darnarth lysander Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 I think there's some pragmatism still around in the Imperium in the modern timeline. If your choice is to ally with Xenos who aren't actively trying to kill you to fight those who are, or fight two Xenos hordes trying to kill you, you take the greater chance of survival. You can always kill the nice ones later. Or if putting on a facade of politeness to befriend a Xenos trader who can be used to fulfill whatever goal gets you closer to your actual mission, then it's strategic to do so. But you're right, there is a propaganda arm to it all. Letting your citizens know that every other lifeform in the Galaxy wants to kill them, and that their only hope of survival is to worship The Emperor hard enough has to do a pretty decent job of keeping people in line. I wouldn't be surprised if the Imperium occasionally captures small bands of Xenos to drop into particularly rowdy worlds just to prove how important being good citizens is... Hah, and ruin their propaganda? Dont forget Imperial propaganda paints orks as weak mewling creatures and tau as stick thin bovines who are dumb as a rock. If they showed an normal citizen any kind of alien they'd realise that they'd been lied too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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