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[silvane91.livejournal.com]

I had a strange thought: Cybertron, in many verses, was portrayed as a society torn apart by class distinctions and severely dysfunctional distribution of power. The Decepticons were originally the underclass rising up against a 'decadent' society. Gladiators, low class workers, dock workers, etcetera, etcetera. Back in the 18th century, Americans were the underclass rising up against a 'decadent' society. Colonists, religious separatists,  traders, etcetera, etcetera.Both groups were/are fighting to upset the status quo, not preserve it. Philosophically, the Autobots probably wouldn't have supported the American revolution, and the Decepticons would have. Considering how well America done for itself, even with all our problems, I can see this being an uncomfortable parallel for everyone- humans, Autobots and Decepticons alike. Anyone want to explore this?

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[lady-oneiros.livejournal.com]

I've always been intrigued by how the Decepticon-Autobot war got started, and I tend to bend canon to near unrecognizable proportions in order to play with it. However, I've always seen the war as more civil-war type conflict, rather than revolutionary, especially in 2007 movieverse, since there, Megatron and Optimus Prime were co-rulers. Motives for revolution are generally the same: hope, ambition, greed, fear, lust, envy, hatred of order, fanatic fervor, love of destruction. This certainly works in 'verses other than 2007 movie (at least in my mind). Though, like I said, for movieverse, I see the conflict as civil war: the result of two uncompromising positions in a dispute related to culture, government, religion, and so on and so on. The American Civil War of course, being an example, with South Carolina leading the secession--quite similar to Megatron's break from Optimus. My favorite quote that summarizes the very beginning of war: "What followed had less to do with a state of war than with a state of hysteria."

But I do like your thoughts, and I shall attempt to play with them. Way to prompt discussion and fic ideas! ^_^