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Glory to the Executor!

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John Relander
Zenko Incorporated
#1 - 2013-05-06 21:40:05 UTC
Tibus Heth, the Executor of the Caldari Providence Directorate and CEO of several corporations, most notably Kaalakiota, has suggested that the Caldari should return to the times of Raata as a unified state under single leadership.

Without doubt, Executor Heth is the greatest general of the modern Caldari State, whose campaign this far did bring us back our Home. However, since the Executor has taken and been given tasks that are less those of the General, and more of the Minister. Should we recall the times of Raata, it was not uncommon for the General to become the Chief Minister. Some of them were even successful, and few, perhaps, even became Emperor.

Tibus Heth!

General, you have become the Chief Minister, and you vye to sit on the Seat of Winds as Emperor. But you have forgotten one thing: Your campaign is not done. You did win the first battle and then returned to your city, pretending you had won the war. However, since you became the chief minister, your generals have not been very successful in ending what you started. And you have not been a successful minister. General, relinquish your ministry and return to the fields of glory.

The Executor has complained that Kaalakiota has born the greatest burden in persecuting this war. As it is the task of the Caldari Providence Directorate to manage the allocation of resources between the co-operating corporations, then perhaps serious errors have happened amongst the CPD leadership. The CPD does not need a general. It needs a good manager. As a result of this failure in properly allocating resources, the Home Guard as well as forces answering directly to the CPD do carry the most of the responsibility on the field.

As a solution to this problem, I suggest that the CPD requires a dedicated manager, adviced by an experienced soldier. The Kaalakiota deserves an executive skilled in corporate matters. And the Home Guard needs our best general: Tibus Heth. Home Guard's current CEO, Sunmenas Ikydoishin, would incidentally make perhaps the ideal military advisor for the CPD. As CPD is not just for Kaalakiota, perhaps its manager should be sought from all of the State - though of course, Kaalakiota does have a strong contender selected by the Tibus Heth himself: Haatakan Oiritsuu, the Executor's Special Envoy. This leaves then Kaalakiota itself. Kaalakiota is not in a good shape. It needs a CEO who can balance between innovative new business and stable operations. For this post, I would suggest Ienashi Hurtoken, the current CEO of Propel Dynamics. Kaalakiota has historically owned a sizeable share of Proped Dynamics; I am sure that Hurtoken would adapt quickly to Kaalakiota's new corporate culture.
Fredfredbug4
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#2 - 2013-05-06 21:59:33 UTC
Behold! The Great General and Glorious Leader Tibus Heth! He conned and cheated is way to power and caused millions of Caldari to die fighting over their home world, which they have failed to secure.

Quote:
"You may hand us over to the executioner, but in three months' time our disgusted and harried people will bring you to book and drag you alive through the dirt in the streets!"


The Gallente bravely opposed Provist tyranny on Caldari Prime, now it is time for the citizens of the State, the industrious and powerful Caldari people to rise up and end Heth's plan to dominate and oppress the entire nation.

Watch_ Fred Fred Frederation_ and stop [u]cryptozoologist[/u]! Fight against the brutal genocide of fictional creatures across New Eden! Is that a metaphor? Probably not, but the fru-fru- people will sure love it!

Naraish Adarn
Alexylva Paradox
#3 - 2013-05-06 22:30:58 UTC
oh joy another Heth boot kisser as if we didn't have enaugh of those that simply fail to see failings of Heth and his compatriots.
Makoto Priano
Kirkinen-Arataka Transhuman Zenith Consulting Ltd.
Arataka Research Consortium
#4 - 2013-05-06 22:32:37 UTC  |  Edited by: Makoto Priano
Heth's supporters are few, but certifiably insane.

That said, I'm not sure that reshuffling a few executives would achieve Heth's desires, nor save the State from his madness. The cancer that is rabid nationalism -- as opposed to duty and patriotism, which are at their heart noble -- must be expunged.

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Xindi Kraid
Itsukame-Zainou Hyperspatial Inquiries Ltd.
Arataka Research Consortium
#5 - 2013-05-06 22:44:18 UTC  |  Edited by: Xindi Kraid
I'm not sure what to make of this one.

it seems pro-Heth, but also contains the statement that Heth should be relieved of his current duties and replaced with someone actually competent. I am quite certain Heth would take issue with that suggestion considering he keeps trying to grab more and more power (especially as of late).
Makoto Priano
Kirkinen-Arataka Transhuman Zenith Consulting Ltd.
Arataka Research Consortium
#6 - 2013-05-06 22:47:28 UTC
Hm. Fair point. On further review, there are tenuous links between Relander-haan's Zenko Inc. and Ishukone, via the original founder.

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Makkal Hanaya
Revenent Defence Corperation
#7 - 2013-05-06 23:36:41 UTC
Naraish Adarn wrote:
oh joy another Heth boot kisser as if we didn't have enaugh of those that simply fail to see failings of Heth and his compatriots.


For those who can't be bothered to read the original post, I'll condense it for you: Heth is an awesome general. He ought to step down as an executive and return to military life.

