Editing /pol/ (section)

==/pol/ using [[Warhammer 40,000]] as propaganda==
{{topquote|Suffer not the [[xenos|alien]] to live!|Battle cry of the [[Deathwatch]] (who would execute /pol/ for not purging actual Xenos)}}

One of the greatest [[RAGE|headaches]] that /tg/ in particular has with /pol/ is the misuse of the [[grimdark]]ness and xenophobic policies of the [[Imperium of Man]] by /pol/'s [[Neckbeard|Trump supporters]], who apparently believe that he is quite possibly a modern day incarnation of [[The Emperor]], and that the Western world should really become an IRL Imperium with zero tolerance against "Xenos" and "[[Tau|Cultural Marxists]]", with lots of conspiracy theories that Trump is fighting an endless battle against the "Ruinous Powers" of Liberalism supposedly led by [[Abaddon|George Soros]]. It's basically yet another "Jews secretly controlling the world" episode, in case you didn't notice a theme, on top of the usual boogeyman of "The All-Powerful Powerless Left" already invoked by many of the "cuckservatives" the alt-right railed against at their inception.

Initially, they "helped" him the only way they knew how: shitposting about [[anime]] girls, getting Pepe the Frog declared a hate symbol, and [[Touhou|Momiji Inubashiri]] in MAGA hats. One of their most widespread propaganda involving 40k was the complete stereotyping of all Muslims as [[Ork|ultraviolent savages who reproduce by the thousands and have no other instinct than to kill, maim and pillage]], Mexicans being cast [[Tyranids|an all-consuming swarm migrating to America to consume all of its resources]], and that every single one of them should be subject to [[Exterminatus]].

As if that wasn't insulting to all parties real and fictional, eventually they finally "invented" a shitty forced meme where [[Heresy|they put Donald Trump's head on images of the great God-Emperor of Mankind]]. While some people found them funny, most found it annoying as it forced politics into something no one wanted politics in, and the Trump buzz started to fade anyway as those not already sufficiently indoctrinated realized that he was largely more of the same (if "[[Derp|uber-rich American politician claiming to be the champion of the poor]]" sounds familiar to you, anyway) promptly ensued.

The new wave of French elections around the same time brought a more horrific wave of shitposting, with [[Extra Heresy|Marine le Pen being photoshopped into Sister of Battle pictures]]. However, Le Pen lost the French election by [[Fail|a 30% margin]], much to the [[Butthurt|chagrin]] of various /pol/tards. This was possibly compounded by the fact that Le Pen's campaign partly ran off the idea of a 'Frexit', only for Le Pen to abandon the entire idea post-election and its' so-called rival Macron also being the dark horse victor on being a fucktard in telling Africa it has a "cultural problem" and acting like a Planetary Governor on crack. 

Aside from proving for the umpteenth time that relying on any kind of political figurehead for overall validation is a universally bad idea(as George Washington had warned us about 250 years ago), it marked an overall shift in the board's culture from the most wildly out-there displays of cobbled-together theory and reactionary ideology to what most of the normies out there know "nu/pol/" as now: those who fit the typical hardline MAGA-pede profile merged with and eventually became nigh-indistinguishable from the rest of the board and (as indicated above) may have paved the way for the rise of QAnons who have bought fully into the narrative of [[What|Emperor Trump saving the world from the grasp of a "satanic pedophilic elite"]]. And while they ignore that their evil "call" may be coming from inside the house, other Anons - as in ''those'' Anons - are resurfacing, and have these saps on their radar.

While the old ideological makeup hasn't been completely phased out, most of this nu/pol/ lacks the "hardening" experiences that shaped the channers of old and any maturity they may have gained in the years since. The result? An ironic twist that would turn Tzeentch [[Nurgle|Nurglite-green]] with envy - /pol/ may steadily be turning into one of the most bitchmade, normie-infested boards on the entire site, as evidenced by the earlier defeat of Le Pen and the God-Emperor Trump meme now being put to the flames once and for all after losing the 2020 election to Joe Biden, and even earlier with r/The Donald rushing to 4chan as their alternative after their subreddit got nuked.

Given 40k had its start as a ''satire'' of dystopian fiction and a bitter, ironic reflection of right-wing 80s Britain (see also: [[Rogue Trader]]), other right-wingers latching onto 40k-memery as a vehicle for demagoguery, propaganda and appeals to emotion, and further conflating it with modern politics is perhaps a horrendous schadenfreude circle finally come complete. Without the original context, they see nothing more than an unironic heroic fantasy that validates their beliefs - beliefs that constitute just what the series mocked.

[[TL;DR|To summarize]], many in /tg/ find this specific inclusion of real-world politics in our 40k to be a sad, idiotic and pathetic phenomenon that should be punished by summary [[Exterminatus|SAGE'ing]], and as such expect non-sympathetic posters to [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBpijRDDOxQ react accordingly.]