ルドルフの主張するところは必ずしも全部間違ってはいないでしょうが、だからと言って根絶しようとするのは絶対に賛成できませんね。

I think that within the context of the series, Rudolf's actions were - if not justified - at least logical. The previous centuries had seen an unpresidented boom in the human population, which coincided with an unpresidented boom in violence and anarchy. The Earth-Sirius war is a good example as both sides engaged in levels of senseless butchery hardly replicated before or sense, initiated seemingly for no reason at all. An even better example, are the clips shown before this scene in the documentary Julian's watching. A hard genetic determinist like Rudolf might easily conclude that, the advances in technology which allowed this population boom had a dysgenic effect, and allowed those with a predisposition for antisocial traits to breed like rabbits. The "spiteful mutants" theory of societal decline. Except people ascribing themselves to the "spiteful mutants" theory don't generally grow up in a world with the insane levels of debauchery, violence, and immorality that Rudolf did. For that reason they don't usually propose genocide and state enforced mass sterilisation to solve the problem. Given what we see in the show this theory might to some extent apply, whatever the case he certainly managed to stamp out the barbaric anarchy of the period preceeding him. The only problem, is that he replaced that barbaric anarchy with an unsustainable standard of genetic purity, which extended to non-genetic factors like class, handicaps, and certain kinds of mental illness. I call it unsustainable because even 500 years later, the overall population nosedived to barely a tenth of what it had been when Rudolf took office. Clearly far more than necessary died or were sterilised. Even if Rudolf's policy likely killed more or less everyone responsible for the anarchy in the immediately preceding decades, calling it over the line is hardly a stretch. Still, given the circumstances, it's honestly hard to say it was unreasonable or unjustified. With time, even Rudolf's dynasty fell to a milder form of the lethargy, debauchery, and immorality which corrupted and destroyed the Galactic Federation. Was it better than the unceasing, galaxy-wide terror which had come before? I suppose that's up for the individual - and the historian - to decide. Hey: if a devil gets caught by a monster, I, as a human being, can only hope they both die. But if the monster at least rips the devil's throat out, that's not as bad as having a devil running around. Too bad that the monster will feast on flesh until he's had his fill, though.

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1:01 What’s the title of the classical music being played here?

It's insane how much more coherent and composed Ralph is here compared to now. He's always been trailer trash, but goddamn he actually sounds punctual here.

Rudolf and other dictators (fiction or real) is the proof that their nation is socially and morally weak they need le grandieur dictator to dictate their lives and behavior the true strong nation is individually strong in mind they doesn't need to be dictated by some mortal ruler they only answer to the nation mystical fervour and their individualist self

I would have elected him, great leader, great statesman.

Personally, I would have only held that standard to the new Nobility Class he instituted and allowed their genetics to improve before eventually trickling down into the rest of the populace over a period of centuries...

For anyone who believes that a single man like Rudolf could not have possibly done so much changing damage to a nation/society and still retain absolute power and a strong sense of worship/support, then I would like you to point to the examples of Mao Zedong. Literally both Rudolf (Inferior Genes Exclusion Act) and Mao (Great Leap Forward) enacted genocidal policies on their own people and still remained strongly in power and even significant support. Both Mao and Rudolf despite murdering millions/billions of their own people still was revered similar to a God after their death. For those that can't believe that Rudolph can turn an advanced/modern democratic republican interstellar society into space 18th century feudal Prussia, then Mao also a similar thing with the cultural revolution, where he effectively wiped out millennia of Chinese traditional culture and replaced it with his own preferred one with his own cult of personality. What really scares me so much is how easily the masses can be manipulated by ruler and state, and in some cases how little they can matter to a state as well. Mao killed around 50 million people and that only strengthened his power, Rudolph literally killed around 4.9 billion people and dramatically decreased the entire population of humanity, like literally when the Galactic Empire started, there were 300 billion people in the Galaxy. By the time of LOGH, literally only 25 billion people were left. That is so scary that a state can do so much damage to people with no real danger to its authority, and this again parallels in China where the one child policy has put China's demographics in terminal decline. We may think people like Rudolf and the rise of the Galactic Empire can only exist in fiction, but they have existed many times in history before, and might very well exist again.

