Intergalactic Summit

Someone mentioned this senator's speech in the verdict thread though it's not gaining much attention. I'll just repeat myself for now.



The Republic or at the very least, the Shakor "Administration" is not trustworthy. Not to us, nor anyone else in the cluster. Now that Heth is out of power, Shakor is the next lunatic we have to take care of.

There's something to be said here about history repeating itself and the Federation being incapable of actually reaching the lofty ideals it professes.

Nothing wrong with that.

The Minmatar in the Fed could always come back from where they came from I suppose.

Got to love Ultranationalism. Certainly creates some nasty cracks in the veneer of multiculturalism in the Federation, doesn't it?

What's with all the sabre-rattling and warmongering as of late? Follow me a bit here:

-Gallente extremists doing their best to demonize non-native gallenteans, check the Black Eagles and assorted.

-Minmatar Republic under Shakor doing their best to antagonize the Amarr Empire (I can udnerstand this bit, albeit I don't believe it's a good course of action) and their Gallente neighbours as well... (antagonize and even fire on your allies' warships... really)

-Certain Amarr Empire officials with influence pushing for a new Reclaiming against the Republic....

It really does look grim if common sense or men/women of good will don't come to the spotlight soon. Extremism, warmongering and *Blame the Other* attitudes work like poison. Their effect isn't noticed at first, but slowly and surely, they work their ways to the final goal, believeing the Other is Evil and must be Punished, in this case by war.

Oh and before people think I forget, Caldari don't seem to do much on the warmongering front, and with good reason, we're still picking up the mess Heth left behind, a State on the brink of civil war. We got rebuilding to do....

Do remember that the attack on Yulai and the invasion of the Mandate was to rescue a tribe we had thought lost for over 100 years, and that were in grave danger from the then Emperor. Had this been "it", I have no doubt that people would grudgingly accept what we did and move on.

But, with Shakor at the helm, enough seems to never be enough; hence the attack on the Empire.

I dont know who ordered that, but I have to assume it was him. Why? Because Midular had just been deposed in a coup, because I, nor anyone I know, have ever heard a peep from these "Elders". Frankly, if the "Elders" were fool enough to order that attack, or the more recent fiasco in Coleile, nothing changes - they were still inept, and they should still relinquish power.

As I remain unconvinced that the elders DO still live, of course, I can only look to Shakor. As Matari, we have every right to take pride in our achievements - hell, we ink proof of them on our bodies. We also must own up to our failures. The Coleile invasion, whatever fueled it (some conspiracy theories do exist here, some of which sadly even have some merit) was either his failure or a direct response to his actions, whatever angle you examine.

One man is not the nation, of course, and removing Shakor from power wont suddenly make a racist not have killed my chief and several dozen of my kin. Removing him from power will not magically erase the racist sentiment that does exist, in some capacity, within the Federation. It will not magically end the war with the Empire. It will have virtually NO tangible impact regarding what has already been done.

He still, however, has much to answer for, to the Matari people as well as to many outside of our nation.

Of course, if we knew WHO was responsible for the Coleile mess, we'd have a better idea of where to point the fingers, I suppose. Maybe when my Tribe has a new chief, that individual will step up to the plate, eh?

Ah, so the Provist is suddenly an expert on the intricacies and implications of Gallentean politics? How broad-minded and cosmopolitan of you.

Im not sure the Senate would agree with you there Fred. Yes they agree the Republic is a threat , but im sure they also realize the Minmatar minority within the Federation could also pose a potential threat. They may need to take some kind of action to spot potential dissidents or terrorist threats from the more extreme elements. We will have to wait and see what the Senate decide is the solution to the Minmatar/Republic problem.

I read the news Andreus just like everyone else.

I said it once, I'll say it again. Beer solves everything.

Also, Horn, stop trying to stir **** with assumptions like Matari being monitored more. That's ******* ridiculous....well in the mind of any sane person anywa (note: u-nats aren't sane).

I think this may be the closest I have ever come to completely agreeing with a member of Electus Matari.

I agree with the sentiments expressed by Pilot Marellus. This is a non-story being posted by a person with a well known anti-Republic bias. Nothing newsworthy to see here.