Intergalactic Summit

It's sad the expression "The strong should protect the weak" never caught on in the State, instead replaced by "The strong should weed out the weak". I find the inability and/or refusal for the Chief Executive Panel to modernize the Caldari fascinating. Because the Caldari descend from a harsh planet that demands a survival of the fittest approach, then that is how the Caldari should be governed for the rest of their history. I find that redundant, now that the State owns many different planets with climates that are far more comfortable, never mind the fact that modern technology no longer requires a social selectionist approach.

It is tragic, really, that the Caldari will see the world as "Caldari" and "non-Caldari". Humans are the same, in the end. The Federation was founded on that assumption (read; assumption), but the Caldari megacorporations had different ideas.

Of course, this humanitarian ideal of the strong protecting the weak in the Federation is frequently corrupted by absolutism. Take the Blaqueists, who adopt an Amarr-esque "The strong shall guide the weak", seeing those who have descended from Gallentia as, by some cosmic coincedence, entitled to guide the rest of humanity. Then there's the Rodenites, who also adopt a social selectionist ideal in the context of personal enterprise, and that "The strong will triumph over the weak".

It's all rubbish, in the end. Those with power must use it to shield and protect those without it, not these nonsensical Roden- or Caldari-style philosophies. I hope one day the Chief Executive Panel realizes that they no longer live on Caldari Prime, and that planet is now just one of many. At the same time, those in the Federation must work to eradicate any and all instances of absolutism, if we are to expect all of humanity to realize the relative nature of mankind. I hope the above pledge by Miss Nikulainen makes people aware that no system is perfect.

While your attempts at anthropological psychology are amusing, they fail to provide any substantial criticism of our way of life - which works incredibly well. If you prefer to promote relativity and hazily dismiss our way of life based upon a pseudoscientific notion regarding the environmental nature of our homeworld, feel free. We prefer to promote a realistic view of the world that demands results while simultaneously valuing our culture and traditions.

Burn it down, all of it. The five empires are so rotten the only way to fix them is to destroy them.

Prior to the rise of Heth-haan to the position of State Executor it is true, many corporations in the State sought to adopt the Gallente style corporate models of maximizing profits at the expense of the rights of workers who were treated as mere commodities like they are in the Federation. However, the issue is well known, and ensuring adequate employment for those who did "fall into the cracks" before is a prime concern of the Caldari Providence Directorate through its Corporate and Labour reform programs.

The real issue as I see it, is that even with the adoption of some institutionally flawed concepts within certain corporations, it is still particularly difficult to fall into the cracks in the State unless one deliberately seeks to do so through their own actions. As such, the concern today is to differentiate between those who should rightfully bear the burdens of their own actions and those who were the victims of institutional flaws.

It might have to do with the fact that in comparison the State remains the most urbanized nation in the cluster and even with a greatly smaller population than either the Federation or Empire is still able to match or achieve just below parity economically through the maximization of productivity levels brought about by adherence to strong meritocratic principles and the efficiency of our corporate traditions and doctrines.

As such it's simple economics. We produce more with less people and those people enjoy a higher standard of living on average comparatively than either the Federation, Empire or Republic due to the State system.

Sidenote: As for the State being on "Imperial life support" that is an issue more specific to Kaalakiota due to liquidity issues behind its scrip due to loans and bonds taken in order to finance the war effort. It has nothing to do with the overall health of the State economy.

I believe the 'fifth empire' is what capsuleer outlaws established in wildernes, known as null-sec regions.

There is well known and easily found data regarding her claim. I suggest you check more frequently.

Those who define the Caldari model as "Survival of the Fittest" and leave it there simply don't understand our model, I'm afraid.

You guys should know better than to enter one of these kinds of threads and waste your breath. They always degenerate into jingoistic, xenophobic "Caldari are the best!" troll-fests.

I like the part where you suggest that by kowtowing to your way of thinking we'd be 'displaying backbone'. Also your abstract envisioning of 'human universals' is laughable wordplay at best, detrimental delusion at worst. Just as Caldari values do not apply, both in treatment and in restriction of personal freedoms in the name of cultural and socio-economic strength, to outsiders, your presupposition of a 'universal standard' does not apply to us - or any others who choose to reject such a foolish notion as 'every man equal'. We are our actions, contributions and recognized deeds. Every child is a productive citizen in development, every disassociated adult the result of failing to seize upon the chances presented to them. To suggest that everyone is bound to some ephemeral 'universal standard' does a great disservice to those who strive to advance themselves within society, any society.

As for your statement, Rella, I'd have to say that you are very wrong about your summary of the content of this thread. The Caldari here are stating that they are Caldari. Value judgments on that are up to the observer. Though your recent penchant for empty one liners leads me to believe that this little factoid will be lost on you.