I don’t know if it’s the pill of X-Instinct I crushed up and snorted, but I’m feeling really blissful and content with life, and reading through this thread I realize that I was wrong about there being a democratic deficit mostly
the free sharing of thoughts, opinions, sharing of idea’s, debating freely with others, that is all an expression of democracy. I like this feature of society and hope that it never leaves the Republic. Which I fear it could if the shadowy tribal council continues to push their political project over the Republic. The governmental establishment is very opaque, the Tribal Council meetings and parliament, chaired by the Sanmatar is shrouded in secrecy.
https://community.eveonline.com/news/news-channels/world-news/breaking-news-sanmatar-shakor-crosses-imperial-border-in-surprise-visit-to-amarr/ His trip to the Amarr empire was quite surprising to everyone back in my tribal commune on Aldik V and then we heard
no further information, no explanation from the Tribal Council or anything, just a complete lock down of information. With continued factional warfare I can only assume the Sanmatar failed to secure any sort of peace, so what was he there to discuss?
The most recent news I read about Maleatu was about his brilliant speech on the 139th anniversary of the Rebellion. Maleatu’s status as a hero among the tribes has given him an almost cult like, legendary status and I think the establishment hypes it up because it’s used as a large justification for his central, influential and powerful role within the Minmatar Republic. Despite ceeding his official powers to the Tribal council and their appointed parliament, he still has considerable power and influence and a special role carved out for him (apparently for life? we don’t even know…). Yet in the many political discussions with friends and family what I always hear is “he voluntarily gave up his power, he’s a hero, everybody loves him”.
It should be noted that the Tribal Council has been meeting more frequently in closed sessions more recently. Their reason being “[to]…discuss matters of interstellar security and current challenges facing the Minmatar people” https://community.eveonline.com/news/news-channels/world-news/minmatar-tribal-council-calls-for-candidates-to-apply-to-republic-fleet-capsuleer-recruitment-program/
I think the people here that say our system is accessible and free and aligns with our values are probably brainwashed. Don’t even get me started on how the establishment went on to exploit Karin Midular’s death, everyone treated her like ■■■■ when she was living and Maleatu Shakor was key in undermining and deposing her and when she dies the state turn’s her into some kind of mythical saint to further validate and justify the establishment’s legitimacy. But I suppose if Shakor and the Tribal Council are competing with all the new cults and sect’s emerging, they need to create their own cult.
Anyway what do I know, I’m one of those crazy conspiracy theorists that believe Midular’s assassination was an inside job to rid Shakor of the last of the political opposition and then turned her into a cult figure in death to feed into the narrative they are spinning to the public.
hmmm that X-Instinct has worn off, catch you all next time