Intergalactic Summit

Thukker are nuts. News at 11.

So the Republic has been acting like the entirety of Minmatar civilization somehow falls under their purview, but the Thukker Tribe still can't get them to be bothered to help fight of the Cartel.

Nice to know your leaders have their priorities straight.

Well I just figured it would help if the Republic fleet weren't wasting time operation in Federation space.

Is any one else starting to get a little tired of the way the IGS has just turned into "SCOPE HEADLINE! LET'S DISCUSS IT!"?

No, not really. I come to the IGS to discuss current events with my fellow capsuleers.

I do find it odd that a few days ago you were lamenting people only being interested in casual conversation over more meaningful topics.

Yes. It's intellectually lazy.

I'm also way past tired of how some jackasses take every headline and twist it in some way so they can take cheap jabs at the Republic. They should fortify their own glass houses before lobbing stones at others'.

Last I heard the Serpentis and Blood Raiders were still operating freely in the Federation and Empire respectively. Apparently neither of those empires have enough vessels to stop their homegrown criminals either. Hypocrites.

Not just the Republic.

In any case, I agree with you completely. None of the Empires have the power to deal with criminals operating within their borders, and they're certainly showing themselves unable to deal rationally with one another. As bloody and dysfunctional as they paint us Empyreans, they're certainly giving us a run for our money.

The point isn't whether or not the Republic Fleet is equipped to police the Molden Heath worlds, it's whether the Republic is so equipped. Hiring mercenaries to do so points to a firm "no".

Though, honestly, I'm not sure why this is suddenly a surprising issue. After all, Empyrean mercenaries have been acting as de-facto extensions of the fleets of all governments and factions for some time now. This is merely more of the same.

I was thinking this morning about Jade Constantine. There was a time, before my... ahem... fall, when I flew as a vocal and energetic supporter of the Empyrean Free Space ideal. I claimed, and proved with daily action, that the old governments simply were not prepared for the new age which had dawned. Turns out we were right, at least about that.

You're missing my point. I'm not complaining about the things being discussed - I DO stay out of the conversations I don't want to have. My problem is the way things are being discussed around here at the moment. Why aren't we actually have topical conversations? Right now all that's happening is somebody just copy-pastes the big news article of the day and says "discuss".

I mean, is it really necessary to have a separate thread for the identification of the Caille shooter and for the assignment of Sebiestor tribal representatives to his trial? It's the same subject.

I'm all for people talking about whatever they like, but Anabella hit the bullseye when she called it "intellectually lazy". We can debate these subjects without needing somebody to start a new discussion thread every time the Scope vomits forth a new opinion. As things stand the Summit may as well just be a glorified mirror for the major news channels of New Eden with a robust and exclusive comments section on each article.

What hurtful words!

Unsavory indeed, I will have you know I am very respectable.

But still not bad advice all and all.