Alright, I'm going to preface this with acknowledging that, ICly, Caldari and Gallente are at each other's throats and that any kind of alliance is a fleeting hope at BEST. But I still want to at least launch a discussion on this idea as I see dots connecting that may or may not be a sort of call for players to further drive the story through RP and in-space action.
I'm going to summarize the current situation of both Empire's before explaining my position on the situation at hand. Namely, could things be moving in such a way that the Caldari and Gallente may find a common ground to fight together as partners?
The State:
The Provists and CPD have been overstepping their bounds left and right, effectively stamping on the time honored traditions of the State and simply defying how things are run the Caldari way. Similar to how the Federation attempted to force the Caldari into submission with their political system and policies, so now does the CPD seem to be forcing a change in the State from an efficient and strong meritocracy, to a dictatorship that may force the State into civil war. In the meantime, The Great Overlord Tibus Heth is clearly not in a stable state of mind and is as racist against the Gallente as ever. Sure, harboring anger towards the Gallente for what they did and continue to do is understandable, but the outright terroristic extremism of Heth doesn't exactly help justify his feelings or actions.
The Federation:
A number of rumors had surfaced before the recent high-profile spats of Blaque Eagle operations regarding mistreatment of Minmatar people living in the Federation due to their being an "economic drain" on society. This despite the fact that the Federation and Minmatar have long been allies. Now it seems a rather xenophobic state of mind is beginning to rear its ugly head. After that, we see a number of public Blaque Eagle operations against an individual who was arrested. I am unsure if he was released. Top that off with media blackouts and propaganda being churned out laced with acidic anti-Caldari sentiment from "The People's Hero" Mentas Blaque, making a sensitive situation worse. He intentionally goads Blauqe on despite the current situation, as if daring him to shoot Caldari Prime. Even Roden said Blaque should be minding his own gods damn business.
So here is what I see: Two Empires being driven further and further into a war (by super nationalist/xenophobic organizations) that really does not need to happen and which could be solved via simply sitting down with two level heads, acknowledging the wrongs that have happened, and WANTING to start a new. From what I've seen, interacted with, and by some inference, many citizens from both sides are eh about a full scale war. Yes the Caldari are happy they got Home back, but at what cost? How much further must this go? How much further must Heth overreach before enough is enough?
The same for the Federation. Why are we pushing the Caldari so much? Why are we obsessed over punishing them for reacting to how poorly we treated them? Why are we not being a force for peace instead of hypocritical warmongers?
From what I see, there are two parties within both Empires specifically and continually pushing for war. A war that citizens and some capsuleers on either side just don't want anymore. Not ALL mind you, but some. Some would like to see a truce happen and negotiations occur. But with the CPD and Blaque Eagles touting the party line and villainizing the other side (and controlling all the assets to continue the war), the voice of the people seems to have vanished (in some cases literally, i.e. the chronicle where the teacher empathetic to the Caldari gets picked up by the Eagles).
So here's my question. Given these situations, would it be possible for players to drive the story arc for both Empire's parallel by both sides pushing out their respective belligerent organizations? Some Federal and State forces working together to stop both the CPD and Blaque, give them back their home, and just end the war?
I'm not trying to see things with rose colored glasses, but I am trying to see if both Arcs could be pushed this way by players. What do you all think?
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Topic: Bedfellows With Enemies? (Gallente/Caldari Discussion) (Read 8237 times)