This is Schunterr. While normally I would not presume to intrude, some interesting points have been posted over these comms and - considering I do mount a Junker identification on my vessel and was involved in important actions against Xenos in Liberty - I do believe I have the right to comment.
First of all, the very virtue of the Junkers is that we maintain business relationships with any party in Sirius willing and able to deal with us. That includes Outcasts, Corsairs, and whoever else may crawl out of the woodwork. Just because Junker Union pilots are targetted by Outcasts, does not mean it applies to every other Junker out there, which brings me to another point.
While I do not oppose the Junker Union (considering they are part of us Junkers after all), I do believe their actions may have affected the stance of the so called "Outcast alliance" towards them. Outcasts can tolerate individual Junkers dealing with Corsairs as long as they don't know about it, but I know for a fact that they will not stand for a group that uses actual Corsair ships and weapons in their space or their allies space. It does not matter to anyone where you got them from, that is unfortunately the reality of Sirius. As long as the Junker Union continues to fly Corsair gunboats and mount Corsair weapons, relations with the Outcasts *will* deteriorate. And with Outcasts - the Rogues, Hackers, Hessians etc. will follow suit, damning our relations with the "other side" to hell.
Remember that every military action hurts our business, and I do not want to be banned from conducting business in certain areas of the known universe just because the Junker Union felt it fit to attempt to demonstrate their strength of will. If the Union declares to stop all relations with the Outcasts, I will not follow that suggestion and - I believe I speak for all our self employed brethren here - neither will anyone else. I might be shipping Engine Components through Sirius, but I prize my relationship with the Hessians and Hackers highly, and I do not wish that relationship be destroyed due to the actions of the few. Instead I suggest for the Union to try and woo the Outcasts into neutrality. That is what will help business and profit for all of us - both self employed and Union pilots.
Second of all: To all Junker organisations who are blamed for individual Junker vices - I would attempt reminding the local police/military force that these Junkers are not connected to any of you and they are responsible for their own well being. The only house police force in Sirius that cannot be reasoned with is the Liberty one, but quite frankly they shoot at anything they don't like these days so it shouldn't be considered as something out of the ordinary. I suggest any actions against individual Junkers in regard to the cargo they ship dropped altogether, it is not the job of the Union to police what we do. Please do not blow this out of proportion.
I agree however to the point of reminding the Junker-Guard of their heritage. One of the Junker virtues is to look insignificant. This is what allows us to do what we do, and all Junkers should follow this "code".
Those are my opinions. I sincerely hope they will help our understanding of universal business.
