Hope you choke on the wine.

This kind of tripe is exactly why there will not be peace in the universe. So long as you chauvinistic imperials insist that you are some sort of master race to which the rest of humanity must bow to and service, you will meet with resistance. Many of us would rather die fighting you than live and submit to your vision of "peace".

Many of us would rather die fighting you than live and submit to your vision of "peace".

Then perhaps if left to your own devices, you would at least show the decency to allow your brothers and sisters in the Empire to live with their own version of peace?

I suspect not.

Obviously, you've already decided upon the matter. So this is not even a debatable "Issue" for you. You have narrowed your mind into something that you think you believe in, something you think would be good for you and your family. You limit yourself, and wrap yourself in anger towards something you do not understand.
You continue limiting yourself this way, there will no peace, nor solace for anyone around you.

Narrowmindedness, incarnate.

Narrow minded how, exactly? How is one supposed to interpret the theology and, more importantly, the actions of you imperials? You want to rule over all humanity and remake us into your image. In this regard you're no different from the Sansha. The only thing I've done is closed my ears to your lies. I carry no anger towards your people. Just remain on your side of the border and renounce the "reclaiming" and we can all live happily ever after.

As to you Sepherim, your tune is getting really stale. Blaming the victims of your empire's atrocities for fighting back against you, for not bowing down to you, etc is so last year. Please find a new song and dance. Also, it's very hypocritical to accuse us of exactly what your people have been doing for millennia. Stop crying now that you're reaping the bitter harvest of what you sowed all those years ago. And stop blaming us for feeling the way we do towards your people. You brought this upon yourselves.

We did, and our two empires had over a century of peace. It was the Republic's administration under Shakor that broke that peace, and only then was a new Reclaiming announced by Her Imperial Majesty (and yet despite this announcement, millions of slaves like myself were released, and no real efforts have been made to actually reignite a Reclaiming save the actions by His Highness Merimeth Sarum).

The Republic might certainly place a lot of value on liberty, but after breaking CONCORD treaties not once but twice it is clear they have no respect for peace.

This is a half-truth and you damned well know it. Immediately after Jamyl was crowned she announced a "new reclaiming". The fact that she's not called upon her minions to carry it out is far from renouncing it.

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Until you understand how injurious those deeds were to us and you renounce the "reclaiming".

Obviously, you've already decided upon the matter. So this is not even a debatable "Issue" for you. You have narrowed your mind into something that you think you believe in, something you think would be good for you and your family. You limit yourself, and wrap yourself in anger towards something you do not understand.
You continue limiting yourself this way, there will no peace, nor solace for anyone around you.

Narrowmindedness, incarnate.

The current war and and the current Reclaiming are on the Republic's hands. The fact is that the Empire was working to maintain peace, and the Republic broke it. Call it a justifiable breach of peace if you will, but it was still a breach of peace.

So long as you chauvinistic imperials insist that you are some sort of master race to which the rest of humanity must bow to and service....

The "current" war, as you like to call it, may well be on the Republic's hands. I see no need to argue that point when there's a bigger issue.

The Reclaiming is purely an Amarrian construct. Being at war and enacting a Reclaiming do not go hand-in-hand. The "current Reclaiming" is on the Empire's hands, not ours. And as long as the Empire continues with its proclamations and attempts at Reclaiming us, there will be no opportunity for peace. So, the continuance of war between us is, actually, on the Empire's hands.

Ball's in your court, dear.

The "current" war, as you like to call it, may well be on the Republic's hands. I see no need to argue that point when there's a bigger issue.

The Reclaiming is purely an Amarrian construct. Being at war and enacting a Reclaiming do not go hand-in-hand. The "current Reclaiming" is on the Empire's hands, not ours. And as long as the Empire continues with its proclamations and attempts at Reclaiming us, there will be no opportunity for peace. So, the continuance of war between us is, actually, on the Empire's hands.

Ball's in your court, dear.

First off, the modern definition of Amarrian is anyone who believes in and practices the Amarr Faith. The Khanid, Ni-Kunni, Ammatar... all Amarrians. If a Civire or Jin-Mei converts to our Faith then we consider them a brother or sister standing beside us before God. The idea of "Race" as you define it is completely irrelevant. I know this is going to sail right over your thick head, but we Amarrians are not a "race" - We are an idea.

If you are looking for someone obsessed with the idea of a "master race" you need only look in the mirror. Bloodline this, tribe that, bow to our wishes or we'll blow you up (and that's how you treat your supposed allies). You don't care about culture, beliefs, or what is in a person's soul - you only care about some obscure notion of genetic kinships and you base your entire society around it. You're inner desires are no secret to anyone: The repression, conquest, and eventual extermination of all any human being who doesn't have enough Matari-brand DNA to be considered "worthy."

You can join a tribe dumbass.

It's a voluntary association.

Yeah I'm sure slavery is a voluntary association.

It is for some; for example, the entire Amarr religion.

Derp?

You, I, and most people alive today were born in an era of peace between the Empire and the Republic. Our nations still have trading stations in each others space. For over a century there was no Reclaiming, as I have said several times now, except for missionary work and limited slave taking where permitted by CONCORD treaties (treaties that had been ratified by the Republic's leadership, by the way).

The proclamation and attempting happened after you broke decades of peace and started a war.

The Empire sought peace. Shakor's Republic sought war.

The Battle of Colelie puts lie to your words. It is rather clear that peace with the Republic is impossible, even for it's own allies, on any other terms than complete submission any time the Republic chooses to make demands in the name of Tribal 'honor' .

Consider yourself ignored. You're making me lose IQ points through osmosis.

No, it really doesn't. First, there had been continued attempts at negotiation with the Federation, all of which failed.

Second, no statement has been made by the Tribal Council as to the exact reasons for the battle at Colelie, so any speculation as to the reason it occurred and whether or not there really was justification is just that, speculation.