Fascists think cruelty is good, that it creates the strong men they think they need to save humanity.
That's why 40k fails as satire.
That's why 40k fails as satire.
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You can not point to the intro monologue, which states "To be a man in such times is to be one amongst untold billions. It is to live in the cruelest and most bloody regime imaginable" and expect to hear condemnation because they do not see cruelty and bloody as value judgments, just descriptors.
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Oh right they already made the Tau and the manbabies were so upset they retconned it into them being evil too.
Without the contrast, and especially without human alternatives, all the fanboys can't see it.
but nope, gotta feed the facism machine and still try to claim it's satire somehow
So maybe the company just largely agrees with the fascism.
The satire of 40k isn't intended to tell fascists not to be fascists, it's intended to mock fascists for the amusement of non-fascists.
The argument "40k is bad Satire" is rooted in a misunderstanding of what Satire is, its impact and a confusion of intent and purpose.
What you *CAN* do is make sure the fascist is unwelcome and hounded from any shared space
When the vaguely liberal conquerors and “liberators” of oppressed lands that they previously abandoned use magical healing water their main currency the metaphors almost feel over-gilded.
There are a few standout bits here and there in both settings that keep me interested, like Necrons and some parts of the Imperium
In fantasy/AOS I’m mostly here for the funni ancap, race to the bottom rats and a few characters
Like, what the fuck more do you want them to do? Draw you pictographs?
And the point of this text is very easy to understand - the point of it is to condemn using the hate group symbols at events and conventions.