[Breq makes an ambivalent gesture, one that turns mostly into a shrug out of necessity.]
They would call... [And here she pauses for a moment, struggling internally with the pronoun. Eventually, she copies Dorian's use, choosing ease of the conversation over hunting for accuracy, for the moment.] Him... Amaat, where I am from. Amaat, to the Radchaai, is the Universe, from which all things emanate. He is one of many gods, but the first and most important to them.
If, hypothetically speaking, this group was exclusively monotheistic, they and all their doings would certainly be considered uncivilized. And a Radchaai would consider it without justice or propriety to lock those individuals-- were they citizens-- away, when reeducation would serve to make them productive, and properly Radchaai. Or, were they not citizens, when simply removing them would convey the most benefit.
[In the end, she's not entirely answering his question, but her tone is incredibly dry as she says it, her expression one not particularly impressed. It is, after all, the way of the Radch Empire, no matter how much, or little, she agrees with it.]
time to get philosophical about pogroms
They would call... [And here she pauses for a moment, struggling internally with the pronoun. Eventually, she copies Dorian's use, choosing ease of the conversation over hunting for accuracy, for the moment.] Him... Amaat, where I am from. Amaat, to the Radchaai, is the Universe, from which all things emanate. He is one of many gods, but the first and most important to them.
If, hypothetically speaking, this group was exclusively monotheistic, they and all their doings would certainly be considered uncivilized. And a Radchaai would consider it without justice or propriety to lock those individuals-- were they citizens-- away, when reeducation would serve to make them productive, and properly Radchaai. Or, were they not citizens, when simply removing them would convey the most benefit.
[In the end, she's not entirely answering his question, but her tone is incredibly dry as she says it, her expression one not particularly impressed. It is, after all, the way of the Radch Empire, no matter how much, or little, she agrees with it.]