Intergalactic Summit

Whilst this may indeed be true, do not for a moment lure one's self into thinking that such moral pitfalls exist only within the Empire or our customs. How many Gallente senators have lost their positions over the years due to scandals of embezzlement and dishonesty? How many Minmatar warlords treat their underlings with far less respect than we treat our own servants? Even our Allies in the State, as noble as they may be, still recently had quite a bit of a conundrum with corruption at their very highest office. Of course, unlike the other two powers that I just mentioned, the State actually solved their little problem. Still no word on what fates awaits Blaque or Shakor, hmm?

However, my point still stands: No great nation has ever been truly free of corruption entirely, for no great nation shall ever be truly free of the hierarchies of power itself. They do not truly increase or decrease, either. Rather they merely change form. In authoritarian nations such as the Empire and the State, power is wielded openly and without shame. The same could be said of the Republic, but they seem so hypnotized by their own "freedom" mantra that they often fail to realize that they are more slaves to their own dogmas than the most pious of Amarrian high priests. The Gallente, to their credit, are the far most subtle in the ways that they manipulate their people into believing themselves to be far more free than they really are.

So if you wish to address the heart of the issue then you need to realize that slavery is just another one of power's many faces. It is a manifestation of power, but not by far the only way people are controlled in New Eden. It is simply the most honest, open and direct form.

The advantage to our system is entirely this: Faith. Through religion we Amarrians all acknowledge that no matter how powerful we may become as individuals that there is always a higher power than ourselves. All Amarrians may bow before our Great Empress, but even She in turn must bow before God. Compare this in stark contrast to so many mere mortals (both common and capsuleer alike) whom not only forsake God but have egos so enlarged that they often mistake themselves for God.

So I present to you another axiom of wisdom: In the end there are no good or bad forms of government, only good or bad people. Whether a monarchy, dictatorship, or elective democracy one's government is only as morally correct as the people who hold those seats of office. Again this is where the Amarrians have a distinct advantage. In most societies the rule of power is this: Those who seek it the most are the people you would least want to have it. Sociopaths, liars, con-artists, power mongers and other mental malcontents flock to the banner of political office, seeking power for themselves purely for their own personal gain. In the Empire, however, being theocratic in nature, power goes not the most wicked but the most pious. Here it is strong moral character that advances one in rank, whereas elsewhere such a trait would be an obstacle to achieving power.

Since moral character operates in direct opposition to the temptation of corruption, our system has a build in check against it. True, the system is not perfect, and bad apples slip through, but I still firmly believe that if one were to strip away all veils of secrecy and deception, then laid our every human's true nature & soul before the eyes of God for judgement ... it would be quite obvious that the only real contestants would be ourselves and our Caldari allies.

In an ideal universe - which is still a long way off, to be sure - every child would be raised and taught by professional and highly motivated caretakers and tutors, in the same environment and with access to the same resources as their peers. They would be neurally mapped with some frequency, to assist their caretakers in seeing to it that each of them would receive the proper training and stimuli to develop their individual talents. This, in turn, would eventually allow them to take their optimal places as highly-functioning members of society.

This is where someone from the Caldari State usually chimes in, yeah? Because isn't this what they already do? They could explain it better.

Makes you wonder why we've never seen a juvenile creche carer become a capsuleer. They'd certainly have the tenacity, poise, multi-tasking skills and sharp powers of observation for it.

I guess after retiring from a stressful career in looking after a class full of toddlers, dealing with capsuleers on a daily basis might seem depressingly familiar.