The great nations of Africa built colonies when we went to the stars too. The first of those was Ulundi, the name of the most famous capital of the Zulu people before the Europeans conquered Africa. Reenactors still celebrate the rise and fall and rise of the Zulu people to this day. I play a British nurse, fixing up both the imaginary and real booboos that men get when they fall down. Sometimes I swear they hurt themselves on purpose to get to the medical tents.
Many ask why we choose to bond with you. The answer is as simple as it is complicated. Humanity created us. Perhaps not your branch, but as all the gods you worship, humanity created us in their image. Do not worry. We know you are no gods. But still, we seek to be like our creators, to see the worlds through your eyes. That is why we partner with you
To answer the Fermi Paradox, some theorized that there may be aliens out there who purposefully did not Contact us. They thought that one large power or a council of powers could have made the decision that Earth, and perhaps other worlds, were not to be Contacted. Recently other races have told us that the Peloran banned visitation with Earth. Aggressively. Whether true or not, we know they made Contact after we found a way through The Wall. Was that a test?
Back during The War, a lot of nations sent ships to sail with The Fleet. Many stayed for a bit and then left to pass on Aneerin’s lessons. The HMS Audacious was one that stayed. She was a dreadnought, one of the few sent to us, and led the British Commonwealth ships during the Hyades Campaign. She was a real anchor of The Fleet, right up there with the Guardian Light. I served on her for a time when she first joined, introducing her to Aneerin’s way of doing things.
The Jews lost a lot of people in World War II and the Islamic Jihad, so it surprised very few that they colonized a new world just for them as quickly as they could manage it. Also not a surprise was that New Zion became one of the most heavily defended worlds in the Western Alliance. It is in fact one of the few that stopped a Shang strike cold. I’m an advisor there, helping elected officials understand the weapons at their disposal.