A little something I wrote in five minutes. Enjoy! The scene is inspired by (read: copied from) Monty Python's Life of Brian.
Evening fell upon the forested western Earth Continent. Silence fell, the nocturnals the only animals awake, predators seeking their meal. Well, the predators, and a lively group of young Earth Kingdom patriots. In their treetop hideout, hidden from their enemy, just a day's walk from the border with the Fire Nation Colonies, but certainly in the occupied lands, they were gathered for dinner. Smiling faces, happy for the day's victory, listened to their leader Jet as he delivered his rousing speech, as was tradition for them.
"They've bled us dry! They've taken everything from us! And from our forefathers too!"
"And foremothers."
"Yes, foremothers too, Smellerbee! They've taken our cities, our countryside, or land, sky and sea, our homes and our deities! All they do is steal, rob, pillage and... and, um... Well, you get the idea! And what have the Fire Nation ever done for us?!"
There were a few moments of silence, the Freedom Fighters letting their leader's rant sink in. Dinners were always like this. They would celebrate their continued fight against their Fire Nation oppressors, then Jet would make a rousing speech and thus raise their morale. However, never before had it ended with such a question. It gave the rebels something to think about. They knew the Fire Nation had taken their lands. But had it given anything in return.
"The roads?" the Duke asked, his hand raised.
"What?" Jet asked.
"They've built the main road between the major cities, bridges and everything."
Jet thought for a moment. "Oh, yes. They did build the roads," he mumbled in realisation. "But besides that?"
"Public schools?" offered Sneers.
"Well, of course. Schools go without saying," Jet stated.
"And public law and order," Pipsqueak said.
"Oh, that's right," Smellerbee agreed. "I heard that before they came, the whole region was ruled by incompetent bureaucrats and warlords."
"And the crime rate is at an all-time low," one of their newest members stated. "Though, if anyone would be efficient at fighting crime, it's the Fire Nation."
"Oh, and the factories," Pipsqueak spoke out again. "Anyone who doesn't have a job can always find work there. And I hear they even provide three meals a day, free of charge."
"And the plumbing in the major cities."
"And the sanitation. Grandfather sais that the cities used to be a no-go zone if you wanted to stay healthy."
"Alright, alright!" Jet cut them off before the snowball got too far. "Bu aside from the roads, education, law and order, jobs, the plumbing and sanitation, what have the Fire Nation ever done for us?!"
The group was silent for a few moments.
"Brought prosperity?" the Duke offered quietly.
"Prosperity!?" Jet spat. "For themselves, maybe."
"Well, it's still better than how it was before they invaded."
"Shut up!" Jet exclaimed, ending the discussion.