Are The Tau Socialist?

The Tau are not a Socialist, Marxist, or Communist state. Put quite simply, taken directly from Wikipedia, Communism is an ideology that seeks to establish a classless, stateless social organization based on common ownership of the means of production.

Why is tau not communist?

Communism is classless, but the Tau divide their race into separate social classes that are told never to intermix; communism strives for a world without borders, but the Tau are intensely concerned with their Empire’s borders- it’s even right in the name, as they are first and foremost an Empire.

What type of government is the tau?

Think of it as a benevolent socialist dictatorship governed by an oligarchy of Ethereals, with each Caste being relatively equal to one another but still overall subservient to the Ethereals at the top of the hierarchy.

Is the Imperium of Man communist?

I would just like to clarify that the tau and the Imperium of Man is neither communists or Nazis. They are both Authoritarian Theocratic empires, Just look how the empire collects its taxes and rules its planets, they install a planetary governor who can rule her/his planet pretty much how they want to.

What are the tau based on?

Whereas most of the races in Warhammer 40,000 are based on Tolkien fantasy races (e.g. the Eldar are based on High Elves), the culture and technology of the Tau were heavily inspired by Japanese science-fiction.

Do female tau have breasts?

Both the male and female Ethereal have the same ribstructure. Thefore the female is nude and Tau do not have breasts.

What do tau call Space Marines?

Humans are called Gue’la, Tau human soldiers are called Gue’vesa, and Space Marines are called Gue’ron’sha.

Is the Tau communist?

The Tau are not a Socialist, Marxist, or Communist state. Put quite simply, taken directly from Wikipedia, Communism is an ideology that seeks to establish a classless, stateless social organization based on common ownership of the means of production.

What do Tau call other races?

The Tau refer to humans as gue (the term gue’la denotes an inferior position similar to how shas’la is the lowest rank in the fire caste), while the Eldar sometimes uses the word mon’keigh.

What do Tau call their vehicles?

I find it weird that Tau Vehicles and Battlesuits are often named after aquatic animals (Barracuda, Devilfish, Manta) or other aquatic phenomena (e.g. Riptide). The reason I find this weird are threefold.

What ideology is the Imperium of Man?

Imperium Europa

European Empire Imperium Europa
Registered 2019
Headquarters Valletta
Ideology Neo-fascism Neo-Nazism
Political position Far-right

Is the Imperium capitalist?

Non-Territorial Power – this distinctive trait of the American imperium consist of the spread of American values and institutions. The values include exceptionalism, democracy, and free market capitalism.

How corrupt is the Imperium?

The imperium is hugely corrupt and can mostly only survive it due to its size and momentum, but humans are also different than dark eldar. Overall values like faith, honour and loyality play a huge role in the imperium.

How do the Eldar view the Tau?

The Eldar generally view the Tau as more young and misguided than humans, but don’t often fight against them unless they’re in the way of the Eldar’s objectives, like they do with humans.

Are Tau good or evil?

The Tau are often seen as being a ‘good’ race, but they are not. Granted, they might be the one race that is closest to what we percieve as ‘good’, but they show now mercy or pity towards those who disagree with their philosophy, & the ‘choice’ they give to other races is no real choice at all.

Why are Tau called Weebs?

“Weeb” is the traditional abbreviation for “Weaboo”, a fairly derogatory term used on Japanophiles and those obsessed with anime culture, such as giant robot shows like Gundam.

What color are Tau eyes?

Some T’au have very “human” eyes, with a white sclera, coloured iris, and a dark pupil. Other T’au have very alien eyes which are completely red with no pupil. Some have both a red sclera/iris and a pupil.

Are the tau cows?

PSA: Tau are NOT cows.

Are there humans in the Tau Empire?

A squad of former Astra Militarum troops who now serve the T’au Empire as Gue’vesa Auxiliaries. The Gue’vesa (which literally means “Human Helper” in the T’au Lexicon) is the name the T’au have given to those Humans who have willingly joined the T’au Empire.

Why are Tau not affected by chaos?

The Tau are immune to Chaos in the same way that the Sisters of Battle (and Orks) are immune. Ideologically. Chaos offers them nothing they want, and so there’s no reason for them to seek it out. On the other side of things, Tau have weak or “dim” souls, and more importantly, are galactically insignificant.

What do the Tau think of chaos?

The Tau definitely know Chaos exists, and that these are not normal Space Marines, however they have the nice little benefit of all being pseudo-blanks, meaning that the warp cannot effect them, nor can they use the warp for warfare or space travel.