Intergalactic Summit

How many skeletons are the Amarr hiding by embracing slavery?

Few Amarrians come forth on these summits renouncing their ways and denouncing the ideology upholding the practice of slavery. Wisdom it would seem is a dying gift among the pilots coming out of the Amarr Empire. I have to wonder if they are human or rogue drones; A different class of Sansha so quiet are their voices in light of a condition they perpetuate by claiming God's hand at the same time.

To claim God's support in slavery is to undermine God's gifts to the earthly planes. In no way are interactions between a slaver and a slave godly in any stretch of the imagination. Not only is the slaver exerting unholy Will to hide truth and wisdom from another life form but these slavers are turning their backs on God in the same breath.

The quest to understand God should and does take all faculties of a human life. A slave who looks to a master for enlightenment will see more of God than the master because the master has turned from God to enslave. The excuse is that this 'work' is in line with God's wishes yet how is a slaver to know the wishes of God when the slave has the better view of the two.

I would like to hide a skeleton.
Maybe one of yours.

It amuses me how those who are 'guiding and enlightening' their slaves do so at the benefit of free labour from those they are 'saving'. Perhaps if they were free and given such lessons without forced servitude they would find enlightenment all the faster.

If they were free, most first and even second generation slaves would just try to leave the Empire to get back to their homes instead of learning - it is what cultural assimilation is for. Although such generations of reclaimed slaves are almost extinct, since there has been no Reclaiming for centuries. However, it starts to become a thing again with the proxy war and influx of POWs.

For the rest, the majority of first generation slaves, it is about criminals. Are you suggesting to set free criminals so that they learn better ?

Concerning following generations that have been enslaved for centuries, your remark seems valid to me.

Nah. you do that to summon a horde of frothing Matari freedom fighters with more guns than sense.

To summon a rabble of Federation protestors you must click your heels together three times and say, "More government control!"

So these people couldn't learn in their ancestral homs? That is either the height of arrogance or naivity on the part of the Amarr if they truly belive that. As for criminals they should be in prison and suitably pubished, not used as free labour thus taking honest work away from those willing to do it.

I find it interesting that whenever some altruistic rabble rouser gets it in his head that he's going to make a statement against slavery, he almost always targets the Amarr.

Yes Amarr is the cultural leader in slavery, but they are hardly alone in the galaxy.

Amarr practices slavery in conjunction with the worship of God. It's in the Scriptures. It is an integral part of every aspect of Amarr life. For many, it is about uplifting. For others, it is cheap labor. Either way, it is not going to end. Ever. It's so enmeshed in the culture that slavery in Amarr will only end when the Amarr as a culture becomes extinct.

(There will now be a brief pause so that you can get the obvious replies to that sentence out of your system. All better now? Good.)

Sani Sabik have a similar view on Slavery and it's just as enmeshed. Though I think Sanist extinction is something we can all pretty much agree on.

In Khanid, it is a little more intricate. Slavery isn't limited to the Matari. We're equal opportunity. But I tend to see two types of slaves. On the one hand, slavery is a business. Slaves are a commodity. In many households however, slaves are a loved and cherished part of a House. Uplifting is taken very seriously. And since we have slaves from every corner of space, our culture grows as we learn more about the cultures of our most cherished servants. But then again, I am a bit biased.

For the Angel Cartel, Serpentis, Guristas and other pirate factions, slavery is a business and a source of labor. There is no spiritual uplifting.

For Sansha, slavery is (to me) a bit more chilling. VITOC is bad enough (and if you have to use VITOC, you're pretty much a failure as a Master), but the Nation uses cybernetic methods that pretty much erase the individuality of the person. This is the opposite of Amarr slavery in that the soul is destroyed instead of cared for. The Scriptures are very clear on how woeful is the fate of someone who knows God and turns away; who knocks twice. But that is a matter of choice. Sansha strips the individual of any choice. And in the four years that I've been indisposed, that Sansha is still making incursions to me is a massive failure by us as a species.

As you can see, slavery is very widespread. It can be found in every corner of space. For some, it is a cultural and spiritual bond. For others, it is a commodity. For others still, it is a a system that allows them to engage in all manner of abuse without fear of reprisal.

Now I'm not saying you have to be a slave or own slaves. That path should be reserved for the faithful and in order to participate you should have faith. Your faith is your own responsibility and God is your only judge.

What I am saying, is that it would save everyone a lot of time and energy if you would read what I've written before going on and on like a drone about slavery. It is systemic across the galaxy. It is not going to end any time soon and there is really nothing anyone here is going to be able to do about it.

As a member of the faithful, I say please keep your slaves well. Uplift them! They are your responsibility and God will judge you on them. If you're a businessperson, it would behoove you to also take very good care of your slaves. Quality goods are always better than mass-produced dreck. As for the Nation and those of you who persist in using things like VITOC, I urge you to end your ways. God will punish you most severely for perverting His law.

As it was written!

I target the Amarr because I am.

I could target everyone. But that would be silly.

Also everyone doesn't ask God to support their faulty ideology. The Amarr use this system to subjegate their own people and turn them into slavers at a young age instead of some errant pilot ending up on the dark side of the moon slaving in the wrong sectors of some self imposed hell.

I'd rather transport Quafe.

It's not the only system and far from the best.

That may depend on how you define "better."