Intergalactic Summit

Silas, I have never loved you more.

I apologize for missing an opportunity to take the same field as Electus Matari to shoot at the same targets... we did that only once in the past, a pirate hunting roam through Molden Heath and I believe into Derelik (it was quite a while ago, the memory fades), but I did find your pilots to be quite professional and very much about their business once the guns were allowed to spool up.

It's your alliance's pacifistic political stance that I find... lacking. No one could ever call you anything less than Minmatar once the shooting starts.

As for why I missed this most recent opportunity... well, I hadn't yet been released from prison. Where I spent quite a while away from my capsule and my vessels. For doing violent things to deserving enemies of our people, regardless of laws or politics.

There's not an ounce of pacifism in me... political or otherwise. I would love to see the same in -EM-. Perhaps soon, now that the Federalists are beginning to open up honestly about just how much they've despised and resented our 'friendship'?

Wait.

...what?

Shut the hell up, Caine. I'm no terrorist or extremist and never have been. I've always advocated for peaceful relations between people, at least when those people make an honest attempt at mutual understanding, trust and some level of respect. Those whom I've suggested the universe would be better off without include lying criminals like yourself, traitors like Halete and unrepentant warmongers/cultural imperialists like, well... most imperial zealots.

Neither myself nor any member of EM participates in or advocates terrorism, or random acts of violence particularly when those acts involve the targeting of non-combatants. Havohej's reply to me should have been your clue but, you're far too busy slinging mud to have grasped that, I suppose.

Before you accuse me of extremism and hypocrisy you might want to stop listening to the propaganda and do some research. My posting history on this medium is extensive and easy to find if one cares to look. When you do you'll find that my stances are quite moderate and rationally based.

Oh, and get the hell out of this thread Angel scumsucker.

Well there is a reason why tension between the Federation and the Republic is increasing, excluding Colelie. It was bound to happen sooner or later.

After the Minmatars were successful in kicking out the Empire out of its territories and gained a cease fire from them, the Federation at first wanted the Minmatars to join the Federation as the newest signatories.

As you can clearly see this did not happen. Only because in doing so would have given the Empire a reason to go to war against the Federation. Also our space was in ruins further putting a dent into that prospect. Nevertheless we became an independent nation but effectively becoming a client state of the Federation. This was help by the fact our government and most of our institutions were modeled after the Gallentees. This continued until the Midular government collapsed.

When Maleutu Shakor took over, he sets out to return the Republic to its tribal roots. The first steps done to accomplish this were the abolition of the parliament & starting the process for establishing the council of tribal heads. These actions are in fact a rejection of Gallentee influence. Let's not forget this is the second time that this has happened to them. First it was the Caldari, now us.

**Puts on tinfoil hat... "We kinda hurt their feelings." "I mean this is the 2nd time they have been rejected rite?"
**Remove tinfoil hat

The incident in Colelie, in my opinion, was probably the Republic telling the Federation, in its own way, to stop treating it as a Federation client or satellite state. Whether you agree with this action or not , that is a different subject.

So in response , many in the Federation are feeling betrayed, considering that were a big part in helping us gain our independence, although the Jove was involved as well. This is understandable. What many of them fail to see is that the Republic is now in the process of trying to find and define it's own identity.

We would like a chance to determine our own destiny without having someone telling us what to do or how to go about doing it at every single turn. In short, we would like them to follow the lead of the Jove in letting us handle our own internal/external affairs.

Another major source of irritation is the lack of respect that the Federation seem to have for the Republic. The Republic would like to be treated as an actual "independent" entity. No longer as a client state.

In order words, The Federation should have realize back then when the Minmatar did not become a signatory of the Federation, that we were not going to remain a client state forever. The days of cultural paternalism by the Feds are gone.

They need to get over the fact that the paths that we choose to travel are not going to be the same as theirs.

You might want to read Clarification on Electus Matari actions in Federation space today - a statement issued by Captain Rhiannon.