Cor-Society
Before the Clone Wars, there was great political turmoil in the Galactic Republic Senate. Many groups were advocating contrasting positions, ranging from proposals for a socialist welfare state over hardcore conservative world views to completely opening the market for competitive capitalism. One of the most influential of these groups was the Cor-Society. Named after the galactic capital Coruscant, the society consisted of senators, experienced traders and wealthy industrials as well as former officials of several trade associations. Their main goal was to shift attention to opening the market and making Coruscant, which was already a main compound of travel and trade, into the main handling center for goods and thus bringing trade operations into the hands of the Republic government. Of course, this would mean weakening the position of companies like the Banking Clan, Techno Union and Trade Federation, which had demonstrated their enormous power during the blockade of Naboo. Among the leaders of the society were not only senators Kar Ordin and Joyce Caravan, who were known to be not only politically connected but personally associated, but also former military officer and heir to an immense fortune, Haron Deckar and the former Techno Union chairman Lob Menor. While the later two provided immense financial resources and a wide network of useful contacts, the two senators continuously bombarded the senate with questions about how to break the Trade Federation’s monopoly. With the outbreak of the Clone Wars, the society disbanded and most of the members started putting their time and money towards the war effort, hoping to break the Trade Federation’s position by means of violence. While most of them survived the war and continued to work as imperial officials, Lob Menor was assassinated early after the battle of Geonosis, probably as an act of revenge by his former employer, the Techno Union.
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A little Star Wars fig-off between @architectureofthebrick and me on Instagram. The topic was senators and wealthy citizens.
Cor-Society
Before the Clone Wars, there was great political turmoil in the Galactic Republic Senate. Many groups were advocating contrasting positions, ranging from proposals for a socialist welfare state over hardcore conservative world views to completely opening the market for competitive capitalism. One of the most influential of these groups was the Cor-Society. Named after the galactic capital Coruscant, the society consisted of senators, experienced traders and wealthy industrials as well as former officials of several trade associations. Their main goal was to shift attention to opening the market and making Coruscant, which was already a main compound of travel and trade, into the main handling center for goods and thus bringing trade operations into the hands of the Republic government. Of course, this would mean weakening the position of companies like the Banking Clan, Techno Union and Trade Federation, which had demonstrated their enormous power during the blockade of Naboo. Among the leaders of the society were not only senators Kar Ordin and Joyce Caravan, who were known to be not only politically connected but personally associated, but also former military officer and heir to an immense fortune, Haron Deckar and the former Techno Union chairman Lob Menor. While the later two provided immense financial resources and a wide network of useful contacts, the two senators continuously bombarded the senate with questions about how to break the Trade Federation’s monopoly. With the outbreak of the Clone Wars, the society disbanded and most of the members started putting their time and money towards the war effort, hoping to break the Trade Federation’s position by means of violence. While most of them survived the war and continued to work as imperial officials, Lob Menor was assassinated early after the battle of Geonosis, probably as an act of revenge by his former employer, the Techno Union.
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A little Star Wars fig-off between @architectureofthebrick and me on Instagram. The topic was senators and wealthy citizens.