Intergalactic Summit

In other words, a political structure similar to that of the State?

Then again, the State-like structure is much easier to adapt into a Tribal Confederacy government.

Also, when is the Republic going to change her name? She's not functioning as a Republic anymore.

I can think of at least one....

I personally, feel comfortable dealing with the state as I can relate to their enlightened self interest in their own mega corporations, because it is in many ways similar to the Tribes. That street goes two ways, as it were.

The Minmatar Republic is indeed a republic, but insomuch as there are people who are representatives of the interests of our Tribes. The Republic Parliment, and the Tribal council don't comprise a democratic Republic sure but those people appointed to those bodies do serve their Tribe. It is also accurate to say the Minmatar Republic is a confederacy rather than a federation.

I won't disparage the merits of a federal democratic republic, but, I am sure that a confederate tribal republic is what is best for my people and our culture. We will thrive like this, even if for example Gallentean culture wouldn't.

Also, Ms. Jenneth your observations have been most enlightening, please do keep reporting them.

Entry Six: Taking Sides (Accidentally)

It's weird: I came into this odd existence with a head full of knowledge about the Caldari. I know the Caldari language, culture, politics, cuisine, faith, and on and on, as well as I know the Achura. Maybe even better.

It makes sense. My antecedent had to become Caldari to become a capsuleer, which means full cultural conversion, so it follows that I'd know maybe even more about them than a lot of people who were just born into Caldari culture. At some point, my past self was being watched and tested on how Caldari she could be.

I've never felt very Caldari, though, not during my first couple weeks as a prisoner in my own quarters, before my identity was validated; not during my initial wanderings about the cluster, or my time with the Amarr or even as a mercenary with a predominantly Caldari outfit.

I've felt like an Achur, sometimes, increasingly, even, as time's gone on, but I've never really shared my antecedent's cause, her belief in the State as the protector of the fragile, precious jewel of insight that is Achura.

The State's got a lot of warts. A lot. Rampant anti-intellectualism; jingoistic militarism; controlled breeding; ingrained official prejudice against persons of mixed blood and a pile of other minorities; the "nonentity" (read "not a person") non-caste; a very real tendency of megacorporations to forget that they're also the government, bound to serve interests larger than their own; an understandable but still pernicious materialism ...

... and on and on.

(Art is not a waste of time. So there.)

But ...

The Federation may finally have made a Caldari out of me. I mean that in the least I'm-picking-up-a-rail-rifle-now way possible; it's not like I want to ship up and go do some orbital bombardment of anybody's town center.

Much.

The Amarr Empire didn't, on the whole, care much what I thought about things. It cared, of course, about whether I was representing it fairly and how close I might be to accepting the true Faith, but otherwise ... I was a foreigner, and a heathen, and my own customs and beliefs were mostly a curiosity or an obstacle to getting me to accept the truth. There were exceptions, but that was mostly the way of it. I was encouraged to learn, and to learn well, but rarely got called out on any of my own private beliefs, if only because everything I believed was presumably wrong.

The Empire didn't much want to argue. It wanted to teach. It knew the way of things, and while there were a fair few internal disagreements and differences over interpretations, I didn't, couldn't, represent any of them.

The Federation seems to want to argue with me.

Mainstream Federal culture is a pretty vigorous political ferment. People aren't shy about their opinions, and they aren't careful about them, either. Political discourse is pervasive, it's demanding, and what it keeps demanding is that I take a position and defend it against intellectual (or political, anyway) assault.

Turns out, the position of the neutral wanderer (at least this one) circles around certain arguments: moral and cultural relativism; an acceptance of "rights" as a social, political, and legal construct rather than a reality unto themselves; skepticism about the long-term viability of democracy; skepticism about the assumption that democracy would work everywhere.

A perception that trying to aggressively spread one's own practices and beliefs to all humanity, in all its trillions, is an arrogant act.

The desire to have a cup of tea without risking getting my assumptions challenged. Again.

These arguments will sound pretty familiar to most Caldari capsuleers.

This may partly be aggravation talking, and it may partly be who I've been dealing with. But the Federation seems to enjoy talking politics even more than I do, and I'm starting to feel a little bruised.

A lot of the Caldari war cry is a cry of frustration: Can't you just leave us in peace?!

It's a sentiment I'm starting to really sympathize with.

I can very much agree that the Federation, even though they are facing ever reduced voter turnout for every subsequent election, hold very, very strong political opinions and tend to identify themselves by their political affiliations.

