Dreams Of Distant Stars
"Dreams Of Distant Stars"
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Naomi HaMaadimi
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Naomi HaMaadimi
"Just over a century ago, my ancestor Yehoshua HaMaadimi submitted his 'The Terran Alliance - The Financial Basis Of Mankind's Future' to various banks and investment funds across the developed regions of my ancestral world. He was refused, and departed his homeland to settle down in southern Africa beside his Ndlovukazi at her father's farm.
He continued to write philosophical and governmental texts, eventually obtaining election to local governance, where his governance model was tested and refined.
But while he dreamed of an Africa made the beacon of mankind, others in more powerful positions remained as short-sighted as he considered them. The new mega corporate era heading into the middle of the 21st century lead to the abolishment of many national governments, bought out by megacorp monopolies that tired of bribing politicians to get their way and simply bought out the nation to achieve their goals. Foremost was Amazon, who took over the former Western world.
It was Amazon who thus made contact with our former captors - Minamar Specialised Industries.
Amazon International quickly became a subsidiary, and while Amazon Prime Plus Subscription Citizens were not subject to the newly begun cultural-economic exchange programs, they weren't above sending Prime and Basic Subscription Citizens, or reinstating the horror of things that we thought had been stopped centuries ago.
My great-great-great-grandfather died with his titanium-carbon fibre composite rapier in one hand and a gauss pistol in the other when they came for my family. He was old, frail, unyielding to the bitter end. There was no walking naked as the day he was born into the last vestige of Red Mars as he wanted.
However, he made sure to pass on his legacy.
I am Naomi HaMaadimi.
I led our mutiny. I broke the Minamar who enslaved us using the combat strategies my ancestors taught me. I have won us our freedom, paid in the blood of our friends.
I ask now to lead our civilian government. My grandfather began preparing my family for this the moment Minamar descended to my ancestral world - while he was a man of the sword, he loved the blade for that he could defend. He had a dream of Life spread across the universe, visions of civilisation outlasting the galaxy.
I hold his vision. It is not enough to break the chains, for we must live for more. I would take us ragtag bunch of ex-slaves, and build us into a civilisation that will stand forever for peace, prosperity and liberty.
I am no tyrant, and having led our rebellion to victory, I discharge my leadership to you all. The dozens of species we represent all have a voice here, and if anyone wants to lead us all into the new world, then speak up and present your case. I only ask that you listen to the merits of each argument in turn, and do not factionalise based on species - Minamar will be relying on us to fracture, then collapse into divisions and ultimately destroy ourselves. That's why they split us up from our own kinds and mix us all together, specifically to make unity difficult. To divide, and once divided, conquer. We cannot let that happen to us."
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