Since we have categories for corporations and families, maybe we could make one for countries and empires? What you guys think?
Since we have categories for corporations and families, maybe we could make one for countries and empires? What you guys think?
also the term may be broad but it is MUCH better than "Hostile Nation" or similar, with Imperialists you know it is talking about aggressive regimes - with terms like "Hostile Nation" you'd open doors to stereotyping akin to the "Slap a Jap" style depictions of the Japanese during WWII (yes the Imperial Japanese regime was arguably "evil" but the entire nation was not and the stereotyping did not aid.. same with Germans (again in WWII) - the Hitlerite regime was undisputedly wicked but the nation of Germany itself was a victim.. as can be any nation under the rule of Imperialists).
also, it's the easiest term for us to use - "Imperialists" relate to empires and / or military regimes - which are usually depicted as "evil" in media as far back as ancient myth.. it DEFINITELY became a major theme after the popularity of stories like Star Wars and Lord of the Rings, were Imperial regimes are the set "bad guys" and the rebals are the "good guys".
less stable regimes that do not conquer other countries and focus on inner-strife or similar (many anarchist "regimes") are best placed under Terrorist or Barbarian.. unless they are shown as gaining a sufficient amount of territory via illegal and/or warmongering means.
also Imperialists was banned for individual characters, much like the Caligula before it, if you use it to describe a regime rather than an individual it could be valid (and the whole point of naming it such is to avoid the idea that the ENTIRE nation is "evil", just its style of rule (which is usually formed by a usurper or rogue element in the society, who shapes a nation into a dystopic place - few "Evil Empires" start that way.. they can sometimes start beautiful and be corrupted by a single individual or group, turning it into the "Evil Empire" of fiction and folklore).
I'm in favor of naming it Imperialists for numerous reasons, one being almost all Empires in FICTION are depicted as wicked in some manner (Rupert, I won't argue on real-world views so don't try it please) - yes, some Empires are good but they are rare in most fiction due to the idea of Empires and Dictatorships being deeply merged with "evil".
it also helps to clarify that the "evil" section of that nation / state or whatever is not the common citizens but the rulers, who use the nations as a means to conquer the world ("of course!") or universe etc..
the Empire's myriad assortment of citizenry were not necessarily all "evil" but most of the Sith Lords and *especially* the appointed elite (Emperor Palpatine and Darth Vader (prior to redemption) ) were definitely on the side of "wicked / criminal".
Why are you telling us this?