Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-14138255-20161030153351/@comment-128.62.73.121-20161101193805

For those complaining that Ironwood's assertion of holding two seats is a slippery slope towards military dictatorship, may I remind you that Atlas already is a military dictatorship to an extent. Much like Imperial Germany, the military basically controls the government, and the civilian elements, if there are any, are rubber stamps for the military. Even if that's not true, remember that it has been said that the Atlesian military, academy, and government are all combined, meaning that they all are one body representing the same interests, as opposed to being separate interests. Thus, it makes sense for both the headmaster of the academy and the general of the armies to hold seats in the council, and it's likely the headmaster of Atlas Academy is always the commander-in-chief so as to uphold the military's supremacy in all matters.