Strife never begets a gentle child

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My kin, the Syndicate, are in distress. Our home, once a safe haven of neutrality beyond the politics of the Core, has been seized by the Caldari State. Some of my kin have fled to exile Federation space; others to the refuge of Upwell structures beyond the reach of Caldari law; some vanished into deep space on vessels gone dark; and many more still remain under the shadow of looming warships. As our stations are menaced with the threat of yet more collective punishment, we mourn the unknown thousands that are already dead, slaughtered as they fled aboard ill-fated fleets.

And now one of our own, Silphy en Diabel, is about to stand trial for the… disturbances at the Jita stargates. Now, I know not whether she was truly involved in that debacle; nor, to be honest, even exactly what it is she is alleged to have… done. But there is a dignity in consequences. If she did have some part in whatever mischief was done to the stargates of Jita, few in the Syndicate would gainsay her - and any actual conspirators - bearing the repercussions of that folly. But if she did not…

My people have suffered greatly for her alleged plot, already. Our space, seized. Our leaders, scattered, fled, or murdered in cold blood, absent even the questionable veneer of justice which has been arranged for the Governor of Poitot. Our kin, massacred alongside them for their loyalty, shot in the back by rapacious privateers as they attempted to escape. And now our identity, the very idea of what it is to be Syndicate, criminalized by the House of Records. This is collective punishment, cruel and heavy-handed, and my kin will not abide it. Now, on the Eve of this trial, I am left with little choice.

As of this moment until notification otherwise, State warships and those registered to their allied and client corporations have their normal docking permissions suspended at structures under my governance. I cannot guarantee the safety of Caldari crews on my stations, with tensions this high; nor will I allow the distress their presence will cause my kin in one of their last remaining refuges. Furthermore, no extradition requests for on any warrant from the House of Records based on affiliation with Syndicate will be considered, from the must junior vacuum-welder to myself.

Lastly, I say this to those at the helm of the State: remember that it is not just the Governor of Poitot who the Cluster will witness tomorrow. Those who claim the mantle of judge also themselves stand judged: those that have invaded my home, slaughtered my people as they fled, and outlawed our very identity. The evidence of your own actions is already damning, and how full the harvest of hate you will reap from this terrible, tragic chapter depends much on this one moment.

Do not â– â– â– â–  it up any further, or you will own those consequences as well.

naa jaakrota onaan yudih hianojun komal
Strife never begets a gentle child

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I may advise some caution in what you say and do going forward. Many you hold as long time ally are subordinate to the Megacorps of the State, and others still hold them in at least respect of the power they hold.

I am not Intaki, nor am I syndicate. So this is a bit less personally impactful to me than it may be to some others… however here is a wisdom from my own people.

Ashes create fertile ground. Fertile ground is best not squandered.

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I will ask the survivors of Caldari Prime, if they think they would barter fertile ashes for stable ground.

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The Five Thousand were sent to starve and die in Syndicate for speaking truth to power. If you think the lesson they learned from that cruel betrayal by their people - that I learned at my grandmother’s knee - was to meekly and quietly submit to abuse and tyranny, you are gravely mistaken.

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I do not believe that was my Executrix’ intended point in this. What grows in the newly-fertilized soil is dependent on what seeds take root. Or in other words, it will depend on the actions of those operating within the Syndicate region.

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Moromuo-haani has the right of it.

This is not a statement to roll over and submit, presuming there is true subjugative actions taking place against civilians… however it feels… strange that all the reports of such things beyond what we’ve seen in the SCOPE have come through your relays, and no where else.

I don’t doubt some units or PMCs working with the Navy have been overzealous, groups like Kirkinen Risk Control, Intara Direct Action, and Expert Intervention have something of a history of extreme action despite rules of engagement set by the Caldari Navy and Marines they work with, but I don’t believe there’s yet enough to say its the official stance of the Navy.

Hell, if they were going for a full subjugation push, the Wellspring Systems likely would have been blockaded to try to bring us to heel. Yet we have not been as yet.

Either way, there is fertile ground, use it to plant new seeds. Protect what grows anew.

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Given the news of Siplhy en Diabels’ escape yesterday I’m sure you’re position/opinion is in a state of flux like the rest of us.

However I feel compelled to say one thing; Over a thousand lives were lost in the attack on the Jita’s gates. To refer to them as little more than “mischief” as you put it draws a very distinct line in the sand about who’s lives matter to you. The Caldari people as much as the State and some of its Mega’s would like it to be so, are not entirely monolithic. We have differing opinions, many as of late given all the tumult. But when you so callously (or accidentally) diminish our loss, you dig a mote that many find hard to cross.

I would ask only you reconsider your choice of words, and perhaps grant some level of amnesty to the Caldari servicemen and women who already call you’re stations home (unless you be accused of the same collective punishment you denounce in this very thread.)

The initial reaction to tragedy is always to find somewhere/one to place the blame. True justice requires patience. I hope my people, and the rest of the cluster remember that.

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I believe I must call the military action in Syndicate for what it is: an annexation.

