Joining K'nahli above: keep the socio-political commentary out or this thread will get nuked and nuked fast.
It's worth noting that Eorzea's already experienced something like this in the form of Ala Mhigan refugees swarming to Ul'dah, and the Syndicate thus kicking most of them out into Stonesthrow or what have you. Limsans and Gridanians wouldn't have as much experience in that...well, experience, but that theme as a whole isn't foreign to Eorzea.
I don't particularly agree with your assumption that a region that is historically and culturally known to be a large melting pot of various races and cultures is more inclined towards cultural conservatism. That would be like saying that a region of traditional Amish are okay with smart phones.
If anything, I would argue that given the aforementioned melting pot history and most Eorzean societies involving multiple races, the attitude of maintaining rigid cultural identity and a lack of flexibility would be seen as more alien by most common Eorzeans, barring exceptions like Ishgard--which has a culturally homogeneous population in the form of the vast majority of Hyur and Elezen identifying with traditional Ishgardian values--and Gridania being rather intolerant of Duskwights and Keepers.
And I'm not particularly sure what you are trying to achieve with your thread title anyway, for there are plenty of player characters that adhere to key principles of traditional conservatism quite comfortably while avoiding the racism or insistence on "keeping to one's own kind". What you're looking for is cultural conservatism, which would be....rather wildly out of place given the aforementioned melting pot history.
Many characters already believe in patriotism and regionalism (joining their city-state's grand company and by extension, the Eorzean Alliance, can't be defined as anything except loyal patriotism (unless you're in the Immortal Flames where it is plausible and accepted for characters to be motivated by self-interest), separation of the classes (Ishgard and Ul'dah), the idea of natural law (pretty much any religious character would adhere at least somewhat to the idea), and respect for traditions and cultural customs. Ul'dah has its eternal class warfare and Gridania has rigid adherence to the tenets of the Elementals, and all three city states believe deeply in the identity and maintenance of their regional community.
So you're either looking for the wrong thing or you can't seem to find something that's really quite common.
TL;DR: Cultural conservatism in Eorzea is the exception, not the rule, unless you're from Gridania or Ishgard.
(08-01-2015, 06:19 AM)Blue Wrote: I encouraged people to try and delve into the conflicting reactions that often follow the arrival of many immigrants in your home country. Fear of the different, fear of seeing your job stolen by needy immigrants, of the raise of criminality (because if immigrants are not given enough resources to survive in the new country, criminality is their only option to keep on living), the fear of new traditions and habits.
It's worth noting that Eorzea's already experienced something like this in the form of Ala Mhigan refugees swarming to Ul'dah, and the Syndicate thus kicking most of them out into Stonesthrow or what have you. Limsans and Gridanians wouldn't have as much experience in that...well, experience, but that theme as a whole isn't foreign to Eorzea.
(08-01-2015, 03:51 AM)Seriphyn Wrote: But if I was roleplaying it, I'd fully recognize it was an alien concept to Eorzeans; I wish more RPers would see it that way, too!
I don't particularly agree with your assumption that a region that is historically and culturally known to be a large melting pot of various races and cultures is more inclined towards cultural conservatism. That would be like saying that a region of traditional Amish are okay with smart phones.
If anything, I would argue that given the aforementioned melting pot history and most Eorzean societies involving multiple races, the attitude of maintaining rigid cultural identity and a lack of flexibility would be seen as more alien by most common Eorzeans, barring exceptions like Ishgard--which has a culturally homogeneous population in the form of the vast majority of Hyur and Elezen identifying with traditional Ishgardian values--and Gridania being rather intolerant of Duskwights and Keepers.
And I'm not particularly sure what you are trying to achieve with your thread title anyway, for there are plenty of player characters that adhere to key principles of traditional conservatism quite comfortably while avoiding the racism or insistence on "keeping to one's own kind". What you're looking for is cultural conservatism, which would be....rather wildly out of place given the aforementioned melting pot history.
Many characters already believe in patriotism and regionalism (joining their city-state's grand company and by extension, the Eorzean Alliance, can't be defined as anything except loyal patriotism (unless you're in the Immortal Flames where it is plausible and accepted for characters to be motivated by self-interest), separation of the classes (Ishgard and Ul'dah), the idea of natural law (pretty much any religious character would adhere at least somewhat to the idea), and respect for traditions and cultural customs. Ul'dah has its eternal class warfare and Gridania has rigid adherence to the tenets of the Elementals, and all three city states believe deeply in the identity and maintenance of their regional community.
So you're either looking for the wrong thing or you can't seem to find something that's really quite common.
TL;DR: Cultural conservatism in Eorzea is the exception, not the rule, unless you're from Gridania or Ishgard.
