Darren Rifkin

Rifkin was one of the least remarkable people I've interviewed in the past several years. Our meeting was surrounded by secrecy, which is more or less appropriate for a convicted terrorist. But showing off was really absurd. It felt self-ironic for a time — before I realiszed that Rifkin was dead serious. He really believed he was a kind of messiah (though he hated the word).

He met me in a house on Corfu that looked more like a palace. Badly maintained, but still. It wasn't about money. It was about things that Rifkin got for free. He did not really answer any questions. He was only eager to tell everyone how many supporters they have.

— Ciarán Merrick, chief editor at Blackpool Tribune (2109)

Darren Rifkin

Biography

Darren Rifkin was born in Yaffo. Little is known of his childhood, and his own claims are contradictory. Based on several sources, it is known that he worked as a mechanic in a repair shop in Yaffo and later in Agra. He was known to write amateur political poetry.

On one of his visits to Jerusalem around 2085 or 2086, Rifkin met a member of the New Sofian Union. He soon become a huge fan of the writings of Meode Hiskins. That's where he got an idea of forming an underground society bound on dominating the states weakened by the World Council.

Over time, Rifkin grew disappointed with Hiskins and started to pursue his own way. His direct actions and pamphlets allowed him to rapidly grow his support base, but the exact methods he used to increase the ranks of his organizations are unknown.

After a brief and hardly successful incursion into legal public politics Rifkin prioritized terroristic means. He soon became a wanted person in most of Mediterranean states, and used this fact for increasing his personal influence.

Principles of Freedom

Rifkin formulated four principles of freedom upon which his idelogy of so-called compulsory libertarianism is based.

1. Every man can be what he wants to be;
2. Every man pursues his desires as far as his hands reach;
3. Every man cannot be stopped unless he commits violence;
4. Every man can commit violence as long as he is not stopped.

Mediterranean Settlement Agency

Amalia Benigni chose Rifkin as a priority target after a terroristic action in Athens (2105). Rifkin successfully eluded pursuit for several years, but in 2108 he was chased to a desert region in Jordan by Jemal Ashmeyr, an agent of MSA, and killed by an air strike of a World Council jet plane ordered through Amalia's personal contacts. Jemal's story of Rifkin's pursuit involved Lora Linderman, Rifkin's long-term lover and associate. Lora is presumed to be dead along with Rifkin, since they shared the same vehicle while attempting to evade capture.

Current Status

Darren Rifkin is presumed to be dead. Some of his followers spread rumors that he is alive. Some say he still lives in Riyad and rebuilds his former army.