The Faey are not Nazis. It has become tiresome that anything “evil” is bandied about with Hitler or Nazis or Stalin, Pol Pot, etc.
They are more analogous to colonial Europe, where countries and other concerns would claim lands often with no understanding of what or who they contained in order to exploit their resources for profit.
Some colonies came out of the land grab better than others. In the Americas tens of millions were slaughtered. In Africa untold millions were killed and or enslaved. In India some of the power structures were retained while other peoples were killed or displaced. In New Zealand the British Government recognised that it was settled by people above the status of “savage” and ruled against colonisation, yet they ended up colonising it anyway when Christian Missionaries got themselves into trouble with the locals. In the Philippines the indigenous peoples rose up against their colonialist overlords and America joined in the fight to help liberate them. Then turned around and colonised them themselves.
Some atrocities were government sanctioned, some not; some openly perpetrated, some hidden. We still see this today: Nike were accused of exploiting workers in terrible conditions in Asia, Coca-Cola are alleged to be overusing their quota of water in India and poisoning what is left, McDonalds are alleged to have links with illegal deforestation in Brazilian for cattle ranch expansions. Those are examples of supposed
illegal activity claimed against them. We see examples of blatant legal exploitation of workers and misuse of resources all the time.
More ambiguously in Africa, American Government sponsored agricultural concerns give away large amounts of genetically modified seeds so farmers can grow more food. Which on the surface seems great, but the farmers are not so pleased when they find out that they need to keep coming back as the crops have been neutered. They also dislike that the modified crops do not taste as nice as before, making them harder to sell, and are altered to be resistant to pesticides, which they need to buy more of to get the benefits of greater yield. Leaving them dependant on handouts and adding more pollutants and poisons to the environment.
We, just like the Faey in the general population, simply shrug our shoulders ignore it and say, “Can’t do nothing ’bout it.”
Some of the conquered territories have done well out of the Imperium (the Makati seem to have flourished) whilst others not so well (the Faey commoners and the Terrans under Trillane).
We don’t see western governments trying to reclaim assets or annex large corporations (unless they fail) as they are not powerful enough to do so. In the Imperium it would lead to civil war. Dahnai was happy to bank on the wild card of Jason when he proved a legitimate legal claim to prior rights to Earth. She wasn’t willing to risk a food shortage for the sake of a few million human workers rights during the transitional period. She wasn’t even aware of the extent of the problems until Jason started attacking Trillane for civil rights abuses (under Imperium law) and alleged abductions for slavery. Proof of the slavery came only after House Karinne was restored.
The Faey are not “good” people. Nor are we, we take and give less back. There are reasons why people cheer the burning of American flags, some justified, some not. The West meddles and interferes with the direction of peoples lives all over the globe. If it isn’t the governments directly, their agents, or their militaries; then corporations, churches, charities and other concerns associated with the West interfere. It’s not all welcome.
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Getting to Jason and House Karinne. Earth is run autonomously. Exile will have an island state and Jason hopes to form some kind of treaty with the indigenous race, or simply exploit unoccupied regions. Karis seems to be run mostly as a meritocracy, with people rising to power on
ability and recruited for their abilities and loyalty. Jason also seems to be looking to ally himself with every race he can, recruiting them to Karis and giving them the same rights as anyone else. The Faey have been recruited from the commoners and thus have a much better lot than they could expect within the other noble houses. Commoners do not rise to command level in the other houses.
Jason has given his Legion friends noble positions and restored titles to those who are descended from the original holders. This mostly seems to entitle them to a large house on the Strip. He has told all the Generations of their heritage, deciding that they have as much right to know as he does. They are all keeping the secret as they know that if they do not
all other governments will fear them.
Everyone, except the Exiles, were
asked if they wanted to uproot to Karis and join House Karinne. Only the Exiles have been a problem, so far.
House Karinne is few in number and they’ve been rapidly building up numbers and facilities over the last five years. They have had to start from scratch on a dead planet, with a priority to be able to defend themselves, lest they be exterminated like their ancestors.
If a town needs representation then they’d best figure out a way to represent all those different races and factions quickly, or they won’t get their needs seen to. Hopefully, they haven’t recruited idiots to come build up a hugely technologically advanced society. Hopefully, they also have some organisational skills. If they haven’t then they have bigger problems than a lack of representation in their towns.
Jason is overseeing all this, looking for deficiencies and problems in the longer term and prioritising when required. Just like any other leader in any size of organisation. If he can’t do it, then hopefully someone (such as the Kimdori) will point out to him that he isn’t up to the task and he’ll get in more experienced people in those key positions.
Overall Jason seems to be doing very well.
I’ve seen no hints of the Faey trying to exterminate whole groups of people. Take over other territories and exploit their resources, absolutely yes.
All in all I see little to compare the Faey to the Nazis, or Jason to a king demanding absolute rule. (Unlike say the Australian Government’s programme to forcibly breed and relocate Aboriginals which continued up to the late 1970s.
NOT a dig at your country, just to point out that evil does not equal Nazis in every case and the actions of a few should not reflect on everyone. Just as Americans are not all Nazis for continuing to break treaties and steal land, for logging mostly, from the Native Americans to this day.)