Intergalactic Summit

I will keep this in mind. One thing my show has been lacking were guests speakers and view points other than my own. I would be more than happy to contact you should I feel your opinion on a subject would add a lot to the episode.



I suppose this is where cultural differences come into play. Simply put, the Caldari would be willing to sacrifice one person if it meant saving a hundred. The Gallente on the other hand would not be willing to do so and possibly even let a hundred people die to avoid letting one person be singled out. In the State the group makes up the individual, in the Federation the individual makes up the group. Both philosophies can easily be debated though I don't feel this is the time to do so.

After careful thinking, I can see your point regarding the economics of the State. You've convinced me that they are more sound and reliable than I initially thought. So we can drop the topic and move on. I'm not sure how they would stack up to the economics of say, the Federation, but that's another topic for another day.



I'm not trying to defend the decision to send out this false aid mission, but you must remember that our two nations are at war, to an extent of course. Nothing full scale but conflict certainly erupts quite often. I wouldn't call it a cold war but it does have that atmosphere. That being said calling that shipment an aid mission was just your typical cloak and dagger type operation. Personally I think it's a bit scummy to claim you are sending aid when it's really a military operation, a number of other fronts could of been used in lieu of an aid mission.

Though keep in mind the State has done something similar recently. After the Battle for Caldari Prime it was revealed that one of several prototype variants of the scorpion battleships were stolen from Ishukone. Mind you that these battleships were in low orbit so they were not merely escorting the relief convoys. Apparently they were tracking Provist troops from orbit to make the evacuation go smoothly, but I find it more likely they were gathering data on Gallente positions. Of course, it's possible a Gallentean stole the ship as well. Even to this day, cold war cloak and dagger operations are still taking place.



Rest assured I was not trying to make the Caldari sound responsible. At best the incident occurred due to Federation incompetence, or it was a deliberate attack at worst. Booster induced conspiracy theorist claim it was some special agent hired by Heth but I doubt that was the case.

If the shoe was on the other foot I would not be very reasonable. However, the fervent anti-gallente attitude that swept across the State (especially after Heth added fuel to the fire) was completely unnecessary. The actions of one man and a few panicked subordinates suddenly defined the Gallente as crazed terrorist who want to destroy everything Caldari. While I personally would be very upset with the Caldari if such a thing happened to us, I doubt we would see the extreme hatred and even calls to commit genocide here in the Federation.



I feel a representative body similar to that of the Gallente Senate could be easily and effectively incorporated into the Caldari State. The Chief Executive Panel could be expanded to not only include CEOs but also major shareholders. For example, if a

In otherwords, where one share would equal one vote in corporate decisions, why not expand that into national decisions? It wouldn't be universal suffrage, however it would allow many folk to have a voice in national decisions. The Caldari people's willingness to protest even when guns are pointed at them show that they have a voice that is aching to be heard.

It's interesting how Caldari Nationalist claim to be so different from the Gallente, yet also argue that we would respond the same as they would in the same situation. While I personally believe the Gallente and the Caldari are more similar than one might think, our cultural differences alone can influence our behaviors more than you might think.



My reference to the protest was more around the fact that the Caldari people actually do have voices, yet they are not being adequately represented within their government. Not that they want democracy.

There's a massive difference between putting all the power in one person and spreading it out among other people. If there was a Senate or other type of representative body, men like Heth would be out voiced and significantly less of a threat to the nation. I feel that the State is running well with the CEP, yet could run even better. A representative body would allow for the government to be centralized without giving someone too much power, as well as allowing all the megacorps to retain their independence. Being able to replace a CEO that doesn't act in shareholder interest is not enough I'm afraid. A step in the right direction yes, but could be expanded upon.

Of course, this is all the talk of a loyal Gallente citizen. While I do trace half my ancestry to the State, I am for all intents and purposes, full Gallente.

The Gallente and Caldari have proper intellectual debates, the Minmatar try to have proper intellectual debates (though regrettably get derailed by the Amarr), and the Amarr just throw temper tantrums hoping that someone takes them seriously.

Hmm, this gives me an episode idea...

Using "temper tantrums" to describe the Amarr is a statement much farther from the truth than you could make.

Well when your Amarrian Council comes out with inflamable coments on the Com Net. and other high placed dignitaries come out with contradictory statments and lastly pleading for calm then i'd say that the joke and the irony of the situation is fully on your side Amarrian.

Are you saying he doesn't have a point, Starfire?

You may have an issue with how Amarr do business but there's no sense in making insults about how they act, especially when they're false, should you hope to debate or negotiate.

Or perhaps you're just another one of those tiresome pundits with no interest in talking but simply want to gain ratings and cheap points.

-Eran

On the same page? What would you mean by that?

-Eran

Not to speak for Ava but in my opinion he has no point. He's made a biased, self-serving, overly broad generalization and attempted to pass it off as fact. I have no idea who Shutaq knows or associates with but, the vast majority of the pilots that I'm personally acquainted with have quite strong morals and strive to behave in ways that benefit others beyond themselves.

Perhaps you should both broaden your circles of friends and/or re-evaluate your perceptions if you see the majority of people as evil. I may be sarcastic, pessimistic and jaded but, even I can still see the good that exists in most people, including capsuleers.

Edit: Ah, I see that he was making a humorous attempt as I was composing this response. Nevermind, please carry on your normally scheduled bickering.

Not all of us do, Mintor. That was my point.

I don't pal around with criminals or other immoral types nor call them friends.