Yeah, no way would these guys be hired directly by the big boss of a corporation. There'd be a half-dozen layers of plausibly-deniable separation between them.
Now, will they own up to it, or not?
...Oh-ho. Perhaps Anarky did a little sneaky messaging...
And if he left a trail that could be followed back to Stagg or Alva then he may want to start a conflict between Luthor and them.