The Confederacy of Independent Systems, abbreviated to CIS, and otherwise known as the Separatist Alliance, the Separatist State, the Separatist Confederacy, the Separatist coalition, or simply referred to as the Separatists, was a confederation with limited recognition of outlying star systems in the galaxy that had declared independence from the Galactic Republic, a democratic union, and had its capital on the planet Raxus Secundus in the Outer Rim. Secession could be traced back to the Raxus Address by former Jedi Master Count Dooku of Serenno, from a belief of excessive taxation and corruption within the Galactic Senate, as well as a general feeling of dissatisfaction towards the neglect by the Republic-centric Core Worlds. Furthermore, the Confederacy was secretly supported by several major galactic corporations which formed the executive council, while a parliament of senators become its civilian legislature.

Thousands of disgruntled star systems seceded from the Republic and joined together in the newly-created Confederacy of Independent Systems, born from a galaxy-wide secessionist movement orchestrated by the Count of Serenno Dooku. By 24 BBY, it had become a political crisis which led to escalating tensions between the Republic and the rising Confederacy. Many within the Confederacy, including its senators, had no desire in fighting their adversaries, as they sought to be free of what they saw as the corruption and tyranny of the Republic. The Confederacy was supported by the Trade Federation, led by Viceroy Nute Gunray; the Stalgasin hive, led by Archduke Poggle the Lesser; the InterGalactic Banking Clan, headed by Chairman San Hill; the Techno Union, led by Foreman Wat Tambor; the Commerce Guild, led by Presidente Shu Mai; the Corporate Alliance, led by Magistrate Passel Argente; and the Retail Caucus. However, in 22 BBY, both governments and their respective military forces became enmeshed in the pan-galactic Clone Wars, the first major conflict in a millennium, after the conflict exploded into being on the Confederacy’s first capital world, Geonosis.

By the third year of the war, the Confederacy had suffered several major defeats in the Outer Rim Sieges as the conflict began to approach its end, while losing many starships in the decisive Battle of Coruscant, which also resulted in the death of Dooku. In the days following their defeat at Coruscant, General Grievous was neutralized on the planet Utapau, leading to the collapse of the Separatist leadership, and the fighting effectively coming to an end.

Following both the Jedi’s demise and rise of the Galactic Empire, Viceroy Nute Gunray and the other surviving leaders gathered on the planet Mustafar with hopes of securing peace with the newly rising Empire ruled by Galactic Emperor Sheev Palpatine. However he sent his new apprentice Darth Vader to wipe out them and deactivate the Separatist Droid Army as a threat to his Empire.

With the end of the Clone Wars, the newly-formed Galactic Empire as the successor to the Old Republic, reintergrated former Separatists worlds into the Empire, with only several holdouts daring to resist the Empire, which were suppressed. But an idealized view of the cause persisted during the Imperial Era, with some still holding secessionist tendencies, even into the New Republic Era.

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  • gramxi [they/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
    3·
    6 hours ago

    Sinners was fun. I have conflicting interpretations of the vamps. The obvious being a colonizing/assimilating force, and another being a fear of “collectivism” in contrast to the bootstrap-pulling protagonists.

    spoiler

    After watching this, Midnight Mass, and Nosferatu, I have come to the conclusion that the ultimate downside of getting vamped is that it really fucks with your ability to keep track of time.

  • infuziSporg [e/em/eir]@hexbear.netEnglish
    4·
    8 hours ago

    Haha I have biceps and sixpack abs for the first time in years now, just from working as a stocker for the past few months

    Body by retail, lmao

  • AdmiralDoohickey [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
    9·
    10 hours ago

    When I was unemployed I had a ton of free time but I felt that something was missing, and I was anxious about not having a job. Now that I am employed, my free time has been reduced by a ton and I miss being unemployed. Shits weird

  • TheSpectreOfGay [hy/hym, she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
    8·
    13 hours ago

    liberal protests are very interesting. it was very effective to make them feel like they had some agency in life over the ruling class by doing gestures that don’t actually affect change.

    I’ve been following the Infinity Nikki drama, where players are mad at the game for introducing some anti-consumer practices. It’s not a very shocking thing to happen, as it’s 1. a gacha, 2. targetted at women. The company that makes it basically has a monopoly on gacha games targetted at women, so they can be as shitty to their playerbase as they want. Anyway, aside from bitching online, the players also are boycotting purchases in it (which, we all know how effective "voting with your wallet is). Obviously this did not get a good enough response from the company’s PR. So the protestors have a new plan, which was not to play the game.

    For a singular day.

    Not a week, not a month, not until their demands are met. A single day.

  • GalaxyBrain [they/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
    5·
    13 hours ago

    My work had a flyer taped to the door this morning saying ‘restaurant work is fucked, start a union’ and a QR code. Over half the kitchen staff are on work visas.