For that statistic to matter, Darkefyre, the other 60% would have to stand together. And, well...

The Minmatar people have always been a warring race...

Kind of raises a few questions about the subsequent assassination of Midular, doesn't it?

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Interesting thing about Statistics, they tend to require verifiable sources to be generally accepted. However, hypothetically, let us assume your figure of 40% is correct.

That would mean that 60% of New Eden's Population has Social and Religious Views that are not Equal to yours.

Math is hard when you're used to making slaves do it for you.

So that's why Sebiestor slaves are so popular in the Empire!

Which Brings the Percentage of the Population with similar Social and Religious Views down to 25% which also comes with the assumption that the Empire speaks and acts as a single entity. I'd say the actual percentage of the Empire with comparable views would be much lower especially amongst the Commoner Class. The Nobility may push hardest for the Reclaiming, but most ordinary people will simply want to live their lives unconcerned with what does not affect them directly.

The false cult of the slavers and their worship of the three isk hooker spawn of diseased Fedo, Jamyl Sarum, is coming to an end. The Emissary of the one true Almighty God has established the Church Of Victorious Eradication, C.O.V.E., and he brings good news and glad tidings to all the people of New Eden who will repent their evil ways and once again worship the one true God of our ancestors, and allow the light of universal L.O.V.E. to blaze a trail that burns away the evil dreams and machinations of the real enemies of all the freedom loving and faithful people of New Eden. We once again embrace the universal truths of the ancient religion of the Matari, C.OV.E. will be the vessel that spreads the truth and enlightenment to all the souls of New Eden.

Unless this is really ham-fisted sarcasm, pipe down and actually read our history. Cousin.

Not to be a wet blanket Pilot Mitar but, it seems to me that since the deposing of the Midular government and the Parliament we've taken steps backwards in several significant ways. From the way in which the Sanmatar came to power, the diversion of public funds to build a secret war fleet, the attack on CONCORD, to the more recent violations of sovereign territory we're sadly now viewed by many in the cluster as no better than galactic gangsters at best, or as out of control spoiled children with weapons of mass destruction at worst.

Believe me pilot, it pains me greatly to say this. You have no idea how much it hurts. However, truth must be told though the heavens may fall.

I am Matari. I've fought for our people my entire adult life. I will continue to do so. However, we're owed better than what we've gotten from our government in the last five years. What's been done in our name doesn't reflect who we are as a people for the most part. I don't want to be a member of a pariah state. We're better than that. We should demand better.

Not to be a wet blanket Pilot Mitar but, it seems to me that since the deposing of the Midular government and the Parliament we've taken steps backwards in several significant ways. From the way in which the Sanmatar came to power, the diversion of public funds to build a secret war fleet, the attack on CONCORD, to the more recent violations of sovereign territory we're sadly now viewed by many in the cluster as no better than galactic gangsters at best, or as out of control spoiled children with weapons of mass destruction at worst.

Believe me pilot, it pains me greatly to say this. You have no idea how much it hurts. However, truth must be told though the heavens may fall.

I am Matari. I've fought for our people my entire adult life. I will continue to do so. However, we're owed better than what we've gotten from our government in the last five years. What's been done in our name doesn't reflect who we are as a people for the most part. I don't want to be a member of a pariah state. We're better than that. We should demand better.

The reintroduction of the Sanmatar title is a useful initiative, like hanging a big target around their neck.

I only hope to be the one who takes the final shot.

I think our dispute with the Gallente was ill-advised at best.

Concord stood in the way of emancipating some of our people. That should serve as a lesson to the entire cluster. The Minmatar people will agress anyone who stands between us and emancipating our enslaved kinsmen.

The cluster is a big busy place, your fears of being labeled a pariah state are not well grounded in my humble opinion. Every human empire has a bad reputation with someone else. I don't think the Minmatar Republic, the youngest, is expected to be flawless. At least not by anyone with a sense of fairness.

We must do better. We must demand better. I feel we are on the path of both.

Concord stood in the way of emancipating some of our people. That should serve as a lesson to the entire cluster. The Minmatar people will agress anyone who stands between us and emancipating our enslaved kinsmen.

The only problem is that you have a history of having your ass handed to you when you do so. I honestly DO understand that somethings demand a response even when the tactical odds are not in your favour, but the Republic Fleet has not performed in practice as it has on paper.

Are you getting baited into unequal fights?

Something must be wrong with this darn Neo-Com. Thought for a moment some Caldari bloke was talking about Minmatar having a history of getting their ass handed to them. Goodness knows as a Caldari he should be an expert on that. Having recently having their asses kicked by the Gallente.

Surely he is merely joking around. Memory has it the Minmatar fleet kicked Concord's ass, something no other Empire can claim. Was kicking butts and taking names until they encountered a previously unknown weapon wielded by the Amarr that reversed the fortunes of battle that had been flowing strongly in favor of the Minmatar. The Caldari on the other hand started the fight with the Gallente and got dispatched by purely convention means.

Speak with thoughtful words Caldari citizen, because your experience with having your ass handed to you is not yet complete. Like your ally the Amarr you both sit in smaller Empires then you did previously, and your adversaries are prospering.

Pilot Ronin please refer to my previous posts in this thread, the words of a loyal Matari pilot, and consider them carefully. You do neither yourself or our cause any favors by departing from logical arguments and engaging in personal attacks, particularly against a pilot whom I know to be fair and honorable and who holds no ill will towards us.

For someone who ought to be an expert at phyrric battles, it's funny you don't recognise the price that the Federation paid over Caldari Prime for taking down a Titan that wasn't even shooting back properly.

At Coelie, on the other hand...

Right you didn't want that Titan anyway. Caldari Prime? Heck more trouble then its worth, right? The Caldari were decisively defeated. They lost control of what they had taken. Play with words all you want. In the end these facts are inescapable. The pyre was your broken Titan. The victory was Gallente's.

You'd do well to learn that harsh lesson instead of trying to poke at the battle records of others.

Right you didn't want that Titan anyway. Caldari Prime? Heck more trouble then its worth, right? The Caldari were decisively defeated. They lost control of what they had taken. Play with words all you want. In the end these facts are inescapable. The pyre was your broken Titan. The victory was Gallente's.

You'd do well to learn that harsh lesson instead of trying to poke at the battle records of others.