Intergalactic Summit

My apologies for the late response, I've been terribly busy lately.

First, I'd like so say our versions were very much similar. I took your idea and expanded it. You say the program under my guidance did not value peace? We worked alongside a very small handful of Minmatar capsuleers to promote peace and security for a troubled Republic. I shall give credit where credit is due, and to that end, Ava Starfire has helped tremendously and was the primary ally of the program in the Republic.

Next, you claim the program under my guidance was designed as some "money making scheme" yet you provide no evidence of when I ever said it was. Let me make this clear, it was not. Every investment the program made came with no strings attached. Business contracts, such as security contracts, were designed to foster better economic relations between the Republic and the State, specifically the Ishukone corporation. We would be the bridge to allow commercial opportunities to exist between the two. How is this in any way detrimental to the people of the Republic? Both sides benefitted from this interaction.

Next time you accuse me of such malevolent acts, you better be damn sure to check your facts before you speak. Good day.

This thread should have been named "The Truth as I(RED) See It"

I know a Shaman. She says mudslinging begets a vicious cycle of further mudslinging.

At least it appears no blood has been shed, yet.

I have no personal issue with you, nor any reason to feel I need to 'prove you wrong'.

Opinions are like capsules. We all have them, and most people want to keep theirs while shooting down others'.

And that is where you are wrong, as a person i respect you, your leader i do not.

I believe i can be quoted in saying you have a big heart, and i still believe that, don't let it go to waste. My mistrust on the end of the Cal-Matar stems from this statment.



So again prove me wrong, was this about more than trade and replacement?

You know, this is as easy as saying:

In my time as the leader of the Cal-Matar Union i have...

Simple questions require simple answers, what have you done to make me change my mind?
Maybe miss Starfire would like to share her version of things?

It's a shame that I-RED burnt so many bridges to set up this ill-fated initiative that was so obviously doomed from the start.

In her message above, pilot Starfire highlights something that to me, as an outside observer, rings with a saddening truth. The Caldari and Minmatar, in their martial pursuits, ability to excel in the face of adversity and differing but equally scarring trials in their development as 'late comers' to the space age in comparison to their first-contact neighbors, are 'birds-of-a-feather' of a sort. Alas, this is where the similarities end, and initial attempts to find further common ground appear to have bred a minority of fast friends and a majority of disgruntled, disenfranchised 'ideological refugees'.

Beyond the cursory, broad and frankly stereotypical views of our two cultures, the differences are astounding. Warriors are not Soldiers, though both have honour and integrity in the execution of their martial lifestyle. The passion the Matari show for their kin and tribes is heartening to see, but in no way analogous to the nationalism and concept of society-as-self that pervades the State. The decentralized government Shakor has implemented is only reminiscent of pre-Heth Megacorporate culture to those seeking to find such a parity, even then it is a strained assumption.

We are different peoples, attempts to force a common ground will never succeed, but we would not have known this but for the pioneering attempts of my friends and esteemed fellow citizens in IRED, and the forward thinking Matari that helped lead that attempt. There is no shame in failing, when one's recognition of failure highlights other potential avenues for success.

Simply put, we cannot go on overlooking our differences in an attempt to forge a bond. We must recognize, reconcile or negotiate around those differences. Personally, I feel the State has little to gain from the Republic, and the Republic little to gain from us at this juncture. My respect for the Matari people remains, but will never supersede my duty and pride in the State. Watch well the warriors of fire and ice, take heart in their tales of heroism, hearth and family; and hope that they in return will deign to have us share a choice tale or two about the clash of regimented arms, the fierce pride we hold in our home-corporations and the value of family in our own culture. But be ever mindful that we are both cultures as quick to clench a fist as to offer a hand in friendship and that we will ever be sadly estranged friends in rare cases, but not the cousins that those unable to explore the depth of our differences will attempt to assert we are.

Apology accepted.

Though I'd say I did only half the work. Ava and the rest of our Minmatar associates did the other half.




Well said, Aelisha-haani.