Mechwarrior Steele,
Just FYI. I don't know if the FCAF/LCAF will be there, and here's why:
1. Comstar hasn't asked for anyone's help.
2. Comstar has actively and passively worked against the Federated Commonwealth.
3. Comstar has been backstabbing ALL of the Houses in the Inner Sphere for the last three years, setting up reeducation camps, and other centers behind the Clan lines in an attempt to create a Blakist uprising and utopia once the clans have taken over all of the Inner Sphere.
4. Comstar has limited access for all of humanity to our species birthplace, Terra except for those who wish to follow their Blakist quasi-religious mumbo-jumbo, or if they have a political agenda they wish to push forward.
5. They have not only hoarded the lost technology that would help the Inner Sphere fight the clans on more even ground, but they've fought hard to prevent the Houses from realizing higher levels of medicine and technology, lording their 'superiority' in technology over the rest of the houses. More than anything, it is because of Comstar that the Inner Sphere is losing the war with the Clans.
The Wolfs Dragoons and Kell Hounds have done everything possible to train and unite the Inner Sphere against the Clans, using their planet, Outreach, as the training ground and have done more to help the cause of freeborns. ONLY when Comstar's OWN world is under threat do they finally take up arms. Then they deny the honor to the LCAF and other forces to defend Earth. All the C-Bills in the universe wouldn't convince me to lift a finger to help out those cultish backstabbers. It's time they bleed like the rest of us.
The Devil Dogs have been fighting on both sides of the lines, fighting to destroy the cults, terrorists, and other organizations that plague and infect humanity. Comstar and their Blakist ways are the biggest threat to both the cultures of the inner sphere AND the culture of the Clans. At least the Clans are honest about their intentions and their caste system, albeit sometimes more rigid than others, still allows for the upward or downward mobility of people no matter their birth. Even the Freeborn Phalen Kell and Prince Magnesson are earning their way from bondsman to mechwarriors and even officers within their new clans. THIS is why we must do nothing to help Comstar. Because in their ways, you either accept their brainwashing and give fealty to their idealistic quasi-religious cult, or you are nothing and spend your time in reeducation camps.
The Devil Dogs, having fought for decades AGAINST the Blakists and we urge that the rest of the Federated Commonwealth do the same. If Comstar loses Terra, it can be fought for again. While we do not endorse anyone's claim to Terra, we certainly do OPPOSE Comstar's claim, and for that reason, we will continue to oppose Comstar with every fiber of our being. No way will we allow a dishonorable, terrorist, fascist cult to rule so many people as long as one of our warriors can still stand up to fight, and nor should the rest of the Federated Commonwealth.
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On a less roleplay note. Twice has PGI prevented takeover of capital worlds. Luthien and Rasalhague should have fallen long ago. Likewise, PGI has their stamp on Terra, making it THEIR world. If the Inner Sphere houses cannot take over Terra, what makes you think that even after this coming weekend's events, that you'll see anything other than a PGI skull representing Terra. In PGI's words:
"In BattleTech lore, the Battle of Tukayyid was a massive campaign that pit the combined forces of the invading Clans against the entirety of the Inner Sphere."
This is a blatant LIE. Comstar is NOT the entirety of the Inner Sphere. In fact, NO house warriors took part in that battle. IN BATTLETECH LORE Comstar, and ONLY Comstar fought against a fraction of each of the invading clan's forces.
Look, I'm sure that we'll see everyone an their uncle fighting on one side or the other in this fight next weekend. BUT, if you're going to use lore as a reason to fight in this event; remember that in order to have a lore reason, PGI has to respect the lore. The color of one's flag means nothing if not backed up by lore, and PGI throws out lore whenever they want. It's all bullshizzle. It's fun to fantasize about, sure. But unless PGI is going to let Steiner Flags fly above Geneva and Hilton Head, no matter who wins, PGI's flag will fly above Earth come Tuesday. Or, if you want to use REAL lore, if you fight on the side of the 'inner sphere' next week, you're really taking a Comstar contract. And Comstar is EVERYONE's enemy.
Edited by Peiper, 17 April 2015 - 10:34 PM.
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Bront, on 09 December 2014 - 02:36 PM, said:
