I'm not convinced of that. At the end of it, Republic city was a question of 'what do we deal with these people'? The primary question it dealt with them, and as such, down the road it's fundamental focus is one itself and it's politics. The leader of Ba Sing Se or the Fire Nation affects it, sure, but in the same way it affects any other major trading power.
By contrast this city would be a question of 'how can the world talk'. It's primary purpose is for the powers to talk, and the other people came as a result of it's nexus of the world aspect. Therefore the bitch-fights and sneak tactics between other nations play out right in it's own streets. The Gaoling of this verse would actually be much closer to canon Republic city.
But how would that work, functionally? Would it be a Kosovo type situation, where all the ethnic groups are in a state of conflict?
The problem is that cities themselves trend towards stability. Infrastructure can't be maintained if there's open conflict, and if there's no safety or benefit to living in the city, then there's no reason for people to stay. The only times people stick by a location in the midst of urban warfare is if it's of vast religious or cultural significance, and Republic City wouldn't really qualify as either.
Unless we're talking about dividing the "city" into what are basically three or more cities juxtapositioned, with each one having its own unofficial government that merely pays lip service to the actual city government?
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By contrast this city would be a question of 'how can the world talk'. It's primary purpose is for the powers to talk, and the other people came as a result of it's nexus of the world aspect. Therefore the bitch-fights and sneak tactics between other nations play out right in it's own streets. The Gaoling of this verse would actually be much closer to canon Republic city.
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The problem is that cities themselves trend towards stability. Infrastructure can't be maintained if there's open conflict, and if there's no safety or benefit to living in the city, then there's no reason for people to stay. The only times people stick by a location in the midst of urban warfare is if it's of vast religious or cultural significance, and Republic City wouldn't really qualify as either.
Unless we're talking about dividing the "city" into what are basically three or more cities juxtapositioned, with each one having its own unofficial government that merely pays lip service to the actual city government?
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