User blog comment:Freespeech4u2/alright let's figure this out.../@comment-2046446-20100530065948

Actually, I don't believe you can actually compare the Space Marines to Americans. That sounds like a very hubristic thing to do.

The original idea for the SMs came from the Roman Legions, and the Imperium shares more with Caesar's Rome or Alexander's empire than it does with democratic America.

Even saying the "Roman Legions" is a bit of an overgeneralization, though. The Space Wolves are meant to be viking/barbarian, while the Dark Angels are a combination of Dark Age church and Native Americans.

Also, how are you getting Allah from the Machine God? I generalize, but the followers of Allah, for the most part, are less technologically advanced than the rest of the world super-powers (America, China, Japan, Britain, Germany, to name some).

I think you're trying to read to much into it. Remember MST3K's mantra: "If you're wondering how he eats and breathes and other science facts (la la la), repeat to yourself 'It's just a show, I should really just relax!'"