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Post by Dronav Holdworlds on Jul 3, 2012 9:46:27 GMT -5
"Idiocy and hatred are the order of the day. The Nótthorfa have been brought to heel, but during the war and the year after it ended they were a law unto them selves. 25,000 graal vanished in the night with them and a grand total 476 were released after 'suitable proof of innocence was found'. What they refuse to tell us is what the charges were to begin with! Now every case has to be brought before the courts. Varl's a bloody nutter, I've read the transcripts on his 'discussions' with prisoners. But he's a hero of the reclamation so the council is afraid to come down too hard on him not only because the FHA would throw a fit, but because there is still a sizable portion of the public who would support him. Giving the graal what for and all that. It's a mess, no mistake." The old man stopped and cracked his neck.
"As for that Lintsyian issue, I'm not one bit surprised they told this Kazamar to bugger off. Instant elections for a new Senate indeed." He gave a loud harrumph. "If had been the Holdworlds we would have told him to stick it up his waste pipe. You can't have a new election every time there's riots against something, your government wouldn't be able to function. There be riot every other month because they'd think that's the way to get change. The will of the people is all well and good, as long as you remember that most people's concerns are mostly centered around them selves and their needs. While the government has to actively think of the needs of the whole nation. Do you hand over the wheel to a passenger who thinks your driving to slow, of course not. Just like you don't bend to the mob. The elections should be held when they normally are, and if the people are truly unhappy I can guarantee not a single incumbent will be left on the senate." Gresh sighed. "This Kazamar deos sound a little imperialistic if he tries shove his own ideals down the throats of another government." He stopped a raised a reconciliatory hand to his guests. "I understand this is not the manner in which all of the RWU handles itself, but it seems to me that Kazamar is a living embodiment of every caricature that the FHA, Esharans and every other government see when they think of communists. My advice is that he is a major threat to your government's credibility and he should be quietly 'retired ' as soon as possible."
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Post by Revolutionary Workers' Union on Jul 3, 2012 11:45:59 GMT -5
"Our situations are more alike than they may seem at first glance," the People's Ambassador observed. "Like your Varl, Kazamar is a Hero of the Revolution, and he's kept up his popularity by personally leading the campaign against the last Royalists. He also enjoys nearly universal support among RWU Esharans: He's essentially the been deemed father of their cultural renewal.
"For that matter, there is the fact that Kazamar has done good things. He pushed for active multicultural policy in the Union early on, and since then we've seen a flourishing of cultures, not just of non-Ayar, but even of non-Antoviyan Hauthkajan and Awodejan traditions. He has also did well by our first negotiations with the Republic of Eshara, and by our effort against Royalist terrorism. It's when he leaves his niche of Esharan renewal and military action that Kazamar's worst instincts get the better of him.
"So quiet 'retirement' is out of the question. Fortunately, Leneru is working on revisions of Union Council procedural regulations, including requiring the approval of either the Chief Diplomatic Councilor, the President-Premier, or two-thirds of the Council to pass binding, high-level diplomacy. I just hope that those new procedures pass into law before Kazamar and his hard-liners in the Council provoke another crisis."
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Post by Dronav Holdworlds on Jul 3, 2012 12:17:12 GMT -5
"The ancestors help us if Varl ever gets into government!" Gresh said in mock despair. "We'll have a picket fleet around the System in a year with orders to shoot down ever foreign craft that comes in cannon range. And if there's another war I'm sure Varl will be in the thick of it as they say." Gresh cleared his throat deciding to shift the conversation to a lighter topic. "I hear that the Krogoth Steelers have made it to the quarter finals in the cup. What's you lots take on this gravball craziness, my great grandson won't stop talking about it he's even talking about trying to form a local league in the hold. And now we've got that nutter from Gunvar who's in the racing league. Honestly I don't know what the appeal is."
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Post by Revolutionary Workers' Union on Jul 3, 2012 12:45:57 GMT -5
"I won't deny that I follow the Gravball cup," Aada admitted. "I find the sport amusing. Though, I am not one to keep up with the ins and outs of teams domestically: Much of the entertainment is in witnessing face-offs across national lines, and the humour of the accompanying patriotic fanfare and supposed symbolism.
"I suppose I ought to admit that I am happy the Steelers have made it so far, however. They are the only multiracial team in the major leagues, and the only team that is a player-owned cooperative, as opposed to an arm of some corporate conglomerate. I do wish more of us RWU citizen-members could make it out there to support them, but we're too busy rebuilding our infrastructure to send large crowds so far." The ambassador's tone turned wry. "Perhaps next tournament, we'll be able to match the Esharans' insanity in the stadium."
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Post by Dronav Holdworlds on Jul 3, 2012 12:54:57 GMT -5
"Oh yes, and maybe even a team from the Holdworlds will make an appearance." Gresh looked about and saw that the food was gone. "Well I must thank you for being such wonderful company." He flagged down the waitress and sorted out the bill. "We must do this again some time."
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Post by Revolutionary Workers' Union on Jul 3, 2012 18:48:36 GMT -5
The next call Gresh received from Aada was sharper and more urgent in tone than the last.
"There are serious issues to discuss in light of recent events regarding the rightful Republic of Eshara. Please meet as soon as possible."
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Post by Dronav Holdworlds on Jul 3, 2012 19:25:54 GMT -5
Gresh arrived at the RWU embassy at the first moment possible moment. "What seems to be the trouble?"
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Post by Revolutionary Workers' Union on Jul 3, 2012 20:29:54 GMT -5
Viipuruz'dur Hjaeger Aada wasted no time making small talk.
