Intergalactic Summit

There's a big difference between differing opinions, and outright condoning full blooded (pun intended) heresy. Ms Kernher disagrees with me on a lot of finer points of faith and Amarrian politics, but neither of us calls the other a heretic/deviant/criminal.

No one should be supportive of people like Nauplius.



Sure, witch hunts are never nice and not always in the best interests of the faith. However when individuals openly proclaim support or sympathy for someone like Omir, someone I hasten to add is widely considered a threat to not only the Empire but all humanity, I think that one is pretty cut and dry.

Sorry, Lyn, but this Nauplius guy does everything that's in his power to get all the fingers pointed at him. He sacrifices millions to either to appease his delusions of God, or to enjoy that finger pointing, or both. No witch hunt needed: the witch proudly marches forward and says, "burn me if you can". The question isn't even "why not", the question is "can all my taunting and throwing cheap fit frigates at him provide the attention that he craves and at least delay another senseless mass slaughter by this madman?"

Probably yes. But other points are still valid.

As about the "heretics" in general...

If we, the Empire loyalists, won't take care of and/or clean up our own crazies, who else would?

I'm not Samira, but I get the feeling she's probably more inclined towards pointing the finger at the officials that seemed to miss the obvious Sabik symapthies of Edeity, and the loyalist Khanid capsuleers who allegedly missed it too in their, perhaps commendable, rush to defend their King's right to choose a champion.

It's not a bad point for discussion, though. Perhaps its own thread?

Adepta Farel,

Because "SFRIM]s main focus will be fighting internal threats to Greater Amarr and strengthening it from within as well as fostering good relations to it's allies", Nauplius as an openly proclaimed heretic who has conducted numerous, public acts of mass violence is, and will always, be an internal threat to Greater Amarria and RED to the Society (and by extension yourself).

It is not motivated as a way to "prove" ourselves to other capsuleers, but to try to protect Greater Amarria and uphold the Faith. I really could care less if other independent capsuleers view our efforts as "proving oneself" or otherwise. Our judge is God.

I do think the discussion has gotten rather far from the OP and warrants a separate thread so as not to detract from Aspirant Tamiroth's efforts in this regard, which the Society supports fully and as to which I encourage you to lend any aid or assistance that you can, even if simply logistics.

I am not an enemy of Greater Amarria, because Greater Amarria, properly understood, includes the Sani Sabik, who in the fullness of the coming Blood Age will reunite with the Amarr Empire and crush the Minmatar under our boots.

An artist, (e) or no, engages the observer with his art. He evokes thought and contemplation of the work, of its meaning, of its very nature. Nauplius has never expressed any desire for others to consider his works or to contemplate their meanings or their worth. He pops up from time to time to engage in gleeful gloating and boastful claims. He offers no challenge to preconceptions. Rather, he offers sadism and hateful rhetoric that presents nothing to evoke consideration of its meaning, and certainly never speaks to any preconceptions of anything, save his own obstinate hatred of one single ethnic group.

So, no, he is not an artist. He is a shallow, meaningless child, lashing out at those he can make less powerful than himself in order to cover up his own incredibly self-evident insecurities. He is, sir, a poseur of the most venal and trite calibre, and utterly without artistic merit. Even taken as a single performance piece, he is tired, boorish, and quite frankly, boring.

Lack of proper etiquette invokes contempt.

I am a bit of a scatterbrain, aren't I...?

By showing contempt in such maner you show your etiquette.

Expecting support from people you don't know is naive at best, especially if you didn't do a thing to help those people in the first place, don't you think?

What an interesting choice of words Mr Tuulinen "if you don't want her, we'll keep her". I wouldn't have picked these exact words if I were talking about my trusted and respected brother in arms. Sounds a bit derogatory if you are speaking about a person and not a pet, but maybe that's just me.