We’ve all seen the countless discussions errupting in the midst of threads concerning every aspect of the Thargoid Crisis in the Pleiades. But I have not seen a thread where the sole purpose is to sit down and get a feel for exactly where the majority of the population stands when it comes to the Crisis, and what our next course of action should be going forward.
I’ll start by saying that I am relatively new to the Pilot’s Federation, but I am not new to war and I consider what we have going on in the Pleiades very near to just that.
Why then have our governments done nothing but sit idly by as more and more stations come under attack? This is not some sort of humanitarian crisis/ natural disaster where our only option is to weather the storm, pick up the pieces, and carry on our jolly business, but that is exactly the spin I see being plugged on Galnet, when in reality what we have is a sentient collective of non-human organisms carrying out DELIBERATE and SUSTAINED HOSTILITIES against human targets throughout human space. That kind of scenario warrants immediate action to end the loss of human life. Any notion that allowing further attacks to continue based on some skewed idea of Xeno-diplomacy (“let them kill us, its the polite thing to do”) borders on criminal insanity.
The very first argument I see in support of complete inaction (!?!) is that we “started it.” First by occupying the Pleiades Sector (theorized to be the home territory of the Thargoid race), second by possibly firing first in isolated instances of first-contact, and potentially a tertiary effect attributed to the vandalism of Thargoid sites found throughout The Pleiades in systems such as Maia. That argument may be relevent to the overall crisis at the start of formal diplomacies, but here’s the thing: those diplomacies have not started yet! Human stations are currently being blasted to smitherines as we speak *re: if you happen to be reading this on a Thursday*. So the current idea that inaction is the best course of action in regards to protecting the safety of the innocent of our kind is in NO WAY related to how we proceed from here.
I have seen with my own eyes Ocellus stations laid to ruins, their habitat rings torn in half spewing remnants of human life into the cold vaccuum. I have seen bulk cargo vessels gutted from stem to stern with all lives lost minus the half dozen escape pods floating among countless other debris. I have seen a whole Faragut battle fleet, the pride of the Federation and symbol of unmatched strength across the galaxy, decimated beyond what fury man could bring upon other men.
“It’s our fault. We deserve it.”
I had some understanding for our government leaders when the crisis first started. It was all so unclear when the first three stations fell. Was it really the Thargoids, or was there some dark scheme unfolding from the depths of Aegis and the Sirius Corporation? Was there a misunderstanding resulting in premature hostilities, did things get out of hand? Was this a false flag operation? But now after weeks of the same, it is overwhelmingly clear that we have a shooting war happening right now in our backyard, full scale military operations with the intent to remove human prescence in that sector.
The question as to whether humanity needs to mobilize every man woman and child for the war effort can be discussed later. Right now, the way I see it, we cannot ignore this question any longer: what do we do in The Pleiades?
I’ll start. In my mind the fact that stations have been burned and fleets have been lost warrants a direct military response, but since the Thargoids have not yet pushed into humanity’s sovereign bubble, but rather kept hostilities within The Pleiades, an area of space now known to be contested, we are not forced into all-out-war and do have options.
1. EVACUATE The Pleiades. Remove all human prescence and retreat to an area of space adjacent to the bubble. Form phased lines of defense until all humans have been relocated, then form a fortified primary phase line facing out towards the Pleiades. A similar strategy as the Maginot Line that the French constructed after WW1, and the Siegfried Line later used by Germany. If the Thargoids attempt to break this line, unleash all we have against them. This may be the more economically feasible option as opposed to the current “strategy” of overtasking our merchant marine fleets with trasporting hundreds of megatons of raw materials and manpower to our damaged stations only for more to fall the next day and multiplying the rescue and rebuild efforts exponentially. As it stands we simply cannot sustain the current rate of station loss. Losing the remainder of our progress in the Pleiades in a full scale retreat might be staggering, but draining more precious resources and manpower away from The Bubble and dumping it into The Pleiades just to lose it all anyways under this current method of damage control could cripple humanity where it matters the most.
2. REINFORCE and fortify The Pleiades. Unite the major powers, if only temporarily, and send the bulk of the Imperial and Federal battle fleets along with all willing members of the Pilot’s Federation to fortify and defend our remaining systems. Seek out and destroy Thargoid contacts in the region to prevent more attacks. Occupy and defend remaining stations, give any prospective Thargoid marauders a formal welcome party should they choose to strike again. The more extreme but arguably more effective option here would be to declare martial law in the Pleiades and fully militarize the region, placing each station and outpost in a state of Military Lockdown while rolling local system defense forces into a kind of garrisoned naval reserve. Doubling down on The Pleiades and funneling tangible military might in the Thargoid’s faces sends a clear message, while at the same time preventing more needless loss of life.
I’ve presented my proposed courses of action but it seems like until the rest of our voices are heard, our governments will continue to pretend like what we are doing in the Pleiades now is working.
