Board Thread:Warhammer 40k General Discussion/@comment-2253300-20130211000751/@comment-7186329-20130409164415

Please allow me to explain to you how an alliance work, and why The Emperor was right, and the xenophobia and hate is quite justified.

Only an alliance between equals is possible. Here is a small example. In 1936 Nazi Germany was the most technologically advanced nation in the world, we all know what happened afterwards. Consider how hard it is for equal humans to create an alliance in the true sense of the word, now try to do that with xenox whose technology and view of the Universe is completely different from ours.

And alliance can occur under several different circumstances. However, for that alliance to be equal both sides have to be equal. That is to say that if neither side can overcome the other without a huge cost of recourses and lives, then an alliance would be the best option. When that happens ,if both sides are equall, then terms can be negotiated that favor each equally, so that no one comes out on top, which would lead to strife, hatred and a break of that alliance with hostile actions. What about the Tau and Kroot? I am going to predict that there is going to be a devastating civil war between them, the Tau will learn the hard way not to trust anything but themselves, that is a topic for a separete discussion.

Why didn`t the Imperium ally with anyone? Why should it? At the time of The Emperor the Imperium was the largest military organization in the Galaxy, it was expanding, advancing, strenghtening and improving itself, and its leader was one of the greates beings in existance. There was no need, or reason to form an alliance with anything.

The only form of piece with other species, the Eldar only, would have been a ceasfire. That`s it. And that is the only mistake that the Imperium made, declaring every xenos an enemy and starting military action against them, while a ceasfire would have been much more beneficial. In the short term atleast.