Someone at a convention once said to me:
"Western Europeans see the Imperium as an unnecessary evil and that's the tragedy & satire of the setting. Russians see the Imperium as a necessary evil to be embraced. And Americans see the Imperium as the good guys."
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"Western Europeans see the Imperium as an unnecessary evil and that's the tragedy & satire of the setting. Russians see the Imperium as a necessary evil to be embraced. And Americans see the Imperium as the good guys."
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I don't think that's true - at least not along those national lines and in such stark terms.
And I also think there's a very strong caseto be made where all three are true and false to varying degrees, all at once.
Your focus determines your reality, and all that.
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And I also think there's a very strong caseto be made where all three are true and false to varying degrees, all at once.
Your focus determines your reality, and all that.
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But I think about it a lot, especially when writing Chaos-related jazz, because from the POV of the characters that built the Imperium and then failed to hold onto it, it's a fascinating summary that says so much in so few words.
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Director's Cut Bonus Tweet:
[Boring Fact #45864]
For several years I misremembered the person that said this to me as being @MengelMinis.
[Boring Fact #45864]
For several years I misremembered the person that said this to me as being @MengelMinis.
