026-2509 Gateway News Service- New Drakkensburg
The Council President of the ruling Oligarchy of New Drakkensburg has released a statement in light of the Kaiser's comments on Friedland:
"As is known New Drakkensburg stands four square for freedom to choose, freedom to think, and freedom of commerce. The slanderous words by the Kaiser have caused anger and revulsion here on our beloved planet. We are not a slave holding world, that is a base calumny, and nothing could be further from the truth.
While we might have those, who could possibly, but only by a deranged mind be considered less than full citizens of New Drakkensburg, we assure everyone that the less socially privileged of our worlds inhabitants are well fed, happy, productive, and living the life that their creator intended for them. To flat out accuse New Drakkensburg of being a slave holding world is a base lie and completely mischaracterize our peculiar institution, and our way of life.
As for the Kasier's absurd accusations that we somehow are behind various incidents which have occurred across the sector, well we have addressed those tiresome lies many times in the past, and I do not intend to rehash our response to those scurrilous claims which have been put forth by mentally defective, genetic defects who are speaking from a position of complete ignorance and we will mokusatsu them.
The tiresome commenting on the completely misunderstood so called "invasion" of Hades Station is being used once more by those who are for reasons known only to them, beating this dead equine, purely for selfish, anti-democratic, and, dare we say it, a position of supreme ignorance that we do not need to address any longer.
We want to assure all the members of the sector, that New Drakkensburg only has your best interests at heart, we stand in the forefront of those who prize freedom, yes freedom, unlike other worlds who are seemingly determined to keep their people in the darkness of ignorance. As we have continually assured those who live in our lovely sector, we are only there to help and uplift those who need our help, and we do not interfere where we are not wanted, if those benighted worlds prefer to wallow in the trough with the near pigs, then we have to let them, since we will not go where we are not wanted.
Thank you for coming, and we want to assure everyone we are not to be dismissed, but we will not stand by to be accused of immoral motives by barbarians.