Beyond Alpha Centauri:::::::Discussion Thread 7

[GeneralTacticus]

Sounds pretty good to me.

[Sprayber]

Welcome UR

[Guardian]

Originally posted by History Guy
Hope everyone thought well of my latest post.

I am trying to make it appear as if the UN is in decline, and becoming totalitarian, as most every democracy has become (including the US), and PC. I am trying to make it appear as though the people no longer run the government, but the government runs the people.

Hey, that's pretty good, man!

I see you're still going with the ideas you presented to me when we thought I might be coming back.

Notably, your ideas for the UN are different from mine, but that was to be expected, since we are after all two different people. Perhaps your approach is better for this story too, since after all, you're the one who's been into it all along.

Just a small comment on your so-called principles though...

All religions should be recognized, but looked down upon.

What's this?!

Sounds like discrimination to me!

All I know is that if those where my Peacekeepers, they'd get a good spanking for that one!

In my little universe, a real Peacekeeper is not supposed to look down upon anything or anyone. The only rule is that you can't hurt anyone else, and as long as this is being observed, whatever people care to believe in is their own business and their own business alone. To look down upon someone on the basis of religious beliefs is discrimination, and that's illegal, damn it!

-But hey, perhaps that's just my take on it...

[History Guy]

Aaaaaaaaargh! Oh...I mean, hi Guardian. Thanks for the post. Anyway, the point of that is simply to reinforce that the UN has become like many other democracies. Religion is respected, but it is still laughed off in many ways. This is what always happens to these corrupt states. Don't worry, though, because Lal is coming back for the great reformation!!

Welcome, Urban Ranger!!

[Mr. President]

Salutations, Urban Ranger!

Someone had the Gaians way back at the beginning, and I wrote a little story about them more recently when the concern was raised that they weren't being covered. For your interest and reference, you may read mine here, and the other one is here.

[Mr. President]

I felt guilty about not writing anything for a few weeks, so I made a new addition setting the stage for a massive firefight on the Drone-Hive border. Enjoy.

[Silence]

1. As the Conclave my miltary production is basicully two things, shipyards and the 2 minning bases, and factories on New Isreal.


2. Fleet Numbers (note this is due to the fact that Believers were fighting a frontier war with a splintergroup for a long time) is around 900 at the height, but right now I would assume it be around 700, with 1/3 of them under contract for Morgan, and of those mostly destroyer or light cruiser sized ships.

3. My forces are mostly destroyers or light cruisers built around sizeable number of carriers and battleships, with a couple of dreadnoughts and battlecruisers thrown in.


6. Lord Believers have been turned into a less fanatical but highly religous Conclave of Believers run by the ever popular Speaker of the Conclave of the Lord’s Believers: Brother Keenes

[GeneralTacticus]

Guys, I will be absent for the next 5 days (starting tommorow), as I have to go on school camp and won't have internet access.

[Sprayber]

Made me think of the Hive

[Frankychan]

[Frankychan]

Originally posted by Sprayber

Sure

Thanks. I'll start on it soon.

Welcome Urban Ranger! Just remember that the Gaians are "renting" territory in Hive space and we have an astrometric and ecoastrometric collaborative research program going on. *shifty eyes*
Your idea's sound good to me.

[Frankychan]

Sorry for the spam.....

Mr. President-good post. What do you want to do now? Do you want the Hive's P.O.V.?

GeneralTacticus-have a good camping trip and play it safe.

[Mr. President]

Go for it, Franky. I'd love to hear the Hive's view on affairs. I'm imagining a pretty hefty defeat for the Levar, as it's one against three and one of the three is cloaked. I had this image of captured crew members being paraded on Imperial state-controlled media, but you can do what you like in the Hive P.O.V.

[Guardian]

Originally posted by History Guy
Don't worry, though, because Lal is coming back for the great reformation!!

Glad to hear it. (Poor Lal always has to go back and sort out other people's messes... )

[History Guy]

Yeah, that's the usual Lal routine. Poor guy. One has to feel for him. He's always having to punch those guys in shape.