The military occupation of a foreign state is–to put it lightly–an unwelcome state of affairs for the inhabitants of the Region, being under the political and military strictures of a foreign power. The ire of the population of Syndicate must be seen as both understandable and acknowledged; directed as it will be against the Caldari State.

Strife never begets a gentle child; nor does peace endow the strength to endure. The Intaki of Syndicate are a strong and capable people whose capacity for innovation and adaptability are well known. Add your strength to that of the Caldari State, for it was never the Caldari whom exiled the Intaki to languish upon the frontiers or denied the ability to build a future for the Intaki people. It was however the government of the Federation that denied the future of the Intaki Syndicate the chance at prosperity and happiness. To the people of Syndicate: join your struggle not against the State but with us against a Federal government that has denied your rights to the future for too long.

I believe the State has already begun offering Megacorporate employment to the Intaki of the Syndicate. This is good. Caldari and Intaki will be stronger together than we ever were apart. Know your true enemy is the corrupt government of the Federation and you will find a stalwart ally in the Caldari State. Join our ranks and beget strife upon those whom exiled you and denied you. Together we can seize a future of strength and prosperity for our peoples.

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You call this an annexation, yet then ask the people of the region to join willingly after the ownership of their region has been determined for them.

I believe those two items to be in conflict with each other. Can you truly call it willing if they join now, knowing full well that this is an annexation of territory?

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No matter your stance on the annexation, joining a megacorp at this point is very much in your self-interest. You don’t want to be unemployed in the State.

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Yes, I call it an annexation, it is a territorial action that carries with it the full weight of the State military. At least, until client service agreements are signed with the recognised authorities of what was the Intaki Syndicate and its stations then it would remain so.

The Intaki of Syndicate of course have the option to engage in armed revanchism or insurgency against the State but such force will of course be met with force.

It is my belief that a true future for the Intaki of Syndicate can be realised through diplomacy and economic means through the Caldari State. Finally the planets of the Syndicate can be colonised with the guarantee of State strength. Together Intaki and Caldari can realise a future of strength and prosperity for both our people in Syndicate.

I understand the ire presently of the residents of Syndicate; but do not look to the State as an enemy but as an ally and a friend. We should direct such ire towards the Federation, not each other.

There is a choice for the residents of the Syndicate. One might be armed conflict or insurgency and the other is a future of strength and prosperity with the Caldari nation.

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Sukuuvestaa already made clear what they think of Syndicate by branding the whole region “Guri.” This is not partnership or prosperity: it is the deliberate dismantling of the Syndicate lifestyle under State authority. Frankly, not even the Federation was this blatant about it.

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Only by seizing them and breaking them down.

No different than the Federation.

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So the binary choice is absorption or resistance (which will Most Assuredly Be Put Down)?

This bears resemblance to imperialist doctrines… and sickens me.

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In the interests of preventing violence then yes, the superior choice is integration by the Intaki of Syndicate into the corporate and political system of the Caldari State.

I would not describe it as imperialism, it is at core a police action that required a more assertive foreign policy decision by the CEP.

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This incessant drivel coming from the supporters of these terrorists, whether driven by malice or ignorance, is getting tiresome.

You could have had everything you wanted. You were left undisturbed, you had the protection of our Navy, you had preferential access to our markets, but it was not enough, was it?

Like the criminal parasites you are, you wanted more, gorging yourselves on stolen capital, and when you are finally exposed, you murder thousands of innocent civilians in a cowardly terrorist strike.

And now, when retribution has come, you cry victim? When your wholesale slaughter of innocents is answered with the precise elimination of complicit parties at the benefit of the Syndicate’s people, you accuse us of heavy-handed responses?

This moronic ongoing conflation of the Intaki Syndicate organization and the Syndicate region (and all of its residents) and your reliance on it only goes to demonstrate how little merit your positions hold. We hold no malice towards the people of Syndicate, and through this development, our collaboration and ability to safeguard their autonomy has only deepened. It is the Intaki Syndicate organization that was behind these dishonorable attacks, and it is them that we shall hunt down and eliminate like the guristas they are.

If there is even a shred of honor left within you vermin, you will stand tall and face justice, instead of hiding behind the people living aboard your stations.

I do not have high hopes of that.

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You must be fun to talk to. You sound like misery walking on two legs. Hate to have the misfortune of running into you at the bar in Jita 4-4.

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If the Feds or Imps do it, imperialism.

If Caldari does it, its good and sincere and we should all praise our corpo overlords.

â– â– â– â–  off corpo bootlicker.

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I’d still like to see the reports of the jita gate malfunction and attack. It be nice if the state released the reports they have so oh so helpfully encrypted and shielded in the House of Records in this, sudden break out of galactic war.

Still waiting on telemetry findings from the University of Callie contacts about the hyperspacial fracture readings that I got before turning into a cancerous puddle of goo a few go arounds at those gates…

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It is always fun to read these. Oh you little cults and factions, believing you are fighting for good causes and making the galaxy a better place! Way to go, little heroes! It is so adorable, so childlike behavior. Playing war with your little buddies, while your parents are the ones making the real decisions. It is all theater, and you little ones keep falling for it.

You could just cast away all those meaningless allegiances and be free.

Ah well, more entertainment for me!