Intergalactic Summit

Why they will not free our people
The Amarr, the great enemy, slavers and fanatics. This is how we look at the Amarr, as if they are some great Machiavellian nemesis, always looking to undermine us publically and always waiting with some phantom navy, ready to pounce upon us the moment we are weak, but does anyone with any degree of learning actually believe this?

Let us look upon the modern Empire. The Khanid have turned from the Empire and proclaimed themselves their own independent, although allied, Kingdom. The Gallente surpass the Empire economically in every none artificial aspect (more on that in a moment) and the Caldari have grown into a mighty power that now eclipses the shadow of the Empire.
At one point the Gallente and the Amarr fought a war, a war that many would say still exists to this day but is now fought by proxy states of the Caldari and Minmatar. The only reason this war did not end like all other wars fought by the Empire, i.e. the conquering of the Federation, is that the Federation was every bit the rival economically of the Empire. Amarr military might was, historically speaking, far superior to that of the Federation, however the Federation economy was such that for every ship the Empire fielded the Federation fielded six.

The Imperial hierarchy at the time was such that only nobles and their retainers were permitted to command military vessels, whilst Federation doctrine allowed any man or woman of merit to command. This practice was upheld by the Empire for some ten years until it became clear that all the experienced and entitled people whom were allowed to command were now in short supply and that the military academies needed to open their doors to lesser men, but this was a step taken too late.
After the failed war, the Amarr were quickly dealt another blow to their public image with the Minmatar Rebellions and the establishment of the Republic. It was during this time that the Empire under took several hotly contested actions which flew in the face of what it was to be Amarr.

First they backed the State in such a way that had never been done before by the Amarr. Never before has the Empire helped to create a autonomous satellite nation, and this very act was decried as heresy at the time and even today by religious hard liners within the Empire. Over time this entity which was initially meant to be a proxy war fighter for the Empire, has become the military equal of the Empire and, with the rise of Tibus Heath, increasingly less concerned with the Empires prestige and more concerned with their own. What's more, this same loss of face is also present in the very existence of the Khanid Empire. At any other point in history the Khanid would not have been allowed such independence and this is a point that still rubs the Empire the wrong way despite their public declarations of love and friendship for the Kingdom
Next the Amarr instituted the Kameiras Units, Minmatar indoctrinated to fight for their Amarr masters. Traditionally no one save for the Khanid, had ever been permitted to bear arms aside from Holy Paladins, and now they fell back upon a slave population which had never even actually been broken, to fight for them. This is not to say that the Kameiras make a bulk of the Empires military might, but rather that their very existence is contrary to their traditions.

[Continued Below]

What can be done realistically?

No matter how many fights we win and no matter who nor how loudly other nations cry out against slavery, it is an institution that is here for the foreseeable future. What's more all the Empire Nations, and yes I mean even the Republic, know that to cripple the Empires economy in the way that forcing an end to slavery would also cripple and, in the case of the Republic, end those states as we know them as all the Empire States are interdependent on one another through pacts enforced by CONCORD.

The inflation that would be a death blow to the Empire would be less, but no less crippling in the Federation, force the Caldari into such an economic disaster as to throw the State as to see that empire fall back into a pre -warp gate society and the already shaky Republic would simply waste away from the face of New Eden. Surprisingly the only states that would see any benefit from such a move would be states like the Thukkar, Sansha's Nation, the Cartels and Mordus Legion as well as capsuleer mega alliances.

What could be expected in such an apocalyptic scenario is that states like those mentioned above would quickly rush into the new power vacuum, throwing the entire galaxy into a war that stretches its entirety. The CONCORD report mentioned above painted a very dire picture of the fall out. The Thukkar and Elder Fleets would reinvent the Matari people into their image (perhaps a reason to actually try for this but the rest of the report gives pause to my glee at this). Sansha's Nation would most likely dominate almost 35% of New Eden within a century, its vast horde of Slaves waging unending war against a world unable to push back. The Cartels would prey upon isolated populations of all the former Empires and both Mordus Legion aswell as CONCORD would become "hired police" for those who could pay the hefty price as CONCORD would not be able to function under any other sort of model.

Of course the above could never be allowed to happen, it would be insane for even the Republic (whom I should mention has access to the same CONCORD report as the one mentioned) to actually push for the end of slavery so abruptly., though I do not suppose that the San Matar would ever openly admit this.

What we, as a galactic community, can do to make the end of slavery a reality takes all of the things that no one in the galactic community is willing to part with and that is simply our preconceived notions. Matari would have to understand that this is not a battle that can be won by bullets, Amarr would have to come to terms with living in an economic model that requires paying more for the goods they enjoy and rely on their own abilities instead of others. The Federation would have to accept a very large financial burden eased upon them slowly over the course of the next century which would see the quality of life in their borders diminish but not actually collapse and the Caldari would have to be willing to agree to price fixing and none compete clauses with the Federation so that access to Caldari goods are still as easily accessible once the economic pinch begins.

