2546: A Leader Rises

Alyssa Jamali was running late. She had fallen asleep last night while working on her Chem homework, now she had to dictate her Poly-Sci assignment on her way to class. High-General Messer had spoken at a memorial for the victims of the bombing attack on Cestulus and Mr. Kent wanted a one-page summary of the speech.
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Alyssa Jamali
Poli-Sci/Kent/45Bcf
Assignment: Messer Speech

The systems are falling apart. Since the War ended, we are under attack from a new kind of threat, one that is not fought on battlefields or between carriers.This war is being fought in secret, with threats and sabotage.

That was the message eight months ago. Six terrorists attacks over the previous year had shaken everybody from the notion that the Tevarin defeat was going to lead to peace. People wanted answers but more importantly they wanted to feel like the Tribunal was getting control. They got neither.

The Advocacy never caught the perpetrators. They only knew that the bombs had been made in part from Xi’An technology. Meanwhile, the Tribunal debated a course of action to the point of inaction.

So the systems were falling apart. The Tribunal had failed. Humanity needed a leader. The solution? Elect a new position, Prime Citizen, to be a single voice, the deciding vote in an overwrought government.

Citizens from all of the systems began to run for this new office. Every week it seemed a new candidate would appear making the same promises. This went on for months. As the election drew near, High-General Messer put his name forward as a candidate. He spoke last night at a commemoration ceremony for the victims of the fourth Terrorist attack.

People. Citizens. I come to you today as a believer. I believe that we have a great and vibrant history. I believe that there are so many more wonderful things to discover. I believe in humanity.

But there are enemies that want to cut us down. That resent our ascension. That want us to fall back from the stars. The vicious attacks on our systems are just the beginning. As a soldier who has stared into the horror of war, I don’t say this lightly. We have to protect ourselves. Protect our families. Protect our future. Protect our ability to claim what is rightfully ours.

I don’t want another war. Too many sons and daughters, husbands and wives, have already been lost in the deep vacuum and barren planets. But I will say this, I would ring every system and every jump-point with shields and wire a thousand kilometers thick if it meant we wouldn’t have to lose any more.

I have always been a soldier of humanity. Give me this chance to keep you safe, to keep the threats and violence of species not as civilized as us far away, so we can take our rightful place in the galaxy.

Believe in me like I believe in you. Believe in Humanity!

The crowd loved it. Listening to this speech now, High-General Messer speaks with a conviction that makes him easy to believe.

In short, I think he’s right. There is an inherent problem with three equal divisions of power. While it is preferable to have that discourse in times of peace, we are living in a dangerous time. Decisions sometimes must be made quickly and effectively. I know this sounds like the first step towards absolutism but the system is still in place. The method that they are suggesting still maintains the High-Secretary, General, and Advocate, and even the Senate but they all advise the Prime Citizen, who then makes the ultimate decision.

Like High-General Messer said after introducing the Prime Citizen Motion, “every ship needs a captain.”

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Alyssa Jamali kam zu spät. Sie war gestern Abend eingeschlafen, als sie an ihren Chem-Hausaufgaben arbeitete, jetzt musste sie ihre Poly-Sci-Aufgabe auf dem Weg zum Unterricht diktieren. Generaloberst Messer hatte an einer Gedenkstätte für die Opfer des Bombenanschlags auf Cestulus gesprochen, und Herr Kent wollte eine einseitige Zusammenfassung der Rede.
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Alyssa Jamali
Poli-Sci/Kent/45Bcf
Zuordnung: Messer Rede

Die Systeme fallen auseinander. Seit dem Ende des Krieges werden wir von einer neuen Art von Bedrohung angegriffen, die nicht auf Schlachtfeldern oder zwischen Trägern gekämpft wird, sondern heimlich, mit Drohungen und Sabotage.

Das war die Botschaft vor acht Monaten. Sechs Terroranschläge im vergangenen Jahr hatten alle von der Vorstellung erschüttert, dass die Niederlage von Tevarin zum Frieden führen würde. Die Leute wollten Antworten, aber vor allem wollten sie das Gefühl haben, dass das Tribunal die Kontrolle bekommt. Sie haben nichts von beidem.

Die Advocacy hat die Täter nie erwischt. Sie wussten nur, dass die Bomben zum Teil aus der Xi'An-Technologie stammen. Unterdessen erörterte das Tribunal eine Vorgehensweise bis zum Punkt der Untätigkeit.

Also fielen die Systeme auseinander. Das Tribunal war gescheitert. Die Menschheit brauchte einen Führer. Die Lösung? Wählen Sie eine neue Position, Prime Citizen, um eine einzige Stimme zu haben, das entscheidende Votum in einer überlasteten Regierung.

Bürger aus allen Systemen begannen mit dem Betrieb dieses neuen Büros. Jede Woche schien es, als würde ein neuer Kandidat erscheinen, der die gleichen Versprechungen machte. Das ging monatelang so weiter. Als sich die Wahl näherte, stellte Generaloberst Messer seinen Namen als Kandidat vor. Er sprach gestern Abend bei einer Gedenkveranstaltung für die Opfer des vierten Terroranschlags.

Menschen. Bürger. Ich komme heute als Gläubiger zu dir. Ich glaube, dass wir eine große und lebendige Geschichte haben. Ich glaube, dass es noch viel mehr wunderbare Dinge zu entdecken gibt. Ich glaube an die Menschheit.

