Has anyone else noticed that the emperor has all the hallmarks of a dictator? he is obsessed with creating a 'perfect society' and making 'perfect super-human warriors', he makes everyone worship him, those who dont are killed by his own personal inquisition force. He kills everyone who is different to him (such as the different races, even if they want peace), he conscripts guardsmen and sends them on suicidal charges to their deaths. And he doesn't let people vote in elections to choose their leaders, he just put himself in power. Or is this just me being somewat critical?
He led mankind to the only bright way mankind could go. Because He knew that Humans had a better role to play in the galaxy, The Emperor (bless His Rightous will) led us to govern th enttire galaxy. Because he was stronger than anyone he gave birth to His Space Marines, and finally he made the sacrifice to live forever without moving on the Glodenthrone. May anyone to thinnk different shall burn in flames!!!!!!
To talk more seriously, I don't think that democracy could be a viable system in the total war galaxy where it takes place.
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He is referring to the emporer of mankind. In the wh40k universe, the emporer sits atop a golden throne, which is essentially a giant life machine. He is the light of the Imperium, for it is his psychic abilities that (channeled throught the astromincan) enable warp travel to be possible. During the Horus Heresy, the emporer fought Horus on his flagship. It was a phenomenal battle, each warrior pushed to the limits of their abilities. Horus was eventually defested by The Emporer, although he was mortally wounded. He sits atop his golden throne in a semi-concious state. This is why the Followers of Chaos refer to him as the carrion Lord, as he is half dead. He is now no more than a symbol of the Imperium. He is revered as a god, but he can no longer fight along side the armies of the Imperium. The emporer hand picked the primarchs of all the founding legions, of whose gene seed was used to create the space marines. The Emporer fought alongside Horus in many campaigns, and would have still been the greatest warrior in the galaxy, had it not have been for the battle with Horus.
Emperor = Dictator = Totalitarian = Fascism
Fascism is always seen as bad these days, everyone is a democracy. Emperors and Kings are neither if they are elected, if they are elected they are merely head of state...
... not entirely sure which Fantasy "The Emperor" is from... marines, chaos, talk of galaxy/space, sounds like it could be Warhammer 40K but I'm not sure.
EDIT: seeing the post above me... damn I'm good; I've never played Warhammer
Right here we're talking about The Emporor of Mankind From the 40th dark millenium. We're not talking about the emperor of hte Empire in Warhammer battle, who is by the way, elected by 12 counts of the 12 states of The Empire.
In the dark W40K world, Indeed, The Emperor (blessed is His thoughts) ruled the Imperium as long as he could walk among his beloved people.
Yes, he was a Dictator, but according to the whole sources we can exctract from Imperium data bases, history books, and even Eldar Informations, He was really a kind of a Super advanced man, as if like a million year earlier a man with extraordinary psychic skills and a unique strengh and will was born to help his race.
He did set up government who was led by the desire of reconquesting the galaxy, so it was all made up to fulfill His military goals. Everyone knows that a democracy is not the best type of government to lead a war campaign. And, everyone in the past believed in the Emperor. Most of the world He rallied to HIs rightous cause welcomed Him as a federator of the Human nation.
In this Fantasy game, that's the only (tiny) point of hope: The ancient human leader of the galaxy was a wise dictator, not a kind of a mad man (but if it interesses you, just know that during the age of the Apostasy (around 30th millenium) the head of the Imperium was a mad man who nearly made Mankind disapear)
And by the way, it is my only opinion, but democracy can only be viable if the people are prepared to exerce power. If people don't really know how politic works, every government steps back to totalitarism. what would happen in the Imperium if the 13 HIgh Lords Of Terra gave the right to vote to every people in the galaxy? What a big mess to count voices...^^
Among my table top games with my loved Salamanders,
Or on DOW multiplayer games with my Scythe of the Emperor
THE EMPEROR PROTECTS
Last edited by Flash525; February 7th, 2006 at 02:30 AM.
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i think imperialist more then dictator, he was the first true human psychic, umm "the head of the Imperium was a mad man who nearly made Mankind disapear" the head of the imperium has always been the emperor, if your talkin about that Von dick who pitt the bitchs of battle (the sisterhood) & Co. againced the rest of the imperium then got a full neck smile after the girls had a talk with the corps, well he was more like a dictator.
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