i feel like a lot of people don't realise how politial the book world war Z was, most people just saw a good zombie story but in reality the book praised the blue collars, optimism, realism, pointed fingers towards big pharma schemes, corrupted politicians, organ traffic from china to the rest of the world, often done for rich and selfish assholes, touched on racism in india and south africa, talked about cultural differences between west and east germans, explained the relationship between russians and authoritarianism, showed us elements of the conflict between israel and palestine, between north and south korea, gave us insights on what the CIA had been doing since it's creation and told us how stupid the militaro industrial complex could get when they needed to adapt to the rules of a new type of warfare.
read world war Z if you haven't, you won't regret it.
Always wanted to break down this meme image since people take it seriously, and I am a massive Abaddon-stan.
Horus:
-Didn't cripple shit. What ended the Emperor's dream was Magnus' blowing up the Imperial Webway. The Imperium could have rebuilt and regained much of its momentum and Great Crusade ideals if Fulgrim hadn't slit Roboute's throat. Even without Roboute, the Imperium managed to recover and assert its dominance over the galaxy. You know something truly crippled the Imperium, something it will never recover from? The Great Rift.
-Not through effort or merit. He was granted the title of Warmaster instead of earning it as Abaddon did. The title of Warmaster was thrown to the Primarchs like a bone by the Emperor. The Emperor could have just as easily given it to any of the Primarchs. Furthermore, he wasn't chosen by the Chaos Gods because he was the best of the Primarchs. It was only because he was a convenient target. According to Dan Abnett and Guy Haley, had the Emperor chosen any of the other Primarchs as Warmaster, the Chaos Gods would have chosen them. They said that Warmaster Alpharius would have been the most successful at toppling the Emperor and humanity, conquering the Imperium, and corrupting all the Primarchs without a single shot being fired.
-Horus' campaign was so inapt and incompetent that he ended up checkmating himself in the Sol System, all while losing vital assets on the way. He left Roboute and other loyalist Primarchs at his back as he drove to Terra and stranded himself there. His haste doomed him, something Abaddon noted when he launched the Long War, which is meant to methodically bleed the Imperium and ensure that when he finally goes after Terra, it would be as an executioner, not a mere invader.
-He didn't kill the Emperor. He could have, but he was so sentimental that he held back and gave the hopelessly outmatched Emperor every chance to figure out a way to beat him.
-9 years that ended in failure, despite having every advantage. How is this supposed to be impressive? You don't get an A for effort in an existential war. You either win or you lose. Because Horus lost, he is seen as the ultimate failure.
Abaddon:
-Abaddon being seen as a joke is a litmus test to check if a fan is a tourist or not. Abaddon, like much of characters that are anti-Imperial, has been the subject of a gaslighting campaign by the Imperial fans and also a victim of 40K being a stagnant setting for 20+ years. In truth, h was never written as a failure since his entry into the setting in 2nd.
-The Black Crusades were the main focus of galactic Imperial defense to the point that they ignored other threats to confront Abaddon's incursions. The Cadian system was the second most defended area in the Imperium. During the 13th Black Crusade, the Imperium withdrew so many forces to the Cadian sector that Hive Fleet Leviathan, the Sautekh Dynasty, the T'au Empire, and many more Xenos threats were given free rein to tear into the Imperium's flanks. And when Cadia fell, Abaddon delivered the greatest territorial loss the Imperium ever suffered. And that's just the start of it. The 13th Black Crusade hasn't stopped yet.
-The whole decaying Imperium bit has to be the most stupid point in the meme. The traitor legions suffered much more degradation, decay (sometimes literally), and fragmentation than the Imperium. Despite the HH wounds inflicted on it, the Imperium remained the most powerful and cohesive empire in the galaxy. Abaddon had to work with the ruins of Horus' failure. Had to make an effective fighting force out of mutated madmen in an incimical realm where logistics and supply lines were virtually nonexistent. He did all of that while retaining his free will and soul against the constant nagging and hindrance of the Chaos Gods, who were as much allies to him as enemies. And he succeeded. He founded the most powerful army in the galaxy, which is reportedly larger than anything Horus commanded. The Black Legion is the Imperium's greatest threat. All of this power and glory, Abaddon achieved from nothing but sheer willpower, might, and cunning. Now, comparing that to Horus being handed his command on a golden platter, Lupereal comes off as pathetic. Especially, when he lost his soul long before he gained a fraction of what Abaddon conquered.
-Abaddon never lost a single CANONICAL duel. In just 40K, he defeated Sigismund (old age cope aside). He ragdolled Kharn while holding back. He disarmed and slew a Custodes in mere moments. He defeated Calgar, who is said to be the mightiest of the loyalist Space Marines.
-A matter of my own opinion, Topknot > Bald.
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LET THE MARKETS BOIL
LET THE STOCKS FALL
THROUGH IT TAKES THE LAST DROP OF OUR BLOOD
WE WILL SEE HOUSING AFFORDABLE ONCE MORE!
AND IF WE CANNOT SAVE IT FROM YOUR FAILURE, BOOMERS, THEN LET THE FIAT MONEY BURN