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The Colonies themselves though, must always submit to the ever almighty Colonial Authority, which controls every aspect of Colonial life. While the Colonies may have a great say in the actual workings of the Confederacy, they have little say in their own affairs at home. Colonials must also deal with an already extensive military presence that is steadily growing. The representatives for the colonies are also partly appointed, partly elected, with the Colonial members of the Council of Executives are chosen exclusively by the Colonial Authority, on a rotating basis. | The Colonies themselves though, must always submit to the ever almighty Colonial Authority, which controls every aspect of Colonial life. While the Colonies may have a great say in the actual workings of the Confederacy, they have little say in their own affairs at home. Colonials must also deal with an already extensive military presence that is steadily growing. The representatives for the colonies are also partly appointed, partly elected, with the Colonial members of the Council of Executives are chosen exclusively by the Colonial Authority, on a rotating basis. | ||
The Confederacy itself is overseen by the Chairman who has broad, almost autocratic powers on extra-Homeworld affairs, but is near powerless when it comes to the nations that his authority fundamentally rests on. The Chairman is chosen from the ranks of the Parliament of the Peoples and | The Confederacy itself is overseen by the Chairman who has broad, almost autocratic powers on extra-Homeworld affairs, but is near powerless when it comes to the nations that his authority fundamentally rests on. The Chairman is chosen from the ranks of the Parliament of the Peoples and confirmed by the Council of Executives. | ||
The Mathenite Confederacy has a long standing feud with the Cardassian Union, and constantly oppose Cardassian interests in their region of space. Conquering the Mathenite worlds was once a very attractive idea to several generations of Cardassian Central Command, though in the face of this aggression, the Mathenites would always rally to protect their autonomy. "A Mathenite Conquest" is now a pejorative term in the Cardassian Union and the surrounding regions to describe something that has been attempted countless times before, but never succeeded, though many would continually try, not taking into consideration the history of failure such a venture assures. The last attempt at an invasion of the Mathenite colonies lead to the formation of the Mathenite Confederacy, and now the Cardassians face not a series of isolated, squabbling worlds, but a very strong coalition of wealthy and militarily powerful worlds whose government is eager to prove the strength of their new unity. | |||
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The Colonial Authority also has to deal with the 'problem' of the native populations on 8 different worlds, which are all vastly technologically inferior to the Mathenite Colonials. Some native species have completely submitted to Mathenite military and cultural hegemony, (Such as on Viseria, where the process of cultural assimilation and upliftion of the native species is in an advanced state) while others are either divided in their support or actively resist the CA. As stated before, some colonies do not even encompass entire planets, so border skirmishes between the colonials and the native people are also a problem, as is the problem of continued territory expansion to acquire resources and room to expand. | The Colonial Authority also has to deal with the 'problem' of the native populations on 8 different worlds, which are all vastly technologically inferior to the Mathenite Colonials. Some native species have completely submitted to Mathenite military and cultural hegemony, (Such as on Viseria, where the process of cultural assimilation and upliftion of the native species is in an advanced state) while others are either divided in their support or actively resist the CA. As stated before, some colonies do not even encompass entire planets, so border skirmishes between the colonials and the native people are also a problem, as is the problem of continued territory expansion to acquire resources and room to expand. | ||
No where is the nuanced state of the CA's mission more evident than on Nuradem, the Mathenite colony closest to Federation space. On Nuradem, the Mathenites only control an area the size of South-East Asia on Earth, the rest being under the control of the native species, which is at a much lower level of technological advancement, many still living in huts and tribes. The situation is further complicated by the presence of the descendants of the first Mathenite colonists that no longer consider themselves "Mathenite", but rather Nurademian, though they also fight intermittent conflicts with the locals. Nuradem is considered the colony being watched by the entire Alpha Quadrant, with many parties interested in the colonial development for different reasons. The Mathenite authorities also face threats of terrorism from assimilated Nuradem natives who want the CA gone, and an ethnic conflict between a group of Nurademians that the Mathenite's arrival spared from genocide and have happily assimilated into Colonial life, and other allied Nurademians, who consider the other group 'unclean'. | No where is the nuanced state of the CA's mission more evident than on Nuradem, the Mathenite colony closest to Federation space. On Nuradem, the Mathenites only control an area the size of South-East Asia on Earth, the rest being under the control of the native species, which is at a much lower level of technological advancement, many still living in huts and tribes. The situation is further complicated by the presence of the descendants of the first Mathenite colonists that no longer consider themselves "Mathenite", but rather Nurademian, though they also fight intermittent conflicts with the locals. Nuradem is considered the colony being watched by the entire Alpha Quadrant, with many parties interested in the colonial development for different reasons. The Mathenite authorities also face threats of terrorism from assimilated Nuradem natives who want the CA gone, and an ethnic conflict between a group of Nurademians that the Mathenite's arrival spared from genocide and have happily assimilated into Colonial life, and other allied Nurademians, who consider the other group 'unclean'. | ||
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