The issue here is that what many people saw as "Provists" were in fact characters that to varying degrees bought into the vision of the CPD and the New Meritocracy during a period of decline of the Caldari State. There was a sense of hope for a new future, a return to fundamental values, and the creation of a more egalitarian, fair, and meritocratic society. This support was furthered with the retaking of the Caldari Homeworld by Tibus Heth. Even if one didn't agree fully with the nationalist rhetoric of the Executor, support could still be justified on the points above.
Ha! Hamish agreed with the nationalist rhetoric but believed the CPD was turning the state away from it's fundamental values and that the Caldari had become less of a meritocratic society under the Heth regime
There seemed to me enough evidence in the early news articles to suggest that the CPD wasn't what they put on the outside of the box so I took that and ran with it.
The means by which the guy took back Caldari Prime
should have ended in a complete military victory by the Federation over the State and anyone with any sense should be able to see that the Caldari victory was fluke, not military genius. Hamish wanted CP back as much as any other Patriot and wasn’t averse to risk in taking it – however what was done was reckless and stupid not ballsy. For Hamish risking the State (to the Federation!) on a gamble that was nearly guaranteed to lose is more than enough reason for open rebellion against the CPD and absolute proof that from the Executor on down that they didn’t merit the authority they were taking for themselves. There is a huge laundry list of other reasons, but with this one alone no others are needed.
The articles around the actions taken by Heth to take the state out of the recession were to me worded in a way that if you paid close enough attention you could see that the CPD’s programs were pretty useless. They didn’t say that the CPD’s worker education programs were the best, largest or most efficient ever created, only that they most
expensive programs run on the State level (I.E. what the CEP had done in the past and not compared to individual mega’s programs)
There was also the suggestion that the apparent upturn in the State’s economy was not because those programs but because of the Amarrian grant combined with the fresh natural resources from Black Rise and Placid. You’ll note that it wasn’t that long before the economy turned back sour when Placid was lost and it pretty much stayed in the shitter since. It was only briefly that the State enjoyed any economic prosperity under the CPD.
There were also news article about how the State protectorate was incurring way more cost in managing Caldari Prime than the Caldari Navy would have been if Heth had allowed them to manage instead of his loyal army. This was followed on by an article talking about how the Mordu’s Legion was saw an upswing in recruitment because all the Navy’s resources were being siphoned off to the State Protectorate and the best Caldari baseline officers didn’t like their options of being a in a Navy that was having it’s place usurped or joining a shitty outfit like StaPro. This also suggests a level of animosity between the CPD/Protectorate and the Caldari Navy and is a clear example of Provists being rewarded for political loyalty when they are obviously of lesser merit and ability than the Caldari Navy.
On top of this a very high percentage of the handful of articles we’ve had over the last few years have been about the CPD violating corporate sovereignty. They weren't telling us much, but what they were saying when they did finally talk to us was the Provist are all about violating corporate sov, so I don’t see how this is a surprise to anybody. The precedent was set at the very beginning and the theme carried on all the way to day.
To me there are far more examples, right there for our characters to see, of the CPD turning the State away from a meritocracy and blatantly violating corp sov than there is of them bringing about a resurgence of Caldari values or a return to a meritocracy.
I think a factory worker can be excused for buying into the party line but with the information available to a capsuleer they should be able to see that the CPD aren’t as advertized.
right now as a Caldari RP'er it feels like the only things possible is trying to decide what's the best out of a lot of bad options.
This is how it’s been since 2006. You’ve only just become involved enough to notice it just now.
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