How a player faction excludes a characteristic of the NPC faction

[Chico]

Having read the first 9 pages and the last couple (I admit I missed a few between 9 and about 12), I can't help but get the feeling that most of you have missed the point.
Constant arguing about a problem that is of little concern to the issue at hand i.e food.

That commodity has been flowing in. We could all point ot various screens of ships docking loaded to the gunwhales with food, not unlike what the Zoners have been doing regarding the blockade in Theta.
Does it prove anything in the minds of others?
I think not.

The issue is not about food but just to put your minds at ease, the Corsairs existed before the Zoners arrived and had already become very advanced in ship building. There was obviously enough food there for them to achieve this position. Of course there would be starvation for the people should the Zoner issue not be resolved but it would balance out again and the wars would go on. If you think different, you are missing the point.
The singular threat that is Freeport 9 is a new threat. The issue is not food here but the survival of the Corsair people.
They cannot allow the base to be used constantly by their enemies to attack the Empire. Food is irrelevant at this point. They either become extinct now at the hands of their enemies or they don't. There is no choice to make. Starvation is a long term thing, plasma is pretty instant. There are plenty of groups within Sirius who would like to 'move it along' a little with regard to the Corsairs.

The ]o[ are the specific group of wouldbe Zoners who have a problem with the Corsairs. There are plenty of others who are happy with the arrangements we have made and that have been in place for a long time. So much so that a convoy arrived late last night.

I am going to take a quote from another thread which tried to explain a few things from a corsair perspective regarding the history of the area:

The Freeport in Theta has always been a source of contention. I mean since the beginings of time.
Outcast and Blood Dragon raiding parties have used it to refuel and re-equip their fleets before entering Gamma, despite travelling huge distances through hostile space, they would arrive fully battle ready. Fleeing Outcast raiders used it as a refuge on their way home.
BHG used to base themselves off the Freeports in and around Theta (41 and Delta) before Deb was built in Delta.
There was a war between the Corsairs and the original Zoner owners of 74 which lasted a long time so this is not the first time. Just the first time for a lot of you. Suffice to say, feelings have always been strained around Freeport 9 in particular.

It is still happening and it's exclusive to FP9.

This has nothing to do with Zoners generally. This has little to do with Corfu and to be fair, little to do with Theta. These have become embroiled with the situation due to the intractability of the Zoners operating Freeport 9. The Corsairs can no longer rely on the these Omicroners ability to be neutral and so have been forced to place Theta under martial law almost entirely because of the actions of one base. One base which has a compliment of 100 souls. One base that can apparantly withstand the might of an Empire that has fought a House for years, fought two of Sirius' largest pirate factions to a standstill, is at war with almost every other pirate faction and can't take a tiny base next door....

Now the empire has made some pretty reasonable demands of that Freeport considering whats happened and restated their aims. It remains to be seen what the outcome will be.

Lastly,

People confuse lower birthrates with sterility, same as they confuse occasional cannibalism to constant cannibalism.

Why is it that only Senor Jameson seems to be able to see this?
It so obviously applies. Kudos to you sir.

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