Perhaps before declaring someone an insane bootkisser, we ought to listen to what they're saying.

Render unto Khanid the things which are Khanid's; and unto God the things that are God's.

Fredfredbug4
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#8 - 2013-05-06 23:39:05 UTC
Xindi Kraid wrote:
I'm not sure what to make of this one.

it seems pro-Heth, but also contains the statement that Heth should be relieved of his current duties and replaced with someone actually competent. I am quite certain Heth would take issue with that suggestion considering he keeps trying to grab more and more power (especially as of late).


I saw it as "Take away his political power and replace it entirely with military power."

He can shake his fist and yell at a podium all day and not accomplish a thing, but if given control of actual armies and fleets, then he can take action.

Watch_ Fred Fred Frederation_ and stop [u]cryptozoologist[/u]! Fight against the brutal genocide of fictional creatures across New Eden! Is that a metaphor? Probably not, but the fru-fru- people will sure love it!

Makoto Priano
Kirkinen-Arataka Transhuman Zenith Consulting Ltd.
Arataka Research Consortium
#9 - 2013-05-06 23:39:48 UTC
Ms. Hanaya; in the first, let me acknowledge that I would have done better to have completed the reading before comment, and to have done some research as well.

Still, surely you must empathize with those of us who have stopped reading the intellectual drivel written by such fanatics as Kim and Horn?

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Fredfredbug4
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#10 - 2013-05-06 23:55:54 UTC
Makkal Hanaya wrote:
Heth is an awesome general.


Setting a pretty low standard for generals there...

http://uglebsjournal.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/caldari-prime-crash.jpg

Watch_ Fred Fred Frederation_ and stop [u]cryptozoologist[/u]! Fight against the brutal genocide of fictional creatures across New Eden! Is that a metaphor? Probably not, but the fru-fru- people will sure love it!

Makkal Hanaya
Revenent Defence Corperation
#11 - 2013-05-07 00:05:11 UTC  |  Edited by: Makkal Hanaya
Makoto Priano wrote:
Ms. Hanaya; in the first, let me acknowledge that I would have done better to have completed the reading before comment, and to have done some research as well.

Still, surely you must empathize with those of us who have stopped reading the intellectual drivel written by such fanatics as Kim and Horn?


There is no viewpoint that cannot be dragged down into the gutter by ill-spoken idiots. If I avoided a specific opinion because I'd encountered similar ones spoken by someone fanatical, unintelligent, or inelegant, I should have to avoid the IGS and much of human conversation.

Aside from that, however, I understand. You and all loyal Caldari are in a difficult position. Many find your people cold, but I have witnessed the great passion you have for your culture and way of life. I do not expect you to act like emotionless automatons. He appeared to be supporting a man you see as threatening the State and you reacted. It's very human.

Render unto Khanid the things which are Khanid's; and unto God the things that are God's.

Katran Luftschreck
Royal Ammatar Engineering Corps
#12 - 2013-05-07 01:21:17 UTC  |  Edited by: Katran Luftschreck
If the Shiigeru were flying victorious over Caldari Prime today I think a lot of these Anti-Heth and Anti-Provist types would be singing a completely different tune.

I'm not part of the State so it doesn't matter either way what my stance on Heth is. But I've noticed few & far between are those Caldari capsuleers who opposed Heth when he was a rising star and those who still stand by him while his reign is crumbling. When he got the results they wanted, you were all about Heth, but as soon as he began to fail everyone turned on him like starving rats. If there is a lesson to be learned here it that, at least in the State, "meritocracy" is has become synonymous with "fickle." I suppose it is poetic justice that the Caldari are giving him the same treatment that he gave Admiral Yanala and for the exact same reasons, but something about it still doesn't sit right with me. For the answer as to what I only had to look closer to home:

Right now, as House Sarum has been preparing to lead their subjects into ruin through a pointless war, I am opposed to their plans. If, by some miracle, they actually manage to succeed in their military campaign then it won't change the fact that I am still opposed to their plans. A moral stance is not something decided after the fact in post battle reports. They could carve a path all the way to Pator and I would still say that it was the wrong decision.

I think a lot of Caldari need to be asking themselves this: Are you really opposed to Heth on moral grounds, or are you just upset over his failures? If Admiral Yanala was still standing proud on the bridge of the Shiigeru amidst a debris cloud of failed Federation attackers, how many of you would be singing praises to your glorious leader? Would you still be opposed to his warmongering ways if you were winning?

Because that kind of "results > morals" thinking is exactly how he got into power in the first place. Give it a few years and another successful commander will simply step into his place, and again will stay there so long as they can deliver victory, and will again fall as soon as they experience military failure. And exactly none of this has anything to do with their ability as a CEO, manager, or even an accountant.

