Intergalactic Summit

Hm. Thank you, Lieutenant.

Recognizing that Human beings are inherently diverse and different in many way's is one thing Ms. Kernher. Claiming that, the difference denotes a position of hierarchy within the species itself is something entirely different, and is frankly why most people I think I seeing an issue with this particular entry. Myself included.

This is especially dubious when the "traits" of our position of the hierarchy are drawn solely from a set of beliefs or dogma that isn't held by the entire cluster. (I.e. Longer legs are advantageous to longer strides.)

I will gladly prove my superiority to any ethnic Amarrian pilot in a fight to the death with fire-axes in 1.8m of heavy snow.

Humour aside, Samira is right - but only insofar as you believe there is a single pattern that is superior. People are like any other tool - they are fit for a purpose. Find your purpose and you become infinitely more "superior". Which is why I'll never understand those who believe in the supremacy of unplanned and unengineered humans over those of us designed, bred and trained for a purpose.

In the State we had a far-reaching program that attempted to create people with a pre-disposition to excellence in specific fields of endeavour. I'm certainly not qualified to speak to the global success of that program, but in my specific experience, I feel that I was well-served in my former capacity as professional suspicious bastard for Suvee Corporation.

As for the role of religion within the Amarrian society - that's a matter for them. They find it relevant and the marketplace of ideas will judge their wisdom in this matter. Certainly it's none of my business how they regulate their internal affairs. This, I think, is an attitude that more should adopt - be more concerned with your own people. How they think, act and feel. How they behave. This is your province. The hearts of your kirjuun are your field - this harvest is what will feed you and you should tend it carefully.

The only thing you should care about outsiders is their actions. Only their actions affect you and yours - specifically how they act towards you. What a waste of energy it is to discuss the intentions of others - how can you truly understand them?

I do view it as a slur, but that's mostly based on my upbringing. My mother only used the correct Amarrian word in my presence.
The others I have seen and heard use the bastardized form since my re-birth as capsuleer have been monsters like Naupilius.

So understandably that's what I equate that form of the word with.

Caldari capsuleers appear to have the ability to select new fields of specialization. It is very fortunate for them that the State saw some benefit to freedom of choice in that regard.



As a consequence of Amarr's cult of the Great Golden Space Noodle, large groups of Minmatar and other enslaved people (or perhaps I should say "tools") flee the borders of Amarr. When members of one society are forced to flee to other societies in order to escape atrocities, the basis of those atrocities (in this case, Amarr's racist little cult) cease to be "internal" matters.

If I disassociate myself from the suffering of the enslaved as "people," and instead treat them as "tools" - Amarr's racist little cult is dropping its "tools" into other nations. It then falls upon those nations to pick up the racist cult's "tools." That creates social and economic friction, which in turn leads to a degradation of efficiency. Even under this despicably dehumanized formulation, the State is concerned about degradations of efficiency, yes? It therefore also has reason to be concerned with Amarr's racist little cult.

The jargon of "tool" is, however, useful for something.

I can certainly agree that this "sojourn" is the product of one tool, intended for the benefit of other tools. Well done, Sojourn Apologist Tool. You have given some racists a platform from which to appear more deserving of "understanding" than the Blood Raider who describes their shared cult with significantly more authenticity.

I'm not aware of anyone being specifically bred to be a so-called "infomorph". My batch was engineered specifically for a shortfall in personnel for orbital security. Most of my batch are still happily employed in said function - for which they are very well suited. The ability for any given capsuleer to excel within many niches probably says more about the very low aggregate standard of efficiency within the capsuleer community than anything else.



Refugees entering the State will generally find their economic level. Those who work hard and adapt will prosper, to the mutual benefit of individual, family and State, or they will fail - causing the State very little harm indeed.



Say again? Your signal to noise ratio dropped alarmingly in that last panel. If you find you can restate your point in an efficient or at least an amusing manner, I might expend the effort to address it.

He needs to concede niether. Batch production is a population enhancement measure to ensure our relatively smaller State can keep up economically and militaristically with the larger empires. It does not represent our entire net births, nor does represent the preferred model.

It is as it has always been primarily a method of maintaining population growth (as any refugee's we take in also serves.) The additional benefit being we can specify traits to fill economic needs. Such as Mr. Tuulinen, his batch was suited for orbital security but he himself is no longer of such employment. Why? Because our batching program serves State population firstly not economic needs.

K. Amsel

I don't think it's about the religion per se but more the experience of living with Amarr in their home territory. I'm curious how really in depth she goes as I have had some, er, interesting experiences myself.

-Eran

Mercy's Keep has other residents than that brute of a Khanid? If there's a possibility I can avoid that man I might stop by the Solarium sometime.

-Eran