Aleria Angelis
The Sisters of EVE
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Posted - 2016.05.22 22:53:42 -
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Jaret Victorian wrote:
As much as I personally hate slavery, I can understand that some people are afraid of being free. They might not be suited for independant life, they may lack skills, morale and knowledge for it and can simply end up being robbed and killed. These people could easily say "Yeah, this life is not for me, I should get back to a holder and water his flowers in a garden, this is my comfort zone". We should help them. On the other hand, others may not. Others may say "I am sick of being abused by these mindless maniacs, I want my life back, I want to have my own home, my own family, my own children, I want to die of old age surrounded by loving family members". We should help them too.
Our "wants" don't really matter here, as much as some of us would love to shove them all back to a slave market or kick them out on the streets of one of the Federation or Republic cities smiling and chanting "you are free!". We want to help others. And others should decide how we should help them.
We are condescending to assume freed servants will struggle to thrive outside of their familiar slave system, even if the system has been indoctrinated upon them since birth. Being restricted by Amarrian law is one thing, but the former is no moral justification for these victims continued enslavement. Unfortunately it doesn't look like the the majority of these victims will have any choice in their own future.
James Syagrius wrote:As one who has long wished for more normalized relations with the Empire.
It is gratifying to see, both Imperial and Federal organizations in frank but productive discussions.
This is atleast something to take solace in, although the humanitarian outcome of this rescue is disappointing, Societas Imperialis's decision to allow 129 civilians to return to their normal lives does represent a willingness for co-operation despite faction tensions. And this can be applauded, as well as Sanxing's restraint and respect or other cultures in what must have been difficult discussions.
It is extremely difficult for humanitarian organizations to remain neutral in these kind of affairs.
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