[ Xigbar listens to all of that, and really, it's fairly in line with what he might have expected. People squabble with each other all the time so it stands to reason that the countries themselves would be in some way reflective of their citizens.

It's pretty fascinating stuff, actually, but of course, he is nosy as well. ]

Heh. Honestly, it's not all that different from what you're describing, just on a smaller scale.

You've got your ~friendship is magic~ folks in the mix, naturally, but really, being human is a messy kind of experience. We're born, we live, we get old and sick, and then we die. Not even always in that order.

Bad things happen, too, but it ain't always personal. Some people just don't get that.