Intergalactic Summit

I'm glad I'm not the only one who took that meaning. Its the phrasing in the earlier sentence that threw me. I think I read something like "Continue to call us U-Nats what you want, but that will not make it true."

Which means the exact opposite of "Continue to call us U-Nats as much as you want, but that will not make it true."

Actually, I probably have more in common personally with Mayor Remnev than any political candidate I've ever encountered. That's including my mother, when she was making an attempt at a political career. Honestly, its uncanny.

I believe you make a number of assumptions about my motivations and character that have no basis in fact or history. I'll leave it to you to either find out more about me, or not. Makes little difference.

My work with the Gallente Militia, my work security contracting for Roden Shipyards, and anything else I do as a Capsuleer comes at the cost of many lives. That is who we are, we Empyreans. All I can hope is that what I do saves more lives in the end.

The Federation is more fluid then a lot of people give it credit for. Roden is not their first flirtation with nationalist conservatism, nor are the Black Eagles their first fliration with quasi-totalitarian law enforcement - In both cases, the honor goes to the U-Nats, though there are many others that have come close. It'll likely default back in the other direction sooner or later. It's a quick ship to turn, far quicker then any other of it's size in the cluster. Though it's debateable if that is a good thing.

It is also good to remember that if Roden is a ripple in the Federal pond, Tibus Heth was the pebble. He is a natural result of the States invasion, it's "fault", to whatever point you can assign it to something as abstract and tremendous in scale as interstellar politics.

That's the only imperfection of Tibus Heth: he was just the pebble. He got us our homeworld, but he believed words of gallenteans, that they will give our home back. Word of gallentean lasted only five years.

We don't need pebbles anymore. We need whole BOMB to throw into their pond, bomb so powerful so it not just cause ripples, but dry this damn filthy water out. Bomb so powerful, that will teach them respect. So powerful, it will not just make them sign peace, but will FORCE them to follow peace, so they won't ever dare to raise weapons on us.

FOR THE STATE!

If it's ironic to you, imagine how ironic it is for me - but I fear we lost the idealistic neighbour who did awful things out of the best of intentions and wound up with a cold-eyed neighbour who does awful things out of expediency. And no, I'm not laying it on too thick. I've had the Black Eagles pointed at me and, like many Caldari who've done time in Black Rise, I've seen the labour camps. The execution trenches. The mass graves.

But you're right, perhaps we see the part of ourselves we don't like so well when we look at Jacus Roden. What should be keeping you up at night is not the irony of the Caldari not enjoying the view in the mirror, but how Roden makes you into a caricature of us in the name of fighting us.

And you're quite happy to go along with it.

You may be right about that, but I am entirely sure that I never said we were the only ones. I know we weren't, and I have no desire to play the "who's been the most oppressed / abused / ect" game.



We've both seen enough to know there are no innocents in War.

As for my happiness, there you have overstepped. I'll be happy when I can congratulate our newly elected President from a party wearing a slinky dress instead of from a combat zone and in uniform. What happiness I'm blessed to keep in my life is in spite of this war and not because of it.

I think I qualified what I said well enough to confine my inquiry within its specific context. As far as I know the actions of Anvent Eturrer and Alexander Noir are unique in their scale within the Federation, and have no close parallel in Caldari State history.

Maybe our Amarrian colleagues could provide their perspective. I gather there are some rather notorious instances of treason within the ranks of the Imperial Navy, among Noble Houses, and within their religious hierarchy.

You've depressed me, not disappointed me. I appreciate a government that is run along the lines of pragmatism and efficiency although, of course, without the driving force of collectivism it remains to be seen whether the benefits will reach all levels of your society.

But you have been creatures of your desire for unattainable goals of fairness and freedom for so long that I wonder what you'd turn into if you threw those desires away for any real length of time. We'll see, I suppose - at the very least you should now be more predictable.

Am I getting what I want? I never expected the universe to deliver that up to me. I suppose we are still cracking on with the handover and the peace process. Most of the other changes that will likely come about from this election will involve Federation citizens far more than they'll involve me. Are you all happy? Getting what you always wanted?

Namas Nomistrav.

It's been a long time.


You'll need to take care with your assertions of neglect from the Federal powers-that-be.

In my experience that line of thinking tends to attract the almost inevitable response, from some within the Federal Militia, that "Intaki requested minimal protection at the founding of the Federation" and so the fact that the challenges of today's New Eden are greatly different to generations ago is handwaved aside as conveniently irrelevent. Instead we must make do and be satisfied with minimal Federal military intervention.

Paradoxically we are also told that it is only Federal forces can truly protect Intaki from the imminent threat that is the Caldari State.


For example during another discussion on the recent election I was asked what opposition had groups such as the ILF offered in the face of Heth's Provists? It's a fair enough question and I'll answer it here.

We offered the greatest opposition we had.

We refused to bow to Provist pressure and continued to work hard in Intaki's interests. It was the ILF who rallied around the Homeworld in the wake of the occupation and began the Intaki V Relief Effort. It was the ILF who followed the Intaki Assembly's lead and built bridges, partnering with Ishukone groups such as I-RED, investing in local infrastructure and economic initiatives.

To change who and what we were, how we operate and the things we hope to achieve would have been to admit defeat. Instead we showed Heth and his Provists that despite their wishes, the ILF and the Intaki system would remain independent of their influence.


Regarding Mordu's Legion, while there's some truth to the current security contract not being a permanent solution to Intaki's security concerns, I believe it's been a great step in the right direction. It illustrated the Assembly's ability to act when necessary, and provides a foundation upon which a long term domestic solution can be built.

Remember, it was Mordu's Legion, not FedMil, that fought for Intaki interests and defeated Provist forcess who had assaulted Ishukone assets on Intaki V, in early YC115.

I remember the Dragonaurs. I remember them being criminals, briefly semi-rehabilitated and then I remember blowing a large number of them to dust, with the help of other Caldari Loyalists.

I'd refer you back to the time I pointed out that we kicked out our tyrant and dismantled his apparatus of fear.