Open burst transmission to the people of Kusari

Ito Jinsai,

I have to say i'm quite surprised by the facts you are formulating in your transmission.
But before addressing those statements you are making, i will introduce myself.

I serve as rear-admiral in our Naval Forces. I fought to protect our people during decades. I was one of the individuals who supported the coup leading to the creation of the Republic. I was one of those deciding the Emperor wasn't serving our people by sending more and more assets to Bretonia, leaving core space under defended, and by starting a conflict with Gaz Miner Guild, thus opening a new front-line in the Galactic East.

While those decisions were difficult to make, i do believe they were taken to protect our people.

Now please let me get back to your assertions.

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Your constitution has been suspended and has never been reinstated, you now live under this new regime with no constitutional rights to protect your well being.

I wonder if you have fully comprehended what this means and what it could mean.

Kusari is the only nation in Sirius where it’s citizens are not legally entitled to basic rights.

I'm sorry to have to tell you you aren't well informed. Kusari does have a constitution. Our Republic is governed by a Prime Minister, seconded by a ministry. Our Republic does have a parliament to represent its people. Such a representation didn't exist in the Empire.

Furthermore, we are a nation of laws. How you can claim citizens don't have any basic rights is beyond me.

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But tell me, in a land with no legal necessity to hold fair and just elections, how do you know your votes stood as a true and just measure?

Of course we have one organization in Kusari that will verify the results, tell me, why is it an organization that is on the government's payroll, and consisting of an entirely new membership?

I'm afraid this is only your opinion, an opinion you are free to keep. Yet, as long as you don't back up your claims with proofs that can be objectively verified, the impact of your claims will be severely limited.

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The democratic Party of Kusari holds a vast majority in the parliament a very effective way to silence their critics and hide the governance of Kusari behind closed doors.

How is it that we can have a democracy when we have no law to govern the limits of the government? No oversight on the individuals that choose your freedoms while there is no protection in place to safeguard your welfare? Something is rotten in the core of Kusari.

Then again, what you are claiming here is purely subjective. If you wish to argue about the parliament composition, please begin by stating facts that can be verified. As far as i know, DPK isn't that dominant in the parliament.

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Alas I was decidedly upset with the results. Eight days before the election and there was a mass of arrests performed on various members of the conservative party, mostly in the name of corruption. The timing could not of been better.

Under previous laws regarding polling on government positions, one must give fourteen days notice of intent to run. Of course these laws were pointed out to the conservative party and although it mounted a legal challenge this was not to be heard until after the election and it proceeded ahead. The results, a landslide victory in many prefectures. A party won that may of deserved victory, may not of, we shall never know. The strangest part of the whole affair, it was military police that performed the arrests against the civilian targets.

A year later and the accused are finally being released. most without convictions. Now we hear of some of the cases that never made it to trial.

Kamura Hibiki charged with stealing government property, he claims he took a datapad to his residence after not submitting a report stating his intentions.

Hiroki Eguchi again charged with stealing government property this time it was a recording device, a bug he discovered planted in his office that he claims he was going to take to the Kusari State Police. Although he was arrested on a route that could actually take him to the local precinct, we shall not know the truth as he was arrested before reaching any destination. I wonder if these are the methods that is used by either a group or supporters of a group that have your best interests at heart.

This is a news to me. Would you please link me to the news articles mentioning this?

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The crime rate is at an all time high in Kusari, never has it been so unsafe to travel from one planet to another or even in the same system. Every lane now harbors groups of the unwanted and dispossessed, looking for an easy strike. The navy is increasing in size lately and with it comes more strikes on these groups, however while the navy is getting stronger, the police forces are withering away due to a lack funding and improper communication from the government. It seems there is not enough profit in the Kusari State Police to make it a sound investment.

While Kusari core space suffered an increase of the criminal activities following the creation of the Republic, mainly because of the lack of means and personnel left in Naval Forces, i can assure you criminals activity severely decreased in the last months.
If you have difficulties to believe me, i will humbly remind i, along with the men and women serving our people, patrol core space daily. I'm inclined to think i'm well informed concerning this subject.

As to Kusari State Police funding, while a priority was made on rebuilding our defensive assets, i highly doubt our government neglected to support the State Police in their operations. But this is only my opinion, as i do not have access to law enforcement agencies funding data. Do you?

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It is obviously not a mass induced disease or insanity that has recently spread across our population. Instead it is a mass feeling of hopelessness that has festered in the masses. There is nothing to strive for in Kusari recently as the people have lost their inspiration.

I have to say i'm quite disappointed to hear such defeatist and disillusioned speech. Kusari's people indeed faced a major identity crisis. We after all always had an Emperor, even if he wasn't always governing our people. Yet, we are still the sons of Kusari. Our traditions are still intact and our will shouldn't be bent so easily.

Kusari's society is in transition since decades. We lived as recluses, afraid from outsiders. Yet, our people cannot prosper by living in autarky.

I will conclude by stating the obvious. No governing system is perfect. The Republic we are living in isn't. It never will be.
As living beings, we can only tend to perfection. So does the Republic. If you truly are so concerned, you should consider to become part of the solution. Start a political career. Fight for those who cannot defend themselves, and make sure all your acts are made to improve our society.

Shall you remain true to your ideals.

Sakamoto Ryoma.