Re: [SG] comparing SG

On Thu, 24 Jan 2002 19:12:40 +1100 Alan and Carmel Brain 
<aebrain@austarmetro.com.au> wrote:

> From: "John Crimmins" <johncrim@voicenet.com>
>> (I do like bits of the 40K background -- especially since they've 
moved away from the idea that the Imperium is neccessarily the good 
guys <<
 
> Returning to the Rogue Trader roots. Some of the original illos 
showed the inner sanctum of the Emperor in very Geigeresque style. It 
called into question whether this was the lesser of two Evils. <
 
That was a _question_? The 40K background _never_ looked to have any 
good guys in it. The Imperium is a bunch of power-mad religious 
fanatics; the Eldar are ruthless survivalists with the usual 
superiority complex; I'm not even going to bother describing the Orks 
and the Tyranids; the various Chaos/Dark Whatever forces are, by 
definition, evil; and I've seen nothing to make me think the Tau are 
any better.

The whole concept of the 40K universe is a Dark Future(tm) in which 
There Is Only War(tm). There is no optimism, no honour (only twisted 
reflections of it), no trust, and the whole thing "works" purely on the 
basis of Might Makes Right.

That's one of the reasons why I loathe GW. This is not a concept that I 
think should be aimed at children.

Phil
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