*A camera feed opens to reveal a hustling scene. Hundreds of chattery Caldari are gathered in a crowded plaza - men and women, young and old; the majority of them are armed with weapons. A stage rests against the entrance of a building, and Korsavius can be seen exiting and walking up to a podium. He is accompanied by several heavily armed soldiers.*

My fellow Statesmen!

*He pauses for a few moments, allowing the noise within the crowd to subside slightly. His face is blank with expression, he taps his right hand lightly on the podium either out of fear, anxiety, excitement, or all three. He sighs before continuing.*

We are currently living in most troubled times. Uprising and dissent plague our State. The proxi-war established years ago isn't necessarily going in our favor. Many corporations are feeling an increasing financial strain. The State is suffering.

When Tibus Heth first rose to power, he was a symbol of hope for a brighter future - a stronger State. To his credit, we were able to take back Caldari Prime. We were able to experience an economic growth not seen in decades. We were able to feel, for the first time in years, proud to be Caldari.

Tibus Heth took advantage of his popularity, however. He was able to achieve a position in the State that no man has prior. He alone rules this State with an iron fist. His Provist forces keep a tight leash on the hard-working citizens of the State, and silence those who dare wish for a return of the proper State - one in which the Big Eight do not bow down to one man! This man of hope has now morphed into a tyrannical dictator who oppresses his own people, us, the true and honest laborers of the State!

The time to rise is now!

*The crowd immediately erupts into cheers and yelling. Korsavius speaks with an even louder, more impassioned voice.*

Join me, my fellow Statesmen, join the movement for a return to a natural State! A State in which the commanman isn't silenced by a corrupt government! A State in which children and wives do not have to fear being orbitally bombarded by those who should be protecting them! A State in which our ancestors, who fought so hard to secure and establish, will be proud of!

*Dropships bearing insignias of the Provists can be seen rapidly approaching beyond the skyline. Some within the crowd begin to panick and flee, but almost all hold their ground and prepare. Korsavius reiterates, in a softened tone.*

The time to rise is now. The days when proud Caldari men and women bow down to one man are over.

*As the dropships approach the scene, Provist soldiers begin rappling down ropes to control the rally. Korsavius, facial expression still blank, takes his blaster pistol out of its holster and prepares it. The camera feed cuts off*

I also would like to know.

Perhaps other nations will soon follow and replace useless tyrants, hmm?

They probably nabbed him because, you know...he's a quite darker than actual Caldari.

I find myself endorsing . . . I-RED? Cripes. I need a drink . . . or seven

Keep the bottle out. Hopefully we'll soon be able to drink to Heth's downfall.

They probably nabbed him because, you know...he's a quite darker than actual Caldari.

I thought you were CONCORD loyal, or are you now a federation loyalist?

You don't have to be a Fed to dislike Heth or see him as a few screws short of a solid piece of armor plating...

One would think that if one were attempting to represent themselves as a CONCORD loyalist then one would, in fact, work to maintain an air of neutrality as regards the specific policies and leadership of CONCORD signatory nations. There is that whole issue of the CONCORD nations wishing to maintain sovereignty, after all.

Or do you think it appropriate that CONCORD should begin telling its member nations how to conduct their affairs? Who gets to head them? What laws they put in place? I rather think that is slightly outside of the purview of CONCORD as it was originally envisioned. Has this changed? Have the four princes been put into their place, and the true king raises his head once again?

And sometimes your neutrality must be shifted in light of major evidence to shake up that neutrality. Besides, he may be a CONCORD loyalist, but he isn't a decision maker IN CONCORD. He's allowed his opinion while maintaining his professional neutrality.

He can say Heth should be shot, but not make a single move to actually act out and shoot him or any Caldari ship obeying the law per CONCORD neutrality.



That's seriously a jump of logic there Tibs...

Actually it's not. Grideris was a major player in the Anti-Nation actions a couple of years back, claiming to be working on behalf of CONCORD. I happen to believe that a member of an organization who is rather high on the totem pole, as it were, needs to be careful about what they say, as they are taken to be representatives of that group. I am simply wondering if FCORD is no longer considering themselves CONCORD loyal (as CONCORD is supposed to be made up equally of members of all five signatory empires, including the state, and that applies to whomever happens to be leading at the moment, unless you expect the Federation to have to resign oaths and acts every time they have an election).

