Board Thread:Warhammer 40k General Discussion/@comment-24037808-20140924094901/@comment-72.93.44.34-20140930034018

1- In regards to harsh incorporations of human civilizations into the Imperium: The Imperium had to get it done one way or another. Humanity would not have survived if the Emperor didn't unify it. That was the reason he finally went public. There is no reason that a human world would not want to join the Imperium. No reason. joining the Imperium meant protection, prosperity, and a chance for the species to be great again. Only if that planets elite do not want it because they felt that they would lose power by being incorporated, which was only the case if they were extremely corrupt, or they were passive waist, and in those cases it was just for the Emperor to take it by force. If these elite had the population so much in their control that they would fight to the end, so be it, you are with us or your against us. Daddy knows best. Oh and don't get me started on chaos civilizations.

2- In regards to harsh treatment of non-human civilizations, Crusade era and post: It doesn't matter they aren't human. Why commiserate on behalf of these beings. Sentient or not. There is the belief that the image of man is holy. This is legitimate, it is a big part of the Judeo-Christian faiths, but it actually predates them; read Plato's Critias and Timaeus. 40k reflects this well enough.. The Emperor and his very first bunch of primarchs were very big on this. Very big. So it doesn't matter how they are treated. They are an enemy, a nuisance, or a means to an end. End of story.

3- In regards to the Tau displaying more tolerant ideals: They do these things because they can't afford not to. And they are not as proud of a race as the Imperium or Necrons. Read some Machiavelli. It wont end well for them.