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== History == | == History == | ||
Prior to the First [[Cylon War]], Sagittaron was a great provider to its fellow colonies, with its citizens and workers taking pride in their accomplishments. A change occurs when politicians and lawmakers turn the colony's output from necessity into profiteering. Under this, agricultural workers (agri-techs) and laborers became slaves, as Sagittaron is turned into a work camp where "once those duties were supervised by armed guards doling out punishment for underachievement, the morale [of Sagittaron's laboring citizens] faded and then vanished completely".<ref name="zarek">As stated by [[Tom Zarek (alternate)|]] in his book, "[[The Revolution Within]]".</ref> These changes do not occur overnight, as they take many generations of slow and steady erosion. | Prior to the First [[Cylon War]], Sagittaron was a great provider to its fellow colonies, with its citizens and workers taking pride in their accomplishments. A change occurs when politicians and lawmakers turn the colony's output from necessity into profiteering. Under this, agricultural workers (agri-techs) and laborers became slaves, as Sagittaron is turned into a work camp where "once those duties were supervised by armed guards doling out punishment for underachievement, the morale [of Sagittaron's laboring citizens] faded and then vanished completely".<ref name="zarek">As stated by [[Tom Zarek (alternate)|Tom Zarek]] in his book, "[[The Revolution Within]]".</ref> These changes do not occur overnight, as they take many generations of slow and steady erosion. | ||
During the generation of [[Karen Zarek|Karen]] and [[Jerome Zarek]], the government of Sagittaron began finding ways to address the situation of Sagittaron status as a work camp, however they did not wish to accept responsibility for the current condition of the colony. This lead, in part, to the creation of the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]], machines that would allegedly lessen the burden on the workers and free them. However, while the Cylons did lessen the work for some humans -- mainly the economically privileged -- the "newly-freed slaves found they had few options that didn't involve going right back to their old jobs"<ref name="zarek"/>. | During the generation of [[Karen Zarek|Karen]] and [[Jerome Zarek]], the government of Sagittaron began finding ways to address the situation of Sagittaron status as a work camp, however they did not wish to accept responsibility for the current condition of the colony. This lead, in part, to the creation of the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]], machines that would allegedly lessen the burden on the workers and free them. However, while the Cylons did lessen the work for some humans -- mainly the economically privileged -- the "newly-freed slaves found they had few options that didn't involve going right back to their old jobs"<ref name="zarek"/>. | ||
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- For Sagittaron in the Re-imagined Series canon, see: The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Sagittaron.
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Sagittaron is one of the Twelve Colonies of Kobol and is abundant in natural resources, in addition to being the primary exporter of nitrassium. The colony is viewed by some as a slave labor camp for the colonies, which has brewed a violence, particularly at the hands of the Sagittaron Freedom Movement, lead by Tom Zarek.
History
Prior to the First Cylon War, Sagittaron was a great provider to its fellow colonies, with its citizens and workers taking pride in their accomplishments. A change occurs when politicians and lawmakers turn the colony's output from necessity into profiteering. Under this, agricultural workers (agri-techs) and laborers became slaves, as Sagittaron is turned into a work camp where "once those duties were supervised by armed guards doling out punishment for underachievement, the morale [of Sagittaron's laboring citizens] faded and then vanished completely".[1] These changes do not occur overnight, as they take many generations of slow and steady erosion.
During the generation of Karen and Jerome Zarek, the government of Sagittaron began finding ways to address the situation of Sagittaron status as a work camp, however they did not wish to accept responsibility for the current condition of the colony. This lead, in part, to the creation of the Cylons, machines that would allegedly lessen the burden on the workers and free them. However, while the Cylons did lessen the work for some humans -- mainly the economically privileged -- the "newly-freed slaves found they had few options that didn't involve going right back to their old jobs"[1].
The Cylon War brings some changes to Sagittaron, namely discontent and labor strikes which affect the colony's output, in addition to various Cylon attacks. All of these factors bring an increased military presence to Sagittaron, including Colonial Marines and curfews (Battlestar Galactica: Zarek 1).
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 As stated by Tom Zarek in his book, "The Revolution Within".