Intergalactic Summit

It is very COLD in SPACE.

Actually, space is not cold at all.

Hot and cold are common generalizations for temperature, which is a property of matter. Space is the absence of matter. It has no temperature. This also translates to there being no heat loss by convection or conduction in space, which is commonly what's regarded as "cold", the loss of heat by contact with matter of a lower temperature (often water, air, or an object).

Radiating heat, the other method of experiencing 'cold' is also a very slow process in space without the aid of technology. In fact, depending on where you are in relation to the star, perhaps in the habitable zone, you may even be quite comfortable for a while due to incoming radiated heat from said star... at least until you die from a heat stroke for literally being out in the sunlight too long. Or, you may burn up if you're much closer, or very slowly freeze to death if you're farther away.

I suppose you weren't talking about any of this at all, and I am in fact a giant buzzkill who's probably had too much tea tonight.

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Oh, thank the gods! My shipment of pedantry arrived just in time!

This again.

I would think a better use of Calamari dialogue would be to pressure your respective allies into negotiating a peace to existing conflicts, rather than aggravating or multiplying them by implying you are a club dedicated to stabbing your existing friends in the back.

Here am I about to swear banner to the State and I see this. Oh the class here. And the balls.

First off, there's a severe problem inside your patriotic juggernaut of a race and its culture. There is an obligation to the State. This obligation to serve rewards greatly and instils a sense of pride on behalf of the many.

And that is why it is pure poison to those truly Matari.

We barbaric even savage characters fly for ourselves and at most for our Tribes. While many state there is a Republic out there worth following, that Republic is headed by a number of Tribes many still take issue with. And people wonder why there is such in-fighting beyond Amarr/Ammatar and freedom fighter entities in the Republic.

People also wonder why we'd ever take issue with the Federation (as started to be witnessed in recent news) and why we will still steal their relief funding to this day to instead build battle fleets. The view of the Matari amongst Federation is actually not far from the nobler side of the Amarrians.

They aim to save us.

From who? Amarr? Ourselves?

What if we like our little savage traits, our wars, and our suffering underdeveloped culture/society? What if THAT ALONE is enough freedom to satisfy the majority of our kind?

You, the Caldari and the Gallente fail to truly understand us. Hostilities await you even under the banner of friendship. For your reception of us is truly flawed in failing to view us (by majority) as anything less than equals.

Sadly, and truly, the only ones who do really get us are those who aim to enslave us.

There is fine passion there, a kind of game played between predators for sport, or between star-crossed lovers pitted for dominance.

Learn yourself; your people, your worlds, your society, before you dare make the same mistake each of these societies have continued to make by assuming you understand and can quote the Minmatar.

This isn't entirely correct. The overall goal of the Federation is to provide opportunity and opportunity alone for Matari from all walks of life. As soon as your documents are verified and you are entered into various Galnet databases you are on your own to either succeed or fail as your choices will dictate.

The Parentalist attitude that exists in the Empire certainly exists among individuals in the Federation, but the government as a whole doesn't operate that way. Think of the Federation as a homeless shelter for unfortunate Matari and other races. You're allowed to live here, but you are expected to figure out how to get your own food, a job, and better yourselves. If you're in real tough ****, the government will help you out, but don't expect to be able to live off of it.

We're not trying to save you from the Amarr or yourselves, your the one that's going to be doing the saving. In other words, we're not going to save you, we're merely going to give you the tools and opportunity for you to save yourself. Think about it like the Minmatar Rebellion. The Federation didn't send in direct military support, we gave you weapons, trained some of your troops, and let you handle it from there.

That is Gallente Individualism at it's finest. We're going to give you the building blocks, but it's up to you to actually build the tower.

Why do you rage war against the Caldari then? What do you hope to gain?

You've outlined the very thing that would have offset the war long before it ever started.

Perhaps you need to stop, go back, and view exactly what your "Gallente individualism" entitles and the responsibilities of it as defined by your Federation. Somewhere, someone, is tacking on additional requirements.

And those requirements which cause conflict with the Caldari are the same that will cause conflict with those Matari I speak of.



The Amarr helped us wake up. Minmatar evolved into what it is at its core: Primal, savage, cunning, and a string of other traits that many societies consider barbaric. Yet they are sources of pride amongst a number of Matari, the new generations perhaps, who would cite the fleeing Minmatar as someone failing to embrace their roots or purposely choosing to forget them.

It is where the Elders got their manpower, it is where so many cared so little for developing the republic that they helped pass the trillions of relief funding into building war fleets.

Even now, little has changed.

Sure there are plenty who think this way isn't the right way. Should you be influenced by other societies or merely are lured by the promise of old oblivious ways that there isn't a world outside your home worlds and tribes (the peaceful ways of old), sooner than later I hope you do become enslaved and/or indoctrinated out of your roots.

For the stars consume and are unkind.

Meanwhile, we Matari who embrace the new way; we'll continue waking up, evolving, becoming into the one thing society fears most: the greatest predator.

For to us, this is as natural as breathing itself.

Additional requirements being many of the accusations made by Caldari, where there is validity.

But in regards to the war, I'm going to have to remember that line. That's a classic.

Millions die all across the borders for mutual profit.

If that's what freedom awards you with, especially if you make it to the position of President or CEO, I question why I would want to support that. Sounds like you're using your rights to freedom in the most fabulous of examples.

"Embrace your individuality, folks, up until it comes time to make some money."

I like you. You really are scum.