I'd admit, I don't have a great definition. There's probably several stripes.
I don't think you embraced the Empire for purely personal self-aggrandizement. Although, that type isn't what I'd call a true believer.
There's those that fall for the Emperor's cult of personality.
I guess what I mean in a belief that Empire is *just*. Or at least the best way to rule a huge swath of the galaxy, or truly necessary, out of the alternatives. Maybe again, to return to that word, inevitable?
And I would define the Empire, loosely, as concentrating power into the hands of a few, through a rigid hierarchy that is ever increasingly focused on military power, using that power to both expand outwardly and terrorize its own people to maintain control.
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Date: 2024-08-09 03:16 pm (UTC)I don't think you embraced the Empire for purely personal self-aggrandizement. Although, that type isn't what I'd call a true believer.
There's those that fall for the Emperor's cult of personality.
I guess what I mean in a belief that Empire is *just*. Or at least the best way to rule a huge swath of the galaxy, or truly necessary, out of the alternatives. Maybe again, to return to that word, inevitable?
And I would define the Empire, loosely, as concentrating power into the hands of a few, through a rigid hierarchy that is ever increasingly focused on military power, using that power to both expand outwardly and terrorize its own people to maintain control.