"the Freeport ban is a necessary step. - the concept of "freeports" has failed once the significant players of the omicrons have moved their pawns around in a selfish way, treating the playing board like something they can modify however they like.
the concept of freeports worked as long as people were dependent on them.
the BHG and the zoners always had a mutual interest in each others services. the BHG would be allowed to use our stations for repairs and relaxation - and provided local protection in their own interest. - but the developement of their more violent branch, which marked us "unlawful" and henceforth considered us more hostile than anyone else - even threatening and applying "war" on us has nullified this decades long relationship in a few days.
the corsairs who were always allowed to buy food at our stations - while we brought food to those freeports have decided that they could sustain on the deliveray of core cooperations. - henceforth decided to attack our installations and our people. they believe their cause is just - which makes them a dangerous enemy - and while it is true to keep the enemy close to have an eye on it - i dare day, we should not treat an enemy like a customer, cause a customer is not blackmailing or hurting the landlord.
the ban was necessary!
we zoners cannot becomes "targets" of blanket bounties, limited war or targets of opportunity when others wish it - and at the same time become docile and peaceful when those that attacked us are fed up with it. - it is time to make more "permanent" decisions.
*sips some water*
in the past, when history went in the same circles - we zoners smiled and defended ourselves - and so happily grasped for the peace offer when the others offered it, after they attacked and killed hundreds. - were so grateful like little dogs - and behaved like our master was gracious.
but we are left the core NOT to be patronized by anyone anymore - no goverment and certainly not a "the mighty corsair nation" and their fanatic friends. nor are we bending down to a greedy bunch of texan rednecks who are as sensitive as a blunt axe when it comes to diplomacy.
our diplomacy has not changed in years....
but for the FIRST time - we apply what we tell them. "when they shoot us, they become hostile to us" - when corsairs attacked, they lost their right to deal with us. when the core shot us, they lost the right for themselves and possibly their lesser parts to benefit from our agreement that had grown the past centuries.
this politic had been in effect ever since. NOT applying it means to become a traitor to our own cause when we wished to be our own masters - when we decided to leave the core, NOT to be pushed around and patronized by those who call themselves "powerful", applying their power by violence. In the core, we were not able to fight back, cause we were just ourselves, but here in the edgeworlds, we form societies - in the past decades, we build up the knowledge and resources to survive even conflicts against vastly superior alien races, a few corsairs and bounty hunters won t even come close to that.
we shall not back down that time - and we shall not say "yes and thank you" when those that attacked us "offer" peace... just to have war come around in a circle in a year again!
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