Author: Arpeegy

January 24, 2022 Arpeegy

City State Democracy’s historians continue to uncover antidemocratic movements that worked to undermine and destroy past democratic states from the inside.  Illiberalism can only destroy the pillars of democracy when a populace becomes uneducated.  As Hannah Arendt reflected, over a century ago, that “The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or…

January 17, 2022 Arpeegy

MAKE’s historians have uncovered an important message from our 21st century entertainment archives.  The message of liberty, equality, and justice from ancient Earth’s Martin Luther King, Jr. (MLK) still resonate today, hundreds of years later, thanks to the defenders of freedom.  Unfortunately, many illiberal autocrats still try to use the evils MLK spoke out against…

January 15, 2022 Arpeegy

Greetings CMDRs, Rhea First Prime has signed the Council’s dual initiative to support our Commanders in their efforts to gain Federal rank and to support the Green Party of Dulos, acting on behalf of the Caine Massey Mining company, during the ongoing galactic event.  As such, City State Democracy will be jumping multiple times between…

January 7, 2022 Arpeegy

Commanders, Rhea First Prime has ordered Democracy to assist in the Colonia Bridge Project.  Democracy will be jumping multiple times over the next week in support of this operation.  Any MAKE commander that wishes to participate in the operation should be stationed on Democracy for the duration of the project.  Commanders are asked to bring…

December 20, 2021 Arpeegy

Greetings my fellow Commanders, I was pleased to have my Beluga Liner, Hedy LaMarr, selected by the famous explorer, Irene Kelley, for her excursion to Gargantuan.  Apparently, she had heard that my liner was in the top 1% of all luxury liners in the galaxy and that it is fully equipped with a state-of-the-art discovery…

December 5, 2021 Arpeegy

City State Democracy’s historians recently uncovered the following educational multi-media presentation that helps to explain the psychology of extremism.  As guardians of democracy, it is important for MAKE to support pluralism, multiculturalism, and diversity.  This includes recognizing the importance of disagreement, compromise, and collaboration in all democratic systems.  This is one of the only mechanisms…

November 26, 2021 Arpeegy

Thanks to our recent Guardian archeological digs and Meta Alloy harvesting efforts, our science department has unlocked many new and exciting technologies.  The fabrication methods for these technologies are listed below.  Some of the components for these technologies are available in limited quantities in Democracy’s commodities market. Corrosion Resistant Cargo Rack: 16 Meta-Alloys 26 Iron…

November 20, 2021 Arpeegy

Commanders, City State Democracy will be in and around the Rhea system for about a week before setting off in search of Meta Alloys.  I thought I would take this time to elaborate on our Guardian Technology successes.  Our scientists have unlocked the secrets of Guardian modules, weapons, and vessels.  We encourage all pilots to…

November 14, 2021 Arpeegy

As many of you know, I name my ships after women resistance fighters.  Today, I share the name of my Viper Mk III: Renia Kukielka. Renia fought for democracy against ancient Earth’s Nazis during World War II.  She was a courier for the aptly named group Freedom.  She wrote a memoir that was published in…

November 12, 2021 Arpeegy

The search for Guardian Technology is going very well and proving to be highly beneficial to the pilots participating in the efforts.  Remember, CS Democracy will be moving quickly between sites so fly with your systems “online” and be sure to station yourself on the carrier before shutting your vessel down.  Our deck crew always…