The Groundworking of the Orange Cult Imperium.

== The Societal Aspects of the Orange Cult Imperium: ==
=== Culture: ===
The Orange Cult Imperium follow a highly ethnocentric viewing of other cultures, in simplicity viewing their way of life and governance as superior. Typically, most would consider this a massive flaw in many ways it is however, strangely enough the Orange Cult Imperium is extremely xenophilic towards alien cultures, namely of species they believe have been oppressed by those otherwise dominate factions. This is the first of many hypocrisies of the Orange Cult Imperium's core values, seeing how they hate other cultures and find themselves superior to them, yet they openly love and welcome the culture of those so-called "lesser" species they so warmly welcome?
For example, the Orange Cult Imperium in the most simple of words despise what they call "Barbaric Bullies" or those who'd pillage, rape, and enslaves species they see beneath them whether they be alien, or not. Likewise, the Imperium has one of the most friendly tolerances towards differences in society and culture out of the other factions. There are very few things that the Imperium properly considers "taboo" within reason. Transgenders, homosexuals, those part of different groups and communities differentiating from "common" society are all welcomed freely amongst the Imperium. Now, obviously not all share this mindset but overall society allows such groups of people to thrive regardless of differences.
The Orange Cult Imperium likewise, has an extremely imperialistic, patriotic, and militaristic outlook upon themselves, and those they have yet to rule. They are of the belief of the Merpifist Destiny, as prior stated heavily based upon the real world's Manifest Destiny. The Imperium believes that Merp gave them his divine blessing if not right to rule all of reality (not to be confused with realities aka universes.) under it's total and just law, and to liberate every living species from both itself, and those who'd otherwise oppress them. This started off as a relatively noble goal, as the Imperium would arrive and free those species who were enslaved and otherwise tormented by those in power, destroy or at least remove those in power who held such xenophobic viewings, and allow those species to rule themselves or flee to the Imperium for refuge. However, issues would quickly arise as those liberated species began to follow the same pattern of behaviors as those whom enslaved them before once the power vacuum of the last was filled by them. The Orange Cult Imperium took personal disgust to such, watching as this occurred time and time again as they seemingly "saved" such a species, group, planet, solar system, galaxy, and even reality. Eventually, the Imperium became fed up with sacrificing good people even if marginal numbers for those who just simply kept repeating the same mistakes over and over again, and thus the "Years of Hypocrisy" were birthed. Now, the Imperium so once believing in liberation and freedom for species they considered equals, became conquers who'd destroy all who stand in the way of their ideas and believing themselves superior to all other life in the galaxy yet still holding fractions of their believes on equality. 
However, you are only "equal" to the Orange Cult Imperium if you bend your knee to their whims, or better yet submit to them fully and became a part of their ever-growing Imperium. Hence the birthing of the phrase within a phrase, "Merp is Eternal, you are not."
=== Religion: ===
Religion plays a large part into Orange Cult Imperium society however, even that has it's tolerations within a degree. To be part of the Imperium you do not have to follow Merpadism. However, it is highly encouraged to do so to properly understand it's society but you will not be punished for being an atheist or even for following the teachings of another Deity of your choice. Though, despite such it is commonly agreed upon those who don't follow the Ways of Merp do face common backlash in the form of second-handed insults, and in extreme cases violence has been recorded for those who are sacrilegious towards Merp. Most documented cases have been observed in areas not fully under control of the Orange Cult Imperium. Therefore, the documented cases could be more easily blamed on various factors such as active warfare, "peacekeeping" or otherwise.
The Imperium is extremely well known for correcting those who use phrases such as "Oh my god!" whenever they observe such individuals using them. For example, it's been recorded countless times in both Reality Three (before it's destruction) and Reality 4 Imperium personnel will disengage from prior actions, walk over to said "offender" and say more or less the following: "You meant oh my Merp?"
However, this sparks another issue as the Imperium while nowhere as bad as T.O.G. (Teutonic Order Galactica) takes offense to saying Merp's name in vain. For example, those within the Imperium caught saying phrases such as "Merp damnit!" are punished severely, sometimes in the form of a fine, and in extreme repeated offenses even a trial on the basis of sacrilege, where being found guilty can lead to further fines, imprisonment, and in extreme cases the death penalty. The Imperium tends to favor verbal warnings in the regard to religious based events, and after encountering the T.O.G. they seemed to more or less disregard any offenses based upon religion so long as they weren't severe enough to warrant reasonable anger. (For example, saying you're going to bomb every religious temple the Imperium possesses or another extreme.)
=== Life Within the Orange Cult Imperium: ===
Life within the Orange Cult Imperium without the hints of prior sarcasm or the like is nearly perfect, least according to those living under it. There is no such thing as "perfection" in any sense of the word, some will find the Imperium's way of life worse than hell, some will sacrifice everything to live it. Some of the benefits the Orange Cult Imperium possesses are listed on the linked page however, many more do exist. Imperium citizens almost never experience war, most terrorism and crimes are very quickly stomped out, the citizens experience free medical care, a society that overall cares for them and encourages their differences and unique nature, and freedom that very few governments so reasonably provide. Yes, the Imperium's society is extremely militaristic in nature but there is no "Big Brother Government" or the like, those who wish to protest changes are allowed to do so assuming they do it non-violently. Life within the Imperium is overall rather well, least within theory however, there still remains flaws as always. Crime does still occur, while the Imperium has one of if not the lowest infighting whether in the verbal or physical sense, with over four hundred octillion living species within it, not everyone will always agree. As such, many of the citizens of the Imperium do have a nearly "perfect" life style, but problems will always exist. Daily life within the Imperium is still considered likely the best a living species can hold, but again only of they came willingly within the Imperium's full control.
=== Handling of Those Outside the Imperium: ===
As prior stated, the O.C.I (Orange Cult Imperium) does not favor those who attempt to resist their ideas of progress. The Imperium possesses such large numbers and technological superiority over all encountered threats they see it as an utter waste of time when those they try to liberate attempt to resist. Typically, those who resist are simply eradicated within a very short manner. However, extreme cases such as Reality Four and the Grand Sith Empire under Darth Nihilus have proven to be a consistent thorn in the Imperium's side, alongside the once-government turned terrorist cell the C.C.C. (Cyan Clan Collection/Collective.) These parties are a massive threat to the ideology of the Orange Cult Imperium's superiority, and therefore the Merpifist Destiny, due to the fact that every singular galaxy no matter how seemingly worthless to the Imperium must be ruled at least in partial, by them. That is why the conflict over in Reality Four has been going on for well over a year at the writing of this page, and why the Empire of that Galaxy is more or less a puppet to the Orange Cult Imperium acting as a sort of buffer force between the Imperium and the rebellious citizens of the galaxy. However, this only worked up until it became common knowledge the Imperium was properly in control hence why one hundred trillion of the Imperium's forces remain on active station or standby in or near Reality Four.
In shorter words, the Imperium will react peacefully and diplomatically at first to those they encounter not within the Imperium yet however, resistance will lead to further and further escalation until the Imperium does one of two things: forcefully take said resistance over through direct or otherwise means, or entirely eliminate the problem all together. While no official documents of such exist for obvious reasons, the Imperium has claimed to have eliminated entire planets, solar systems, and even galaxies that have given them too much trouble. If you do not fit into the Merpifist Destiny, you will be forced into it, and if that fails you will be destroyed.
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