In this case, a representative of CONCORD is now attempting to encourage a rebellion against one of the sovereign empires that makes up CONCORD. This constitutes an interference by someone aligned to CONCORD in the personal affairs of a separate, sovereign nation-member of that agreement.

And just because it is happening with the state today doesn't mean that it can't happen with the federation, republic, or empire tomorrow.

You have to examine your membership and loyalty to that organization. It was sold to you as a service, but it has become, as all services do, your master.

Or do you think it appropriate that CONCORD should begin telling its member nations how to conduct their affairs?

The Providence Directorate, however, is.

That being said, I-RED will be continuing its efforts along side Provist forces in Black Rise to ensure the stability and liberties of State citizens are kept intact. The words of Captain Lavius are in fact his own and Ishukone-Raata will continue to respect his rights as a individual to speak out, though they do not officially reflect our organization as a whole.

Was the Treaty signed by the CEP in the name of the CEP, or by the CEP in the name of the Caldari State ? I would genuinely like to know.

In, or out, dear?

You can't have it both ways.

Caldari militia forces are not provists.

In, or out, dear?

You can't have it both ways.

Of course not.

The Taisho was only speaking to emphasize that this will not detract from our support of those in the militia who happen to be Provists, simply because the CPD attacked us. He is not meaning to point out that the Caldari Militia are inherently Provist.

Just because the State Protectorate is the brainchild of Tibus Heth does not mean all those who serve in its capacity are Provist by nature.

One cannot have a revolution by choosing which part of the government to support. All or none. Is it worth sacrificing Black Rise to the Gallente to get rid of Heth? If not, then shut up and toe the line.

One cannot have a revolution by choosing which part of the government to support. All or none. Is it worth sacrificing Black Rise to the Gallente to get rid of Heth? If not, then shut up and toe the line.

Heth and the CPD is the revolution. All this unrest is what I understand to be called the counter-revolution.

Plenty of Caldari and jagii don't seem to understand that.

CONCORD's rapid security classification process and the needs of the Emergency Militia War Powers Act put Black Rise within the reach of the Federation. KK and Wirykomi have lots of assets spread across the cluster including the Federation; Black Rise is a small segment of their portfolios.

The question becomes, when the dust actually settles, has anything really changed? More often than not, based on numerous historical examples, the answer is no.

I fear though, the State that I grew up in, that you did, is gone. The future of the Caldari people is to move forward, not go back. It's time for the State to dissolve and form a new government, one suited to this new age of immortals.

In reply to a particularly irritating half-Goon:

I'll be sure to let you all know when we change our official stance based on the whims and opinions of posters on the IGS.

Lesa a stance and more of a tightrope walk, and oh-so-very-far to fall should you choose poorly!

But walk it skillfully and you'll resist any amount of wind, no matter from which direction.

I am grinning right now.

I do not think of the CEP, CBT, or CN as government, but the collective tools of corporations with common cause and cultural heritage. SWA, STI, SAK, and the STPRO are as well.

The Caldari people and the Caldari Empyreans are very different things, but then I am beginning to sound like one of my favorite former guri.

It's time to tear it down, all of it. Rather than adapting old systems to the new times, totally redesign a system of governance for the Caldari people. Get rid of the Megacorps, the archaic constructs that have been built up over time. Radical? Yes. But, necessary. We've entered a new era in humanity. Let us embrace it.

Once you separate the Caldari people from the tools that control them, in your mind, things suddenly become more clear.

Our "old systems" have jumped every "new" hurdle for thousands of years. Why should we suddenly change it now?

It seems someone is long overdue for a trip to the peaks to feel the winter chill. Maybe then you'll remember how it all works...

Can you rephrase the question? The CEP is the State entity that manages international affairs impacting the whole of the Caldari State; the Caldari State being the megacorporations, corporations, and their subsidiaries.

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Our current system is failing us, as it failed us before.

The current system is not the old system. Things were certainly stale in some aspects. Executor Heth appeared and kept our path true. He rekindled aspects of the old ways.

But what now? It's quite clear that the direction is once again starting to stray, as it did before his appearance. We've become the direction of one person and you need only read the news to see this.