Intergalactic Summit

Im not sure I understand. At what point where there any comparisons made?

We do not see qualifiers as being divisive. Qualifiers are a way to distinguish elements of a culture to give them beauty and depth. There are many qualifiers that exist in your Khanid culture, so we find your objection to be curious.

Since we ourself are ignorant on the definition, a Matari kindly explained it to us.





Ms. Del'thul's definition leads us to believe that it would be possible to be Matari, without being of Minmatar blood. Such a person would have to have a deep connection with the ways, as described, with possibly even significant contributions to Minmatar.

The definition appears similar, to us, to our own cultural identity. We are Amarr which is a religious and cultural identity, but not True Amarr which is a distinction of blood.



We apologize Ms. Del'thul, Ms. Culome if we misconstrued our conversation from the other night.

And yes, this.

Some Matari support the Republic and stay close to the homeworlds and all the people of Matar that reside there. Some Matari wander, live in different places mix with different people. Some Matari were born Caldari, or Gallente but through marriage or adoption have become Matari. Some others live in Amarr, either free or slave.

How did the Tribes start? What makes a tribe? I think me, a Matari of Khanid is just as much a Matari as anyone else. I'm Matari, but maybe I'm not Sebbie anymore. Maybe I'm from the Neyi Tribe? Maybe I know some people from the Matari of God tribe up in Domain. Maybe I know some Thukkers who just moved to Thera but have a group of Intaki travelling with them.

You see? It's not the Amarr that are trying to drive wedges between us, it's ourselves. And yeah, I'm going to point a finger at the Republic too. We are different on a tribal level, a family level. Maybe we are different on a religious and spiritual level; or a political. But that should never disqualify a person from being Matari.

The Republic has improved in economy, infrastructure, standard of living, and military power under Shakor. Meteorically.
You have been in Anoikis far too long, the dual government system was effectively ended in June of YC110 with the purge and the last vestiges completely replaced with the new Tribal Republic in YC116.

http://community.eveonline.com/news/news-channels/world-news/minmatar-tribal-assembly-closes-after-ratifying-new-political-order/




See above, the remnants of the Gallente-authored system have been replaced over the last seven years. It is currently a full Tribal Republic as identical to the pre-day of darkness government as is possible.



They have absolute power except when it comes to matters of a single Tribe and then the Chief of that Tribe has absolute authority. Each Chief rules their Tribe differently.

The Republic is not a democracy in any way, it has far more in common with the meritocracies of the state or nullsec groups at a micro level and a resemblance to the more authoritarian Empire at the high levels of government.

Professor Gilles Horolosios of Caille University echoed the views of many Gallente political commentators, saying "The Tribal Assembly has switched off the life-support machine that was keeping the dying body of democracy in the Minmatar Republic alive."

To quote the article linked above and the opinions of the Gallente who solely study democracy.

Pilot Ayallah is correct. The only remaining step to be taken is to find the backbone to properly re-name that arrangement so that its people can properly understand that they are powerless, poverty-stricken minions of hereditary vested interests, much as they were when enslaved by Amarr, only now with illusions and a nice set of endless grievances to keep them distracted.

The Tribal Oligarchy would be clearer, and make the wreckage look a tad less like a tinpot fraternity trying to use the noble word "Republic" to legitimise de facto servitude.

"The long-serving Krusual parliamentarian Tobias Efrit, tipped as a certain re-appointment to the new parliament, responded, "The effete academics of the Federation can whine all they like about their so-called 'democracy'. This day has brought the tribes back to power and I rejoice. I just rejoice." Public opinion polls would appear to show that Tobias Efrit's view is largely shared by the majority of Minmatar in the Republic."

From the article I linked.

Shakor hasn't governed the Republic for 21 months. Try to keep up Rodj.

You have many cultures, often in conflict. Even if one takes things at face value at the highest tribal level. In addition, culture is one thing. Being politically capable is another.

Your tribal fragmentation makes the Oligarchy weak and prone to severe corruption. I understand the consequences of this living in the past all to well, it illustrates itself every year in my tax returns.

What worked for your 'cultures' on a couple of continents on a small planet a thousand years ago is critically flawed for the power politics in the cluster now. Your people are scattered all over the stars.

If all the Minmatar want to be is a divided, inconsequential people, unable to agree among themselves, let alone form civilised relationships with other governments, then the tribal structure may serve some sort of a purpose. If you actually want to be a power bloc and have the trade, resources and political clout to free those enslaved; and then feed them and provide a future, you'll need something much, much better.

You might institute a tribal flavour to a second chamber, for example. But the Minmatar are so fragmented in opinion - and devoted to personal freedom, too - the only meaningful government that can reach the compromises needed is democracy. You can cast wistful glances at the Caldari State all you like, but their mega-corporations are ruthlessly efficient in applying their meritocracy and have made a fair effort to remove the individualism so prevalent in the Matari character.

Family ties and clan loyalties merely embed corruption and nepotism.You can't avoid it, any more than you can avoid fratricidal disputes growing out of hand. If you didn't have the Amarr as your bogeyman, the tribes would rend themselves apart - in fact, they're doing an impressive collapse already, with the Thukker and Nefantar wanting nothing much to do with the rest, and increasing 'No True Matari" arguments being bandied about.

Ah so we must erase our individualism, surrender our fates and embrace democracy. Just shy of two years after we returned to the only government we ever chose. The government that is the antithesis of these suggestions,

Suggestions borne out of fear of what we may do.
Keep them where they are wanted;

unspoken.

You know, as a Sebiestor entrepreneur - especially one who based out of Inoue for a long time - I actually tend to like the State more than the Federation. The State's honest in their avarice, and there's a kind of respect for others in that lack of deception.

With that in mind, I have to wonder how much the Federation pays you to run around as a one-woman false flag operation aimed at making everyone despise the State. What's the going rate these days?