Kyoko Sakoda
Sakoda Security Services
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Posted - 2014.11.29 15:16:26 -
[1] - Quote
I only just noticed this, Ikiryo-haani. As you imagine, I don't read GalNet much in my retirement. So let me be brief and simply answer your survey.
1. When speaking in terms of your identity, would you foremostly describe yourself as an Achura, or a Caldari?
Caldari.
2. Were you born on our homeworld of Achura Prime/Saisio III, or elsewhere?
I was born on New Caldari Prime in one of the very few coastal cities of less density.
3. Were you raised in the Achuran client state or one of it's very few outposts, or under a megacorporation?
I was raised under Ishukone's kindred support system. I'd also give some credit to my parents.
3B. If the latter, were you content with the necessity to comform to the Caldari cultural norms to be accepted? Did you feel you were provided with satisfactory education about your ethnic history?
Yes and yes. I am far enough removed from my minority ancestry that I felt no pressure to be accepted as Caldari. Only one of my grandparents was true Achur. That said, I did have an interest in Achuran history, art, and literature at times, and due to the excellent education I received, I was able to pursue these extracurricular interests when they needed to be satiated.
4. To whom would you say you hold the most loyalty: The Elder Visionaries - the provisional government of the homeworld, based around the remnants of the old empire - The Chief Executive Panel, or neither?
None of the above.
5. Do you follow one of the many sects of the Faith of the Achur, the Caldari Wayist Faith, or neither/another religion?
I am an atheist but have deep respect for the Faith and the Way as cultural pillars.
6. Are you familar with Sukuuvestaa's early actions on our homeworld, where they demolished and replaced many of our major cities, deposed our native leadership, and assumed minority rule over the planet, enforcing Caldari culture in the process?
6A. Do you believe this was a good and justified action?
I am aware of the history, but I'm not losing any sleep over it. Nor, in fact, were my mother or grandmother.
7. Would you consider native Achuran culture to have a great deal in common with native Caldari culture, as is often claimed, or to even be essentially one and the same?
They are not the same. That said, many Achur have naturalized as a result of Sukuuvestaa's dominance in their region, as well as the fact that we live in a much bigger universe than the traditional terrestrial concerns and confinements of ancient history.
8. How do you personally perceive the Caldari and Achuran relationship in general?
Frankly? I couldn't care less. I'm not trying to belittle the importance of the issue to some people; it's just that there are bigger things happening in the cluster right now that need to be addressed. |