Belmaria wrote:OOC: And this type of completely unrealistic roleplay is allowed?
OOC:
I work damn hard to keep it reasonable, believe it or not, and if I remember correctly, prevailing opinion around here is that I've been reasonably successful in it. You can examine my post history here if you feel like vetting that claim.
In any case, it isn't too unrealistic to suggest that likely disorganized, probably untrained, and almost universally under-equipped foreigners descending upon a Nation for 'Humanitarian' reasons would just cause problems, especially if there is already a National, organized, trained, and properly equipped Disaster Mitigation operation already underway. The Imperium just has a significantly greater reason to.
IC:
Belmaria wrote:If nations can be as technologically advanced as yours, surely you are not alone. If other civilizations that are as technologically advanced as yours opt to help, you should not be allowed to turn them away from a moral standpoint. That would be deprivation of necessary aid, and would be unnecessarily cruel to your people.
"Ambassador, the Imperium is quite alone within its region of space, those Civilizations which formerly shared it no longer exist, those few that do, are not nearly as advanced as the Imperium, and entirely unwilling to come to the aid of a Civilization known for Genocide, especially considering that all known civilizations bordering the Exterior Territories were the victims of such.
In any case, were some similarly advanced Civilization to show up at our Shield Worlds, and demand access to the Interior Territories that has been denied to all foreigners for over 70 years, for 'humanitarian' reasons, the Imperium would be more than justified to turn them away. Their Personnel may be sufficiently unfamiliar with Human Physiology so as to be an, albeit unintentional, threat to the survival of Imperial Civilians. Their personnel are almost certain to lack comprehension of the language of the Imperium, and may even lack the capability to speak it due to their physiology. Further, these foreign personnel are untrained with the usage of Imperial Medical Technologies, and the improper usage of such will absolutely pose a great threat to civilian survival, and thus, would not be allowed to utilize Imperial Medical Technologies, and thus, not be authorized to perform medical care when necessary. Further, these likely inhuman foreigners will not be welcome to many Imperial Citizens, and this may result in Civilians refusing the assistance of the foreign personnel, or attacking them out of fear for their safety. As a result, we would be morally obligated to turn them away, to ensure the safety of both their personnel, and our civilians.
Further, these foreigners may pose a security risk, as their presence in the Interior Territories will likely reveal the positioning and construction of Imperial Defensive Installations, allowing their possibly hostile government to develop countermeasures for such. Their proximity to reconstruction efforts may be utilized to acquire information on Imperial Construction and Armour Materials, so as to develop weapons effective against them. Further, these foreign personnel may utilize information acquired from the observation of Imperial Personnel to develop knowledge of Imperial Strategy and Organization, which may be utilized against the Imperium in possible future conflicts. Thus, the Imperium is morally obligated to turn the foreigners away so as to protect the Imperial Citizenry in the future."
