Intergalactic Summit

Exactly. Brute force from those who are supposed to represent God gives those on the receiving end the wrong idea. You cannot force someone to agree with you. You can, however, show them by your example the right path, treating them with dignity, and this will cause them to want to know more. Then, and only then, will you be effective at teaching them properly.

So Nauplius, whether you respectfully disagree or not, that does not improve my opinion of you. What you want is counter intuitive, unproductive, and frankly, inhumane.

War propaganda capitalizes on the love one already has for their nation. Love that many slaves, especially those newly enslaved, do not yet have. War propaganda also typically attempts to encourage the viewer to find their inner strength and fight to protect their countrymen--something you do not want slaves to be doing, as you want them to look to the Amarr as strong protectors whom they can depend on, not as weak victims whom are easily defeated by their foes.

For point 2, I would not recommend the video to any newly enslaved individual, even after being broken, nor for the first two generations. The influences of their previous culture would counter any effect it would have, as they would not have developed a proper love of Amarr yet. The parents teach the children their beliefs, the children teach the grandchildren--a few generations need to pass for the original beliefs to get diluted and abandoned.

Additionally, as it is a lie, any slave that knows the truth can teach the others, which could cause it to backfire and make them to develop hatred of the Amarr for the deception--this is the big threat with telling lies, they only work in a vacuum where they cannot be countered by other influences. They can quickly turn against you once the truth is revealed. Therefore, I still recommend giving the truth. While more difficult to apply in an appropriate manner, it has a stronger foundation and so cannot be as easily broken. If the slaves have been properly taught then they will recognize the righteousness of the Reclaiming and the need to conquer the Jovians. All who turned from God have committed a grave sin and need to be Reclaimed, as commanded by God. Teach your charges of the failings of the Jove, of their willingness to put their own material desires above all else, above God, and how this is destroying their society. If your slaves are properly of the faith, then they will will build on this foundation themselves.

The difference between me and many of my critics is that I recognize the full power of Vitoc, collars, and now TCMCs to radically rewrite a slave's personality. I openly and shamelessly employ these technologies to the full potential, recognizing that is is now possible to make rebellion, deviance, and sin a thing of the past. It will simply never occur to my slaves that my Two and a Half Minutes Hate holoreel is anything other than Scripture truth. Should anyone tell my slaves otherwise, they will know — not think, know — that that person is trying to hurt them.

Why take generations to build a foundation of righteousness when we can just program, drug, and condition that righteousness into them?

Simple. Because you cant, and you cant prove it. Lip service to appease their master and ease the addiction is not Faith.

Because this teaches nothing. It is impatience on the part of the owner and ensures no true spiritual development for the slave. Molok tempts the faithful with the easy path, encouraging us to abandon what is right because it is longer or more difficult. But only the strongest conviction will open the gates of paradise--not lip service.


"Only through many hardships
Is a man stripped to his very foundations
And in such a state
Devoid of distractions
Is his soul free to soar
And in this
He is closest to God"
- The Scriptures, Book of Missions 42:5


This passage applies as much to Holders as it does to slaves. All of us must prove ourselves worthy of God's love.

The traditional methods of slave control are the best. Direct religious teaching over generations by the faithful, and simple punitive methods, like collars or the lash, which discourage poor behavior while still leaving room for free will, so that the slave must make the conscious choice to embrace God. Vitoxin and TCMCs ensure only lip service rather than true devotion. This is why TCMCs especially are strictly banned in House Ardishapur territories, for his lordship the Heir Ardishapur understands that we must do things the right way rather than the easy way.

Nauplius every time I think you can't get any worse you prove me wrong. You've passed through madness into a whole new territory of depraved inhumane behavior for which there is no name. Gods and spirits man, when a serial murderer the likes of Leopold Caine calls you out for being immoral you've got to know you're in the wrong.

I think that I'll have your words inscribed onto plaques and have them installed in conspicuous places aboard every one of my ships and hangar facilities to remind everyone why your "reclaiming" can't be allowed to continue and the mentality of imperial zealots.

I accept this Scripture like I accept all Scriptures. And I commend you for locating what might be the best case for free will found in the Scriptures. But it is a weak case. Note the very passive nature of the construction: the soul is free to soar. There is no conscious, active personality directing the soul directing the soul in this passage.

Of course, on my anti-free will side I have a Scripture case as well:
"Be Watchful. Free Thought is the Begetter of Disorder.
Be Respectful. Uniform Thought is the Way of Life."
- The Scriptures, Book I, The Code of Demeanor

I do of course accept the necessity of suffering for salvation of the non-Chosen. And my slaves do suffer.

Simple binary yes/no answer to the question, "Do you hate the Jove?" The number of respondents answering Yes was up 20%.

Fear may be temporary (although I tend to think fear has permanent effects). But Vitoc lasts forever.

Why people continue to pay attention to your maundering blather is beyond me.