Intergalactic Summit

I don't remember it going so well for you when you put your money where your mouth is and took a shot at us. At the end of the day though, Kim-haani, we really don't care what YOU think constitutes a Caldari or doesn't. We look to others for that definition.

There are many different Caldari citizens all practising the Way of the Caldari in different manners. We have never pretended to have common cause with your particular brand, but we are quite keen on protecting our own brand of State citizenship. You ought to be grateful that we somehow have the good graces to maintain any sort of recognition of your service, since you find it almost impossible to recognise anybody elses.

One of these days you'll learn just how ineffective shouting at everyone constantly is, but today is obviously not that day.

Commander Kim's opinion is puzzling to be sure.

Since when is making a profit providing a quality service UnCaldari? As long as a Caldari mercenary doesn't routinely fire on the State militia, and possibly by extension their allied militia, I can't see the problem.

While I'm writing. Does the OP object to non Caldari asking about Caldari culture in this thread, as long as it's done in a polite way?

I think that while willingness to fight for your empire(or in my case corporation) should make you a member it should not be a requirement to be a member of said empire/corporation

In my opinion the miners who mine the materials to make the ships and guns are just as important as the ones using them

On trade, a notable Liberal hallmark;

The State is not a closed system. To pretend otherwise is foolish. By attempting to compete in other markets, by allowing the possibility of foreign goods to compete in ours, we increase the general level of competitiveness that our corporations must face. That there will be barriers to entry to the State market, and significant cultural hurdles to be overcome before other nations' corporations are even able to maintain a presence in the State, well, that serves an important role in cultural preservation. Of course, an open trade policy is advantageous to us simply because of the competitiveness it engenders. Of course, it is clear that self-interest must guide us, and the highest form of self-interest must consider the benefits and drawbacks of actions in a long time-frame. We do not merely wish to profit in the short term; we wish to maintain the circumstances that will allow us to succeed in the future. This is the advantage of a Liberal trade policy.

That said, on the matter of Consorting With The Enemy or whatever some might call it. I will take two angles with this, as I have before in other venues.

Using the analogy of stock diversification, it is often considered prudent to employ multiple strategies with one's investments. This way, one is not overly exposed to risk, whether systemic or limited. Even if one part of one's portfolio suffers, the other elements may yet net dividends. Even if the entirety of one's portfolio suffers, one is better positioned to recover after the initial crash. Diversification is sound investment strategy.

Likewise, the competition of the Megacorporations and their different cultures and political stances serves as a sort of diversification in competitive methods for the Caldari culture. By preserving different cultures and engendering competition between them, we lessen the risk of catastrophic failure for the Caldari people.

For example, Heth's reclaiming of Caldari Prime was a momentous occasion for the State, and a great success of what one might call an extreme form of the Patriot political model. The following years, however, began to take toll on the State given the constraints placed on the Megacorporate model and the narrowing of competitive methods available to the State. Effectively, the State's strategy became undifferentiated, undiversified. Thus, the State was exposed to a catastrophic failure, which was lack of preparation by Heth for Highlander. What could have been a complete catastrophe, however, was prevented by the continued functioning of one divergent element of the portfolio: the Liberal methods championed by Ishukone. Before Gallente orbital control could truly tell on the State loyalists still fighting on the surface, Ishukone managed to convince the Federation to cease fighting. Because of this, instead of Caldari Prime being a cinder or fully under Federal control, we hold a majority of the planet. A potential catastrophe became a very qualified success.

To put this in other words, the pithy phrase: an iron fist in a velvet glove. The State had demonstrated quite effectively the capability of an iron fist. However, in the end, it also needed the velvet glove.

Foreign trade is the velvet glove, simply said. So long as the Republic and the Federation are not existential threats, to abandon the velvet glove simply because of xenophobic sentiment is at the very least ignorant and unwise, and quite possibly dangerous or an active risk to the State's future.

This is quite simple. The mercenary is Caldari only while they provide mercenary services to Caldari corporations. When they do it for whomever, well... they are more gurista than Caldari, thinking only about their skin.

I fired on traitors, who were in militia. Treason is not ideology. It is a crime. Punishable by death.

And, Makoto, leave Caldari business to Caldari. And don't put your coward lying nose in our affairs. Got it?

Considering you are a liar, obviously, you would just HAVE to link a report made by a known gurista and liar as well. I don't know why you ever bring this thing here, as it is completely unrelated, and I have given my answer in that thread to dirty accusations of a liar Gesakaarin.

I don't have to explain my actions to low-life who are not related to our State. Currently we have a Militia Coalition that can act as a tribunal, demand to start or cease the war and pay required reimbursements. Pity we didn't have it back then when Gesakaarin has gone bad. But now we have.

I repeat again, for you, Priano. Don't put your treacherous nose into Caldari business. It doesn't belong there. We will solve all our problems ourselves. And if you wish to get any information, you can write to any of directors of the Coalition.

Though probably after I last time tried to negotiate with you (considering that I have thought you would be a right contact to negotiate your alliance into Coalition... and mistaken greatly about your person) , my official answer to your official request will be to go kiss ignited afterburner.

I prefer to deal with persons who mean business, and not spread lies, slanders and crap like you, and then run away with tail between your legs when you was caught on your lies.

Dear members of the IGS, Kim has asked me not to praise her any longer. This is truly hard considering she is my Caldari poster girl. Therefor I would ask you to play my musical accompaniments when reading Kim's communications.

We digress.

Kim, what did you think of that summary of Liberal Caldari philosophy? And the various digressions? It seems a fair understanding and statement of Liberal views, does it not?