The Truth Behind The VFD Schism

[Mr. Dent]

Honestly, I think a schism was inevitable. There was simply no way for a singular organization to function when it's members seem to oscillate wildly between two extremes. Throughout the series, we encounter, again and again, characters eating buttered toast. But some characters (Olaf, Esme, Marmaduke and The Duchess of Winnepeg) eat their toast butter side up, while others (The Baudelaires, The Quagmires, The Denouements and every other character with living siblings) eat their toast butter side down. Their noble order was basically doomed to disorder from the very second these Volunteers couldn't come to an agreement on the proper way to consume their breakfast. (Butter side up, obviously.)

[Optimism is my Phil-osophy]

I believe an organization can remain stable if there is strong leadership that expels members that go against the core values ​​of the organization. But this leadership must be made up of several people who have been faithful to the basic principles of the organization for several years. If the organization's basic principle is to put butter on the top side of toast (which is the right side, and everyone should do it), there would need to be a coherent method of teaching this to all new members, and kicking out those who want to. did not agree with this as soon as possible. But when you buy new members early in life, you can't guarantee what they will think throughout their lives. VFD failed in a conceptual error: very young children have no ability to decide to volunteer for an organization. Even when consulted, they still have no ability to make a conscious decision. And even if parents are consulted, parents have no right to decide this for their children.

[Foxy]

I'm so confused. First of all, who is "Marmaduke?" And second of all, are you actually talking about toast, or is that a metaphor for all the things the people in V.F.D. disagree about? And are you insinuating with the butter-side up comment that the villains are actually the ones in the right?

[tonyvfd]

I think. Is a reference to Dr seuss.markaduke is a cartoon/comic

[Mr. Dent]

I would never mince words with metaphors, and also Marmaduke is the most important character in the averse, although they've yet to be mentioned by name, or to appear in a book.