SCRA and non combat life

[arvg]

Hi, Citizen Katz for those that don't know... Vote for me, Socialist-Goubernator of Ontario!

As for the Marxist/Stalinist or Mao-ist question..

it is none of the above, at least as I see it and have been role-playing it out.

Permanent Revolution is probably the closest ideal to what the Coalition was about, and the reason it was able to take down Sol. We know that Stalinism was flawed, and Mao-ism is (Lives in China so can't say anything about that)...

The Coalition had to be something more durable otherwise it would never have gained power. (That and I'm playing a Trotskyist so I am totally biased).

As for civilians, we're all civilians and all soldiers in the coalition, that is life inside it, the life of a one system state that has to depend upon itself. Take a look at certain other states that exist today in 'hostile' territories.

You don't see the civilian side, but it is there, I've had the pleasure to RP it and see it RP-ed. Razin and I had a great conversation about civilian life in the Coalition one night.

I would like to see the trade happen inside the system, and to our Allies. There is no point in trading with our enemies, why would we want to? Admit it, you guys just want our Vodka!

Look, why would their be civilian traders jetting too and fro? Food is on Volograd and JiangXi, they would travel out to our research station and depots maybe once a month to resupply. Then of course there are shuttles too and from ZG moon base... but I mean, why do we need to see that?

I think the system is set up nicely the way that it is, and I don't really want people sailing through waving and taking flash photography. And it would be a pain to set up escorts for every trader coming through, we're the Coalition, you ain't going nowhere we don't want you to go.

I'm with the others there, no indie Coalition, ever. No way, no how!

As for the RP about Civilian life in the Coalition, there's lots of it about just go find it.

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