[The End]

I would first like to say that It is NOT a point of view that I like, I am a Freedom Fighter and I will continue to fight the fight. That being said I am also one who looks at facts and, like them or not, must accept them as facts and that is why I posted this thesis as I feel that these facts are a weapon that if used properly, can win the freedom of my people. What we do with these facts are up to us.

As to the CONCORD report, it is readily available to you via petition to CONCORDS DIIS (Department of International Inquiry and Stability).

I will not go into a religious debate with you, you are my enemy, but I can even find respect for an enemy in that I will not sully their holiest of beliefs. The "image" issue I described was and is a true fact even if the only example you may be willing to agree to is how the image of holy words are precieved by others. This is a modern age where almost any action is well documented via the necom, and as such must be weighed against the good that an action will do in selling the idea of your God versus the damage of what those actions can be precived as by those you would convert.

In the case of those protestors I mentioned (and let me state that this is a small and over all unimportant movement in your Empire and by no means a wide spread group so people do not think that I mean to say that this is a new wave of political reform in the Empire), It was wiser to let them be then send Paladins to arrest them. While Holders and others may not care about what outsiders think, your Empress as vile as I find her, is wise enough to realize that all Nations are capable of hurting one another with one anothers accountants more easily then the entire Elder fleet returning to your space. This is the Image that all nations pay attention to.

Its not a question of "do they like me" but rather "will they hurt my peoples ability to feed themselves with economic levies if I do this?"

If we are to be honest I would rather see the galaxy burn in the scenario described in that report especially if the theory that between the Thukkar, Elders and remnants of the Republic would most likely form a power base more likened to a Tribal Society then continue as we are now, but I am also human and while I naturally want to see my people where I think that they should be, the Idea of Sansha Kuvekai as perhaps the most powerful force in the galaxy, criminals preying upon the weak in a way that we can hardly imagine now and the darkness we would all live in chills my heart.

I think one thing that is perhaps lost on you, and I am not trying to talk down to you, is that in my final thoughts I put the burden of freedom on the Minmatar and not the Amarr. I state that we need to step up and stop being a nation of free loaders and start being a galactic equal, not through war, strife or subterfuge but by contributing to New Eden something aside from a bad attitude and make such a transition economically viable to your Empire.

Economics in of itself is useless, its how you apply it that matters.

Id say that you are absolutely correct in calling racial bias on me sir, I am Minmatar, and so I argue my points as a Minmatar just as you argue an Amarrian point of view. Further more I will not hide that my motivations are to further my agenda, a Minmatar agenda. I do hope that those with means, foresight and the fortitude read this and perhaps see that the way to freedom for our people is not through bullets alone but also through social, economic and cultural strengthening and a clear goal for our people.

Cpt. Muertas,

I'd strongly advise you make yourself familiar with the history of Amarr and New Eden in general, as your summary is not only skewed, but in so many places outright false. If this is meant to be disinformation on your part, though, shame on you. I hope people will generally realize that it is false information regardless of why you're giving it here - be it that you're misinformed yourself or not.
Given the blatant discrepancies with reality, though, I'm quite sure that Gallenteans will see through it, as they should know that there has never been a state of war between the Empire and the Federation, with the possible exception of the recent skirmishes of the militias, if one wants to take those into account, here. Similarly, every citizen of the State will know that the State existed even before the Amarr made contact with the Federation and thus, that what you have to say about its relation to the Empire must be false.

As there are many more glaring misconceptions about the Empire, its history and culture in your post, I recommend this for your education.

Faithfully,
N. Mithra

[ooc this http://blog.opensourcenerd.com/upload/eve-backstory is what I was refering to which used to be on the official evelopedia but I cannot now find. Third paragraph. It was vauge but in one of Tony Gonzales short stories about the events leading up to the battle of Vak'aitoth it is referenced there aswell. Also in those two references this actually happened before the Gallente and Caldari wars. If anyone can help find this id appreciate it. This was a 2003 evelopedia reference so perhaps this portion of lore has been changed? This has been referenced on several lore and rp forums I have followed for some time so this may be an issue of old lore being rewritten and some of the older RP'ers not getting the memo. Here is another mention of it http://www.eve-wiki.net/index.php?title=Amarr_Empire under history second to last line.]

I must admit to my embarrassment at not being able to find the reference book used when mentioning hostilities between the Amarr and Gallente, so If we may leave this point alone for the moment what other "errors" would you like to point out so that I may clarify my statements Miss Mithra? As I have said before I openly admit that my view points are those of a Minmatar, however if there is something blatantly false as opposed to slanted to a Minmatar point of view, I would like to know.

For the life of me I cannot understand the Amarr who have replied to this thesis inability to read the entire document. The closing arguments of the thesis were that Minamtar needed to focus on their affairs internally, and become economic equals in the world in an effort to make coming home a possibility both internally and externally.

And in all fairness most Amarr stop reading about the time I get into my views on the Amarr and see only a PR smear campaign on my part so thank you for bearing with me to the end sir.