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 Roy Haggerty    |
Posted - 2003.09.30 10:29:00 -
[1] Edited by: Roy Haggerty on 30/09/2003 10:30:56
Without in any way wanting to pop that balloon of self-deception, Noctoz, I'm afraid you're wrong. A week or so back, our corp (EMHI, Joviah's mob) was running a mining op deep in Curse. We had a relative newbie friend coming in his hauler to help us. Knowing Sinister were blokading a system on route we warned them he was coming. He jumped in and warped to a planet while we made sure everything was absolutely clear, because - put bluntly - we don't trust pirates. The Sinister mob searched him out and blew him up anyway. This wasn't a rush judgement at a jumpgate. It was just a motiveless desire to blow up a ship. Any ship. Reading these forums, the innocent might get the idea that somehow all the corps involved are filled with disciplined people acting according to a strategy decided by their leaders. Frankly, in the case of the pirate corps, that's cobblers. Most seem to have a smattering of organisers at the top who can string some words together in a sentence and give the impression of control. But their rank and file seem to consist mostly of bloodthirsty types who just want to kill anything they can. I personally tend towards a view of "a curse on both your houses". Curse was a peacable region before these two warring armies decided to make it their playground. Now it's like being in Germany during the 30 years war : both sides claim they're fighting for you, but your home ends up in ashes no matter which army passes through. So we locals have decided to defend ourselves. We've only got pitchforks to match the enemy's cannon, but there's a lot of us, and we live here. Now all I have to do is work out the difference between ECM and ECCM, and I'll fly my pitchfork towards the nearest enemy. <paints his face blue> You can take away my ship, but you can't take away my freedom ! |
 Roy Haggerty |
Posted - 2003.09.30 10:29:00 -
[2] Edited by: Roy Haggerty on 30/09/2003 10:30:56
Without in any way wanting to pop that balloon of self-deception, Noctoz, I'm afraid you're wrong. A week or so back, our corp (EMHI, Joviah's mob) was running a mining op deep in Curse. We had a relative newbie friend coming in his hauler to help us. Knowing Sinister were blokading a system on route we warned them he was coming. He jumped in and warped to a planet while we made sure everything was absolutely clear, because - put bluntly - we don't trust pirates. The Sinister mob searched him out and blew him up anyway. This wasn't a rush judgement at a jumpgate. It was just a motiveless desire to blow up a ship. Any ship. Reading these forums, the innocent might get the idea that somehow all the corps involved are filled with disciplined people acting according to a strategy decided by their leaders. Frankly, in the case of the pirate corps, that's cobblers. Most seem to have a smattering of organisers at the top who can string some words together in a sentence and give the impression of control. But their rank and file seem to consist mostly of bloodthirsty types who just want to kill anything they can. I personally tend towards a view of "a curse on both your houses". Curse was a peacable region before these two warring armies decided to make it their playground. Now it's like being in Germany during the 30 years war : both sides claim they're fighting for you, but your home ends up in ashes no matter which army passes through. So we locals have decided to defend ourselves. We've only got pitchforks to match the enemy's cannon, but there's a lot of us, and we live here. Now all I have to do is work out the difference between ECM and ECCM, and I'll fly my pitchfork towards the nearest enemy. <paints his face blue> You can take away my ship, but you can't take away my freedom ! |
Roy Haggerty |
Posted - 2003.09.30 12:27:00 -
[3] You misunderstand me. I was not claiming the decision of the corp is about one indy. That part of my response was merely intended to demonstrate to Noctoz that life isn't as black and white as he thought. Ultimately, we've been forced into a position where we cannot simply remain neutral. Our ships are being destroyed, and our livelihoods threatened. In such situations, one makes a choice. Our choice is effectively the lesser evil as we see it. People are sometimes willing to risk the loss of everything if they believe the cause is noble or just. But I'm afraid that there aren't many people in Curse who are willing to make those sacrifices simply in order to prop up the coalition of pirates and anarchists who comprise the core of the CA. If the price of our peace is to temporarily find ourselves allied with SA in order to rid ourselves of the greater evil, then so be it. If, after this war, SA prove you right and announce their hegemony over Curse, then we will turn our pitchforks onto their arses too. But for the time being, they're the Red Army rushing to meet us at the Elbe. We may not speak the same language, but we share an objective. Leave Curse now. |
Roy Haggerty |
Posted - 2003.09.30 12:27:00 -
[4] You misunderstand me. I was not claiming the decision of the corp is about one indy. That part of my response was merely intended to demonstrate to Noctoz that life isn't as black and white as he thought. Ultimately, we've been forced into a position where we cannot simply remain neutral. Our ships are being destroyed, and our livelihoods threatened. In such situations, one makes a choice. Our choice is effectively the lesser evil as we see it. People are sometimes willing to risk the loss of everything if they believe the cause is noble or just. But I'm afraid that there aren't many people in Curse who are willing to make those sacrifices simply in order to prop up the coalition of pirates and anarchists who comprise the core of the CA. If the price of our peace is to temporarily find ourselves allied with SA in order to rid ourselves of the greater evil, then so be it. If, after this war, SA prove you right and announce their hegemony over Curse, then we will turn our pitchforks onto their arses too. But for the time being, they're the Red Army rushing to meet us at the Elbe. We may not speak the same language, but we share an objective. Leave Curse now. |
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