Aber es gibt Feinde, die uns niedermachen wollen. Das ärgert uns über unseren Aufstieg. Die wollen, dass wir uns von den Sternen zurückziehen. Die bösartigen Angriffe auf unsere Systeme sind nur der Anfang. Als Soldat, der in den Schrecken des Krieges gestarrt hat, sage ich das nicht auf die leichte Schulter. Wir müssen uns selbst schützen. Schützt unsere Familien. Schützen Sie unsere Zukunft. Schützen Sie unsere Fähigkeit, das zu beanspruchen, was uns zusteht.

Ich will keinen weiteren Krieg mehr. Zu viele Söhne und Töchter, Ehemänner und Ehefrauen, sind bereits im tiefen Vakuum und auf kargen Planeten verloren gegangen. Aber ich sage das, ich würde jedes System und jeden Sprungbrett mit Schilden klingeln und tausend Kilometer dick verdrahten, wenn wir dadurch nicht mehr verlieren müssten.

Ich war schon immer ein Soldat der Menschheit. Gib mir diese Chance, dich zu beschützen, die Bedrohungen und die Gewalt von Arten zu verhindern, die nicht so zivilisiert sind wie wir weit weg, damit wir unseren rechtmäßigen Platz in der Galaxie einnehmen können.

Glaub an mich, wie ich an dich glaube. Glaube an die Menschheit!

Die Menge liebte es. Wenn man dieser Rede jetzt zuhört, spricht Generaloberst Messer mit einer Überzeugung, die ihn leicht glauben lässt.

Kurz gesagt, ich denke, er hat Recht. Es gibt ein inhärentes Problem mit drei gleichen Machtverteilungen. Während es besser ist, diesen Diskurs in Friedenszeiten zu führen, leben wir in einer gefährlichen Zeit. Manchmal müssen Entscheidungen schnell und effektiv getroffen werden. Ich weiß, das klingt nach dem ersten Schritt in Richtung Absolutismus, aber das System ist immer noch vorhanden. Die Methode, die sie vorschlagen, hält immer noch den Hohen Sekretär, General und Advokaten und sogar den Senat aufrecht, aber sie alle beraten den Bürgermeister, der dann die endgültige Entscheidung trifft.

Wie Generalmajor Messer nach der Einführung der Prime Citizen Motion sagte, "jedes Schiff braucht einen Kapitän".

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Alyssa Jamali was running late. She had fallen asleep last night while working on her Chem homework, now she had to dictate her Poly-Sci assignment on her way to class. High-General Messer had spoken at a memorial for the victims of the bombing attack on Cestulus and Mr. Kent wanted a one-page summary of the speech.
Dictation Start:
Alyssa Jamali
Poli-Sci/Kent/45Bcf
Assignment: Messer Speech

The systems are falling apart. Since the War ended, we are under attack from a new kind of threat, one that is not fought on battlefields or between carriers.This war is being fought in secret, with threats and sabotage.

That was the message eight months ago. Six terrorists attacks over the previous year had shaken everybody from the notion that the Tevarin defeat was going to lead to peace. People wanted answers but more importantly they wanted to feel like the Tribunal was getting control. They got neither.

The Advocacy never caught the perpetrators. They only knew that the bombs had been made in part from Xi’An technology. Meanwhile, the Tribunal debated a course of action to the point of inaction.

So the systems were falling apart. The Tribunal had failed. Humanity needed a leader. The solution? Elect a new position, Prime Citizen, to be a single voice, the deciding vote in an overwrought government.

Citizens from all of the systems began to run for this new office. Every week it seemed a new candidate would appear making the same promises. This went on for months. As the election drew near, High-General Messer put his name forward as a candidate. He spoke last night at a commemoration ceremony for the victims of the fourth Terrorist attack.

People. Citizens. I come to you today as a believer. I believe that we have a great and vibrant history. I believe that there are so many more wonderful things to discover. I believe in humanity.

But there are enemies that want to cut us down. That resent our ascension. That want us to fall back from the stars. The vicious attacks on our systems are just the beginning. As a soldier who has stared into the horror of war, I don’t say this lightly. We have to protect ourselves. Protect our families. Protect our future. Protect our ability to claim what is rightfully ours.

I don’t want another war. Too many sons and daughters, husbands and wives, have already been lost in the deep vacuum and barren planets. But I will say this, I would ring every system and every jump-point with shields and wire a thousand kilometers thick if it meant we wouldn’t have to lose any more.

I have always been a soldier of humanity. Give me this chance to keep you safe, to keep the threats and violence of species not as civilized as us far away, so we can take our rightful place in the galaxy.

Believe in me like I believe in you. Believe in Humanity!

The crowd loved it. Listening to this speech now, High-General Messer speaks with a conviction that makes him easy to believe.

In short, I think he’s right. There is an inherent problem with three equal divisions of power. While it is preferable to have that discourse in times of peace, we are living in a dangerous time. Decisions sometimes must be made quickly and effectively. I know this sounds like the first step towards absolutism but the system is still in place. The method that they are suggesting still maintains the High-Secretary, General, and Advocate, and even the Senate but they all advise the Prime Citizen, who then makes the ultimate decision.

Like High-General Messer said after introducing the Prime Citizen Motion, “every ship needs a captain.”

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