The Fable of the Dragon-Tyrant (2005)
Ooh, let me post my comment from the last time this was posted here back in 2015:<p>One day, an anti-dragonist on a speaking tour visited a town. When he arrived, most of the town&#x27;s inns were already full, and he had to make do with a small room in a small in in a run-down part of the town.
The next morning, he stood outside the inn on his soap box and told people about how the dragon could be defeated. A small crowd gathered around him. When he had finished speaking, a woman asked: &quot;My children are hungry. My husband went off to war against the tigers and never came back. How does killing the dragon help them?&quot;<p>&quot;Well, they too will one day be fed to the dragon!&quot;<p>&quot;But they are hungry now. My baby is very weak. She cries all the time. Even if she doesn&#x27;t die, she&#x27;s going to grow up stunted.&quot;<p>&quot;I&#x27;m sure you can find a way. Anyway, I&#x27;m here to talk about the dragon, it&#x27;s...&quot;<p>Another interrupted him: &quot;My son was killed by the king&#x27;s men three weeks ago. They laughed as they cut him down. No one will hear my case.&quot;<p>&quot;Well, I&#x27;m sure they had a good reason. Your son was probably a criminal.&quot;<p>Another said: &quot;My family beats me because I don&#x27;t want to marry the man they chose for me. Right now, I wouldn&#x27;t mind being eaten.&quot;<p>&quot;Listen. I&#x27;m not interested in the problems of you little people. They&#x27;re not my problems, and anyway, you&#x27;re probably lying, or exaggerating, or just not trying hard enough. But I&#x27;m scared of the dragon, because the dragon&#x27;s going to eat everyone, including me. So we should concentrate on that, don&#x27;t you agree?&quot;<p>And the people rolled their eyes and walked away.