Board Thread:Warhammer 40k General Discussion/@comment-14745711-20130821214539/@comment-8881468-20130901175357

I doubvt that you would use the term stalinist towards them, that does not work but hey, let#s look at the modus operandi

tau= peaceful negotiations+ trade whereever possible

tau= religeous freedom as long as you do not counter greater good aka benefit of the the majority of all that work under that principle, if not the whole galaxy, which is also, per so, peaceful coexistence

to quote from the gue'vesa article:

"They were treated well by the Tau, and were even allowed to continue worshiping the God-Emperor and maintain their faith in the Imperial Cult, though this version of the faith was purged of the fanatic and xenophobic sentiments that were commonplace in the Imperium."

tau= no press ganging, no planetary tithes but positive motivation to accept the greater good

tau= freedom to do research

tau= wanting to integrate other cultures actually.. well go for research into kroot or vespvid or the other allies/followers in that empire and find negatives

and as far as the info is given, tau do not turn whole planets into industrial wastelands or have, as of yet, to perform exterminatus actions