"The first issue is the obvious one: Recognition of the False Eshara. The RWU cannot, and will not condone an autocratic military government of slavers that reminds us more of brutal Antoviya and the Hegemony even than the Esharan monarchies of old. Though the official announcement has not yet been made, you can consider the so-called Dominion an Enemy of the Revolution.
"The RWU urges the Dronav Holdworlds to reconsider its position in legitimizing that violently elite-imposed government. These are not the same people that fought with us against the Graal Hegemony. They are the galaxy's new Graal Hegemony, and if we do not act to contain them, we will soon feel the edge of their inevitable imperialism.
"The second issue concerns a message we recently received." The Dronavi woman tapped a button on her desk, prompting speakers to emerge from from slots in the surface.
Aada waited for several seconds as static lingered. Then she continued, "You must understand that we have no choice but to consider Sundath Kongar our Comrade Worker. If he is forced to seek asylum, we will naturally have misgivings, but if he is prevented from seeking it, or 'disappears,' our diplomatic relationship will be far more seriously jeopardized."
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Post by Dronav Holdworlds on Jul 3, 2012 20:55:39 GMT -5
Gresh was already tired of this. " Their constitution is in order, we don't presume to tell others how to run their nations. As for Sundath Kongar, I'm sorry but this is an internal matter within the Holdworlds. He has been asked to join discussions in a formal settings. Rather than this idiotic street preaching. The entire closure of the Voltanic Nebula to non-Dronavi is what he wants. You want the little shit take him along with any chance that the FHA won't use this to take over completely. It will decry the RWU as a nation that can't keep it hands to itself." The patrician is High level FHA and he already thinks we should just close the borders for the next hundred years. And this giant debacle is just what he'll use to do it.
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Post by Revolutionary Workers' Union on Jul 3, 2012 21:18:21 GMT -5
"Telling others how to turn their nations is a non-issue when the Esharan people are not running their own nation," Aada countered perhaps a little too sharply. She had gotten used to Gresh's usual wise and conciliatory nature, and to see him so easily frustrated was unnerving and vexing. "Kommenous is dead, and we are certain it was at the hands of Esharan military or business interests. The man you dealt with, the man you were allies with, the whole government you were allies with is no more. So why treat this Dominion as if it is the same as those it massacred in public?
"And make no mistake about Comrade Kongar. We are wary of his nationalist-xenophobic sentiments. However, we must respect his appeal to the Union, which is always open to new citizen-members. We are a movement, remember, not simply a nation. Thus, the title of Workers' Union, not Republic or Federation. To deny or ignore his request would be to betray our founding values. Of course, his request may be a non-issue, as your government has historically respected civil liberties." Aada deliberately left more recent events that contradicted the historical trend unstated.
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Post by Dronav Holdworlds on Jul 3, 2012 21:36:55 GMT -5
"Honestly, there are Esharans in charge so they are running their own nation. I'm sure there are things that we won't like but there's a lot of things that we don't like about this galaxy. Most of the other nations for one. Hells we tried the be reasonable with the damn graal when they first arrived. Then they attacked us. We never gave two shits that they were slavers. The fact that they attacked us without a single speck of warning or cause. We see no reason to pick a fight with a nation over their ideology."
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Post by Revolutionary Workers' Union on Jul 3, 2012 21:46:24 GMT -5
The People's Ambassador sighed heavily. "If ideology is no concern, then let me speak in pragmatic terms. The new Esharan government is not yet firmly established, and rushing into close ties with it can mean repercussions if it is overthrown. After all, governments born out of popular revolution tend not to befriend the friends of the former administration.
"Then, there is the issue of Dronavi credibility. Your own reputation will suffer, internally and externally, for the hypocrisy of opposing one imperialist slaver and befriending another. The FHA may have its ways of dealing with internal dissent, but remember that many of the galaxy's governments are democratic, and if their constituencies distrust your nation, so will their governments.
"Finally, there is the simple fact that cooperation between the RWU and the new so-called Dominion will be nigh impossible. The old tripartite alliance is broken, and the Holdworlds cannot continue to act as if it isn't. Given the inevitable reaction that will follow breaking ties with the RWU, the presence of a respected Hold on New Sovereignty and RWU programming in your space, and -if nothing else matters- the obvious militarism and violent imperialist tendencies of Eshara's military junta, it is most likely in your strategic best interest to prioritize ties with the RWU over those with the illegitimate monarchy."
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Post by Dronav Holdworlds on Jul 3, 2012 22:07:13 GMT -5
A small communicator on Gresh's wrist. "I'm sorry, but there's an emergency session of the guild council has been called I presume it has something to do with the riots. I wish you good evening."
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Post by Revolutionary Workers' Union on Jul 5, 2012 16:28:10 GMT -5
Several hours after the Holdworlds statement against Varium's handling of its Esharan embassy, the RWU sent the following,
"We have noted the inconsistency between your firm symbolic response to a few unintended Esharan deaths on the one hand, and total blind eye to thousands upon thousands dead in a coup against the will of the people, refusal to recognize the RWU, and the bombing of our embassy."
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Post by Dronav Holdworlds on Jul 5, 2012 16:43:17 GMT -5
Gresh had a note sent Aada the next morning.
"We responded to their handling of an Intergalactic incident preformed against a foreign Embassy. If the Varium are willing to attack one nation's embassy with no warning or attempt to give them a chance to leave of their own volition. That it was owned by the Esharans is irreverent. We would have taken the same stance if they had done this to the RWU or any other nation."
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