This might have very much to do with the democratic system. Since I do not really understand politics very well, I think I just leave that to someone more familiar to the topic to explain why this is happening.

I suspect that it had alot to do with our instinctive tendencies to organise ourselves into 'Tribes' and develop a 'Us or Them' mentality.

Oh, so you want to show her your pet Mannar circus?

You know, I have a better idea. Try to find real Mannars, who weren't brainwashed by gallentean propaganda. Who don't consider freedom being good side, but could discuss what freedom does good and also what freedom does bad. Find those Mannars, who don't think in axioms about these freedoms and democracies. Find those Mannars, who can name at least one (or better two) management doctrines that are better than democracy.

And try to find those Mannars, who still dream about INDEPENDENCE... not poisoned by dreams of freedom aka chaos. Real independence (not freedom), that Federation so hates and pushes with their boots down to the ground.

Independence of thought,
Independence of management,
Independence of life and beliefs... Can you find this in your Federation?

How comes then that when we tried to get independence, Gallentes have attacked us?
How comes Intaki are still not allowed to make their own independent colonies?
How comes Mannars were integrated into Federation by force?
How comes those, who were protesting against Federation war with Caldari were 'jackbooted' into ground by Federal military?

There is no independence in the Federation, only total control and brainwashing. If you want to see what does real independence mean - visit the State. And it's not like simply independence from the Federation. We have nurtured independence to the level that gallenteans can't imagine in their wildest nightmare. Our whole State consists of eight INDEPENDENT from each other Megacorporations. Each Megacorporation is like a mini-government, a whole mini state inside Caldari State. Own laws, own rules and regulations, own customs. Even own police and military forces. Own ideology, ideals and own management methods.

Nobody dictates corporations what ideology and management regime they can employ, and they choose whatever they see fit. I think it would be noteworthy to point out that neither of these independent megacorporations have chosen 'democracy' as a way to organize management, taking into account nobody has prohibited them in using it. As neither of them propagate freedom as a good ideal. And with that their own ideologies often conflict with other megacorporations. Go ahead, and you will find a lot of Caldari who will be screaming that "liberalism is wrong!", others will scream that "practicals are wrong!", others would even scream that "patriots are wrong!".

But give me some Federals who would scream that "freedom is wrong!" or that "democracy is wrong!" Most probably you won't find any, and if you do, I bet Black Eagles would kill them before you contact them...

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And besides this, I'd like for Ms. Jenneth to see the real side of the Federation. It's dark side, that gallenteans often hide behind a facade of false friendliness, diplomacy, shown pseudo-tolerance to other cultures and all their glitter they spread around. Into its dark side, that sometimes burst out from that paper thin veil, bringing death and destruction, racism, genocide, terror and blind hatred.

You don't even have to break this paper veil as I do, shooting my guns right through it to those, who are hiding behind. All you need is just to walk around and look behind.

Look what they do at night. Walk dark Federal city alleys - and you will be attacked or even killed just because you are Caldari. Walk around cities, in federal suburbs. See all these drug addicts and common not-so-successful peoples, their common 'electorate'. Electorate that would jump on you to tear you apart just because you are different from them. Just because you are Caldari...

It is this electorate that burns Caldari archeological digs and shrines, who deface monuments and disrespects us... Well, I'd really prefer you to NOT meet them. But their existence and predominance is out of question.

And then compare it to Caldari suburb at night. You will be pretty much welcomed instead by a security officer, shining a flashlight into your face and demanding your documents to check your privilege to stay in the current area at a given hour.

"Nonsence."
That's how you Federals shrug off facts.

Anyway, it is a discussion about your Federation and I have contributed way more than just your hostility, ignoring facts and personal attacks. Well, I can play this game too.

Just once again you have shown why the peace with Federation is impossible. I really hope that Ms. Jenneth would avoid meeting with someone like you who would only show her one shiny side of a coin, while other would be covered in a stinking crap.

I hope it is so, just...
Please be careful. And don't forget about my advice to always carry a weapon.

Sir, I strongly disagree with using word "ideal" in a proposition where representatives would be elected. That makes the system to act as a form of democracy, which is archaic and is one of the lest efficient management systems. Any democracy system in the end can be proven ineffective disregarding to the society it was applied to, which is based on a definition and basic principles of democratic approaches. Efficient and proper manager should be chosen to its position according to their education, training and experience, not by outsourcing the decision to unrelated persons, who will be way less experienced or educated.

The only acceptable way for elections to be efficient is when a manager or a delegate is voted on by his higher-ups (for example, board of directors), but not subordinates (example, workers, who have no idea how the management works).