Intergalactic Summit

"Molok, libeled as 'The Deceiver' by the false faith, was truer than any so-called 'True Amarr' follower of the corrupted throne squatters could ever be. He it was that understood the true nature of the universe. There is only one truth: power is all; naked, merciless force wielded by those with the will to grapple with it. - Omir Sarikusa

In all the inane ramblings of the Covenant, Omir Sarikusa finally understands the Truth. True Power comes from force.

The Amarr claim religion gives them the right to rule: But what happens when the lowly decide to throw off their shackles and rise up?

The Minmatar claim tribal allegiance: But what when the forgotten and left behind Tribes decide to seize their own destiny?

The Gallente claim cultural supremacy: But yet, what happens when humans decide to reject the hedonism?

The Caldari claim economic supremacy and meritocracy: But what happens when some one is slighted by the system?

Force is the only way to truly keep humans in line. Whether through deterrence, VITOC, TCMCs, or others.

Discuss.

Which 'forgotten and left behind Tribes'? The Thukker, out in the Great Wildlands by their own choice? The Nefantar, who've been told that if they want to come home, they can, and those who've decided to have been given economic and social aid as they re-integrate? The Starkmanir, whose return from being thought dead was cause for ceelbreation across the Tribes, and who also are being given assistance in getting back on their feet and integrated into our society?

Which of those Tribes, all of whom have seats on the Tribal Council, equal to those of the Brutor, Krusial, Sebiestor, and Vheriokhor, are the 'forgotten and left behind Tribes' you speak of?

The real force comes with many, not one.

The State will prevail.

The only way to royalty is regicide.

There just happens to be many ways to depose kings.

... and the greatest kings were those who avoided regicide most creatively.

At its heart, it isn't, though.

Power is a tool set, various means to various ends. As a goal in itself, it is empty, potential without purpose.

There's so much to the world, so much beauty and wonder. But those who understand power, and nothing else, who believe in power, and nothing else, focus on one very narrow truth and miss everything else.

There might be a more boring philosophy somewhere. If so, I haven't met it yet.

Be pious, and the Lord will give you strength!

That would be the perception of strength.

Faith on the other hand can be one set source of strength.

Good topic Vlad.

There is a saying, "As strength goes all follow."

Realize there is many types of strength and many forms of following.

Ah...CONCORD.

I gather you haven't met the Sani Sabik previously, Mr. Syagrius, at least not in a context to talk philosophy. The fact that Sani Sabik practice is legal in the Federation might be one of your society's more serious mistakes.

There's a lot of variety but a core thread runs through pretty much all of it (excepting a very few far-flung offshoots like Mr. Nauplius's cult):

"Power Matters." Actually, the way they usually cast it is more (to paraphrase the theme of Mr. Cete's post), "Power is All."

From Blood Raiders to arguably-innocuous self-improvers, this thread runs throughout. As does the focus on this insight, to the exclusion of, usually, all others.

It's not completely wrong. Actually in its more limited form ("power matters"), it's ... well, just true. But it's also a horribly limited and actually kind of awful insight if it's the only one you have.

I don't dislike the Sani Sabik because they're wrong; they're not, really, at least about that. I dislike them because they're horrendously obsessed with a single jagged shard of reality, and most of them, instead of noting the truth they've found and moving on, just sort of cluster around it cutting themselves (and other people) on its edges and congratulating themselves over what a wonderful, shiny, sharp find they've made.

The best among them do really, truly understand power, though. Just, maybe, not much else.

If you don't yet know Mr. Cetes very well, I invite you to get to know him. He's not so much typical as, well. Maybe kind of archetypal? And pretty extremely transhuman, if he is what he appears/claims to be.

There are so many truths in this world. This one won't suffer for having a little less attention paid to it.