Where we last left the story the Yellow Ogres had just rejected the proposal from the blue people for better conditions.  The Blue people had originally been enslaved by an invading Yellow Horde but after the abolition of generations of slavery the prospering Yellows and the formerly enslaved Blues lived in relative if unequal peace.  While the Blues had always been poor, the living conditions of the Yellows also slowly deteriorated, mostly as a result of their business leaders, the greedy Yellow Ogres, who systematically stole money from the Yellows to line their pockets and feed their fat Ogre bellies.  While things were breaking down in Primary Nation, the hillsides were alive with a peaceful growing group of Rainbow Children of Yellow, Blue and the interracial Greens.   They preached unity and fairness for all colors and saw beauty in the rainbow of all peoples.  The Rainbow Children saw the evils of the Yellow Ogres and their Chief Executive Ogres (CEOs) and witnessed how they had systematically killed opportunities for Yellow and Blue in Primary Nation, all for the purpose of enriching themselves and gorging their fat ogre bellies.

The Rainbow Children had heard the stories of the protests in Primary Nation; Yellow and Blue being killed by the armies of the Ogres.  They had also heard how Yellow and Blue alike were starving and unable to find work as the Inter-Planetary Ogre Council (led by ChevroniTon and HueLitPackurd) had transferred most of the jobs to other planets.  On the day of the Great Blue Uprising the Rainbow Children stood on the hillside and waited for the decree from the Ogres.  Once they heard the Ogres rejection of the Blue proposal and saw the violence that ensued they knew it was time to take action.  The Rainbow Children flooded the Hills and stormed the flatlands of Primary Nation.  What started as a small speck of green light on the hilltop turned into a beautiful sea of Green as the Rainbow Children tore through Primary Nation and surrounded the Yellow Ogres.   As the Rainbow Children stood in front of WellsFargiTon, ConCastiKa and the rest of the Ogres one tall Green Utopian cried out “In the name of the great abolitionist Martian Bluether we demand you Yellow Ogres change your ways.” 

"Nonviolence is fine as long as it works" - Malcolm X

The Green Utopian who spoke was their leader.  He was the son of a Blue slave man and a Yellow working woman and he had risen to prominence among the Rainbow Children as a sensible and pragmatic inspirational leader.  This Green Utopian wanted a good life not only for the Rainbow Children, but also for the mistreated Yellows and Blues living in Primary Nation.  Although this leader was given the nickname of “The Green Samurai” his birth name was BeRockObama. 

"Ogres" BeRock said "We have only 3 demands."

1. "We want integration of the schools and the lands so that Blue and Yellow can farm and mine equally and can teach their children how to farm and mine as well."

2. "We want you Yellow Ogres to stop taxing the Yellow and the Blue unfairly and stop raising the prices on all the goods that you control.  If you don’t stop we will boycott your stores, burn them down and build our own stores."

3. "We want you to take 35% of your Ogre profits every year and give them to the new Primary Nation Council that will distribute this money for the good of all the people of Utopia.  This new council will be composed of 2 Yellow, 2 Green, 2 Blue, 2 Red, 2 Magenta, 2 Purple and 1 Ogre."

"You can keep all the silver rocks you stole from the Yellow people.  You can keep all the silver rocks that you made the Blues mine for you.  You can keep all the property and businesses you acquired through your shady Ogre dealings.  BUT if you do not meet our 3 demands we will burn your Ogre homes and factories and slice open your fat Ogre bellies so that all can see how rotten you are at your core."

Power is never given willingly.  It must be taken through the threat of consequence for inaction

Cornered, outnumbered and clearly overwhelmed WellsFargiTon and the other Ogres were forced to listen to the demands of the Rainbow Children and the Yellows and Blues that supported them.  Even though the Yellow Ogres had money (silver rocks) and power they knew they could not stand up against the will of the people.  Since ALL the people of good will united, they were easily able to carve out simple demands that benefit ALL the people of good will.  It was clear to see who had the power in the negotiation.  The Green could see it, The Blue could see it.  The smart Yellow people could see it.  Even the stupid, fat-bellied Yellow Ogres could see it.   So what did the Yellow Ogres do in the face of the people and their demands? They gave in.

"There's no reason for the establishment to fear me. But it has every right to fear the people collectively - I am one with the people." - Huey Newton

When the enemy is clearly identified, the enemy can be stood up to and easily defeated.  As soon as Yellow and Blue stopped fighting each other and banded together with the Green they could easily focus on the REAL enemy, the Yellow Ogres.   Because BeRock stood up BOLDLY and told the Ogres what had to be done, the Ogres had no choice.  His boldness in stating the demands and the CONSEQUENCES that would happen if the demands were not met were vital to the success of the uprising.  

Utopia

And so the Ogres gave in, the new council was formed, the laws were changed, the taxes were lifted and Primary Nation was integrated.  Mining and fishing was done by a citizenry of eager and educated people.  The Ogres eventually died off (from problems related to obesity) and the walls of Primary Nation were torn down.  In the end there were generations of prosperity, equality and freedom for all the people of Utopia.

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