Please weigh in on this. The only way to stop more lives from being lost is to do something. The question is: what.
I’ll start by saying that I am relatively new to the Pilot’s Federation, but I am not new to war and I consider what we have going on in the Pleiades very near to just that.
Why then have our governments done nothing but sit idly by as more and more stations come under attack? This is not some sort of humanitarian crisis/ natural disaster where our only option is to weather the storm, pick up the pieces, and carry on our jolly business, but that is exactly the spin I see being plugged on Galnet, when in reality what we have is a sentient collective of non-human organisms carrying out DELIBERATE and SUSTAINED HOSTILITIES against human targets throughout human space. That kind of scenario warrants immediate action to end the loss of human life. Any notion that allowing further attacks to continue based on some skewed idea of Xeno-diplomacy (“let them kill us, its the polite thing to do”) borders on criminal insanity.
The very first argument I see in support of complete inaction (!?!) is that we “started it.” First by occupying the Pleiades Sector (theorized to be the home territory of the Thargoid race), second by possibly firing first in isolated instances of first-contact, and potentially a tertiary effect attributed to the vandalism of Thargoid sites found throughout The Pleiades in systems such as Maia. That argument may be relevent to the overall crisis at the start of formal diplomacies, but here’s the thing: those diplomacies have not started yet! Human stations are currently being blasted to smitherines as we speak *re: if you happen to be reading this on a Thursday*. So the current idea that inaction is the best course of action in regards to protecting the safety of the innocent of our kind is in NO WAY related to how we proceed from here.
I have seen with my own eyes Ocellus stations laid to ruins, their habitat rings torn in half spewing remnants of human life into the cold vaccuum. I have seen bulk cargo vessels gutted from stem to stern with all lives lost minus the half dozen escape pods floating among countless other debris. I have seen a whole Faragut battle fleet, the pride of the Federation and symbol of unmatched strength across the galaxy, decimated beyond what fury man could bring upon other men.
“It’s our fault. We deserve it.”
I had some understanding for our government leaders when the crisis first started. It was all so unclear when the first three stations fell. Was it really the Thargoids, or was there some dark scheme unfolding from the depths of Aegis and the Sirius Corporation? Was there a misunderstanding resulting in premature hostilities, did things get out of hand? Was this a false flag operation? But now after weeks of the same, it is overwhelmingly clear that we have a shooting war happening right now in our backyard, full scale military operations with the intent to remove human prescence in that sector.
The question as to whether humanity needs to mobilize every man woman and child for the war effort can be discussed later. Right now, the way I see it, we cannot ignore this question any longer: what do we do in The Pleiades?
I’ll start. In my mind the fact that stations have been burned and fleets have been lost warrants a direct military response, but since the Thargoids have not yet pushed into humanity’s sovereign bubble, but rather kept hostilities within The Pleiades, an area of space now known to be contested, we are not forced into all-out-war and do have options.
1. EVACUATE The Pleiades. Remove all human prescence and retreat to an area of space adjacent to the bubble. Form phased lines of defense until all humans have been relocated, then form a fortified primary phase line facing out towards the Pleiades. A similar strategy as the Maginot Line that the French constructed after WW1, and the Siegfried Line later used by Germany. If the Thargoids attempt to break this line, unleash all we have against them. This may be the more economically feasible option as opposed to the current “strategy” of overtasking our merchant marine fleets with trasporting hundreds of megatons of raw materials and manpower to our damaged stations only for more to fall the next day and multiplying the rescue and rebuild efforts exponentially. As it stands we simply cannot sustain the current rate of station loss. Losing the remainder of our progress in the Pleiades in a full scale retreat might be staggering, but draining more precious resources and manpower away from The Bubble and dumping it into The Pleiades just to lose it all anyways under this current method of damage control could cripple humanity where it matters the most.
2. REINFORCE and fortify The Pleiades. Unite the major powers, if only temporarily, and send the bulk of the Imperial and Federal battle fleets along with all willing members of the Pilot’s Federation to fortify and defend our remaining systems. Seek out and destroy Thargoid contacts in the region to prevent more attacks. Occupy and defend remaining stations, give any prospective Thargoid marauders a formal welcome party should they choose to strike again. The more extreme but arguably more effective option here would be to declare martial law in the Pleiades and fully militarize the region, placing each station and outpost in a state of Military Lockdown while rolling local system defense forces into a kind of garrisoned naval reserve. Doubling down on The Pleiades and funneling tangible military might in the Thargoid’s faces sends a clear message, while at the same time preventing more needless loss of life.
I’ve presented my proposed courses of action but it seems like until the rest of our voices are heard, our governments will continue to pretend like what we are doing in the Pleiades now is working.
Please weigh in on this. The only way to stop more lives from being lost is to do something. The question is: what.
