Intergalactic Summit

So, let us clarify, shall we?

Our friends in the State are upset because there is an audio recording between Federal Senators discussing unethical labor practices in the State and apparently in which they also made unconfirmed mentions of an apparent Federal Intelligence Office investigation into missing Kaalakiota employee Jaron Kasaras.

Shocking indeed that the FIO would be dare investigate the States latest blunder, the apparent attempt to weaponize... a 'particular agent'. Goodness knows why the Federal Intelligence Office might be interested in that. But as the current 'crisis' is significant, if contrived by the continued incompetence of the State, so it is perfectly understandable why they would put away their toys and go home in a huff.

Quite a gem of a statement this, "complete circus, designed to detract from the real issue of Federal interference in State affairs." So this issue is so very important but.... don't you dare comment on... well.

Who went home again?

In that particular scenario I can't help but enjoy the irony of Federal officials being outraged at the idea that citizens would be exiled for failing to conform to what the government considers acceptable public opinion.

Eh ...

Depending on how you look at it, Mr. Ramal, the CEP's actions on that can be interpreted as a very Caldari way of saying, "Your concerns are duly noted, thank you. Please return to work."

It's pretty emphatically not a democracy.

You know James i always thought... err you were funny guy.

Bobby Dezero amuses me. Like a clown.

He plays a good part, but he's no Istvaan Shogaatsu.

It makes more sense when one considers the prevalence of hierarchy among our culture. It's not only rude to make a spectacle, but it's also the least efficient way to get anything done. For an analogy, consider the steps one takes to contact a senator.

Is it acceptable to stand on his property hollering? Or is the standing procedure more productive?

Admittedly, it looks draconian from an outside perspective. The reality is, in the end, it's little more than a reminder of the way things are done.

We aren't the Federation. We tried that, and it didn't work for us as a whole. Those that want to be there, are, and will be. The rest of us will do things our own way.

I'm sure that's not at all difficult to understand for an educated man, such as I've known you to be.

Others are just taking their cheap shots to be heard, inevitably to be returned in time with the next inescapable blunder of leadership.

I, personally, can't help but shake my head at the entirety of it.

Well the thing is from the Gallente perspective the ability to protest is a human right. Standing on a senator's lawn and hollering is not unheard of and has led to change in some cases (if only to protect the public image of the senator in question). This is probably why most senators live in high security compounds.

As we know the Gallente consider themselves the paragons of moral virtue and look down on those who don't agree with their social mores. That's nothing new. What's new is recording governmental officials expressing this sort of attitude and leaking the recordings to sabotage an inter-governmental conference.

It certainly is a large part of it, yes. Even my batch, physically frail though we were, had undergone a modified basic training program.

For our Gallente associates, it should be added that there is a vote, of sorts. Shareholders have a say in the governance of their corporation. While this doesn't involve the legislative drift and rapidly-veering management of the Federation, it does ensure that a corporation's leadership conforms with the general wishes of the shareholding body.

Shareholders don't necessarily get to veto or weigh in on day-to-day operations, but management is usually cognizant of shareholders' interests, and an overall course for a corporation will be charted in accordance to it.

For our more open-minded and less culturally imperialistic Gallente associates, perhaps that will placate your need for decentralized authority?

Mind, one could conceive of the recent protests as a sort of statement that shareholders are more concerned about the successful resolution of the Kyonoke crisis than normal political grandstanding, and slow realization of that by the executives, but it still holds that it is also a demonstration of unmeritorious outspokenness and willingness to disrupt productive life.

Whatever the case, the situation's past.

I'm glad I wasn't the only one who found this ironic.

In other news, there isn't anything I could contribute to the discussion at hand that my fellow citizens haven't already stated.

Going back to the topic of the thread, while it is somewhat understanding that certain megacorporate executives would simply walk out of the meeting because of what transpired, I still disagree with their actions. Let the insignificant Federal senators run their mouths on topics they have no authority in, I say. We should have the willpower and strength to tread through their verbal excrement, just long enough to handle this crisis effectively.