So maybe the State might want to consider Relander's proposal after all: Pick your CEOs based on their ability to produce profits, not propaganda. Let men like Heth do what they do best in the service of the military, and keep the military answering to the Megacorps - instead of the other way around. You want Caldari Prime back? Buy it. Take a giant pile of ISK, send over a dozen guys in sharp suits armed with indomitable briefcases and high-powered contracts. That's the Caldari way.

http://youtu.be/t0q2F8NsYQ0

Makoto Priano
Kirkinen-Arataka Transhuman Zenith Consulting Ltd.
Arataka Research Consortium
#13 - 2013-05-07 01:58:46 UTC
Hanaya, thank you for your understanding. It is heartening that I may call you kirjuun, even though you are not a citizen of the State.

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Fredfredbug4
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#14 - 2013-05-07 02:04:59 UTC
Ms. Luftshreck, there are probably quite a few people who hate Heth simply because they don't want to be part of the losing team. However, for the vast majority of anti-provist and anti-Heth both in the State and outside of it, we have despised the man before he even invaded Luminaire.

Heth has cheated his way to power, ruined the meritocracy, ruled with an Iron Fist, disrupted peace efforts both in the State and out, had his own citizens shot (to be fair that has never been confirmed) and now on top of all those previous crimes, caused the deaths of millions over the fighting for Caldari Prime.

His morals are corrupt and backwards, killing millions to take a single planet, and then killing more just to lose it again is just the icing on the cake.

Watch_ Fred Fred Frederation_ and stop [u]cryptozoologist[/u]! Fight against the brutal genocide of fictional creatures across New Eden! Is that a metaphor? Probably not, but the fru-fru- people will sure love it!

Katrina Oniseki
Oniseki-Raata Internal Watch
Ishuk-Raata Enforcement Directive
#15 - 2013-05-07 02:22:20 UTC
It should be noted that Tibus Heth's non-political military experience is limited to the standard compulsory service time common to all Caldari citizens. Tibus Heth was and is no general. He was never even an officer.

He is, however, a highly skilled industrial MTAC operator.

Katrina Oniseki

TomHorn
Horn Brothers Holdings Inc.
#16 - 2013-05-07 02:57:14 UTC
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="Fredfredbug4"The Gallente bravely opposed Provist tyranny on Caldari Prime


You were not just fighting Provist's on Caldari Prime. You were fighting Caldari of all political alliances. So do you mean Caldari tyranny ?

Federation racial war of aggression against the Caldari people goes on. We do not know when deliverance wil come, but every trace of Federation footsteps, every stain of his infected corroding fingers will be sponged and purged, and if need be blasted from the surface of Caldari Prime.
John Relander
Zenko Incorporated
#17 - 2013-05-07 06:29:51 UTC
Naraish Adarn wrote:
oh joy another Heth boot kisser as if we didn't have enaugh of those that simply fail to see failings of Heth and his compatriots.

Proper decorum is important.

Fredfredbug4 wrote:
Xindi Kraid wrote:
I'm not sure what to make of this one.

it seems pro-Heth, but also contains the statement that Heth should be relieved of his current duties and replaced with someone actually competent. I am quite certain Heth would take issue with that suggestion considering he keeps trying to grab more and more power (especially as of late).


I saw it as "Take away his political power and replace it entirely with military power."

He can shake his fist and yell at a podium all day and not accomplish a thing, but if given control of actual armies and fleets, then he can take action.

If you run with the wolves you must howl. But louder. Admitted, I probably got a bit too poetic in my initial message. I blame the usage of the legacy of Raata in the corporate indoctrination.

Katran Luftschreck wrote:
I think a lot of Caldari need to be asking themselves this: Are you really opposed to Heth on moral grounds, or are you just upset over his failures?

I would say that more people were probably upset of Heth's initial success, though his failures do not help the situation.

Quote:
So maybe the State might want to consider Relander's proposal after all: Pick your CEOs based on their ability to produce profits, not propaganda. Let men like Heth do what they do best in the service of the military, and keep the military answering to the Megacorps - instead of the other way around. You want Caldari Prime back? Buy it. Take a giant pile of ISK, send over a dozen guys in sharp suits armed with indomitable briefcases and high-powered contracts. That's the Caldari way.

This is one point where the Caldari corporation differs from the Gallente corporation. Even the megacorporations are expected to turn profit - otherwise they are not properly functioning - but the somewhat mythical ideal is that the corporation is the symbol of the social contract between people. Therefore, the fact that the Caldari are organized as corporations does not mean that ISK is everything we know any more than the Gallente being organized as a democratic federation means that the people have the power.
John Relander
Zenko Incorporated
#18 - 2013-05-07 06:30:20 UTC
Katrina Oniseki wrote:
It should be noted that Tibus Heth's non-political military experience is limited to the standard compulsory service time common to all Caldari citizens.

If we really need to dig his old service record, I do actually believe that he was enlisted. I doubt that my contacts back home in the Guard can confirm this or any other details of his service any more.
Denak Calamari
Incorruptibles
#19 - 2013-05-07 08:11:28 UTC
If this is a sarcastic joke post, good job, it gave me a good laugh.

If this is a serious post glorifying a mass murdering tyrant, I will still laugh.