This is the meeting that sealed the fate of the Free Planet alliance. In the novel I think the Free Planets are still heavily outnumbered but according to the show at this point the Free Planets had a slight numerical advantage and if they had let the Nobility fight it out with Reinhard they probably could have captured and held large parts of the enemy territory.

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I believe Ms. Windsor here is supposed to be a caricature of Thatcher

After the LGBTQ and BLM,he did not wrong.

Dessalines did not said the same

Ironically the first Kaiser's only son was an embodiment of what Rudolf wanted to eradicate with the Inferior Genes Exclusion Act. His only son is rumored to have been cognitively impaired, and he never took the throne. Instead Sigsmund I, son of his eldest daughter, took the throne. Like the fact that his son had congenital defects, also made him worry he might have been the cause. With it possibly leading to his death.

The problem of proclaim such laws is that genetics is a imprevisive thing. Almost every human being born with some health problem, and the question is, where you drawn the line between the acceptable and the impure? Since almost every person has a kind of cronical disease, going to a less critical like an cronical flu, or even a congenital problem

劣悪遺伝子排除法が有ったら 先天的遺伝子疾患のある自分は 真っ先に処分されていたね……💦

My new personality has been found.

man this guy sucks

Damn didn't know that Rudolf was the Canadian minister of health

the irony of these pro Rudolph comments is that they would most likely share the same fate as supporters of Rudolph who supported him until they fell victim under the inferior genes act.

I guess even in the far future, politicians still haven't realized that eugenics doesn't work.

0:29 I liked how the chair on the back look like a laurel wreath crown.

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Anyone who legit agrees with Goldenbaum is a Neo-Nazi whether they know it or not. Dude is obviously a reference to Hitler who was elected into power.

Crazy we used to think this was funny 💀

Loli with a hat

But I NEED to post crime statistics

wtf is wrong with the comment section?

Woops

So, what you prefer. Bad dysfunction democracy or good effective dictatorship ?. But seems like people are so stupid and coward they'll often choose the latter.

Yet Rudolf doesn't known, It's not those who are disabled or inferior caused social disturbance in society. Rather it is those who have normal body but disturbed mental issues are the one caused the most damaged. Using genetic as an excuse can only made him go so far.

You got a twitter?

Cornelia Windsor may as well be Hillary Clinton with that "No Sacrifice is too great" line.

Make Empire Great Again

This is a good example of "Power tends to corrupt,and absolute power corrupts absolutely",Rudolf thinks he is some kind of saviour of humanity and can bring continuing stability on the society.But it don't really change anything except it leaves all sorts of social issue behind.It's really hard to find someone who is in power and know how to keep their minds clear.

Everyone in the comments: "We need Rudolf" Everyone when Rudolf comes to life and "unhealthy lifestyles and pleasures were prohibited" means that they can't sit watching youtube and anime all day: 😱

The problem with the "superiors" are their children, they are not guaranteed anything

If you apply Inferior Genes Laws to the moves made against the Unvaccinated, we can see some similarities with LOGH.

Lol i think youre doing you husband a favor! Too bad he had kids with you!

Real big brain time

god this guy's an idiot

I finnally found that earrape sound effect from slender fortress

MILORD THERE ARE ORCS AT THE GATE

This video isn't fair because didn't show before Rudolf starts how things was . *And i'm not even say that he was right but was just wrong either !

2:10 dudes on cnn

those who support imperialism and think this is right, don't deserve someone like Oberstein by their side.

Ellis: TAAAANK! 0:16

0:17 when someone picked your favourite left 4 dead survivor and now you must play as Rochelle

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