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Originally Posted by combatmedic
The Imperium exists mainly to regulate and protect interstellar trade. The Imperial control of starports and the power of the Navy/High Guard assures that immense wealth flows into Imperial coffers and the core worlds. Tariffs and corporate profits fund the Imperium.
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As pointed out on the SFRPG thread, the Imperium is basically a huge protection racket - they blackmail planets into allowing their starports on them and prevent them from doing anything independently. It's not really a government concerned with people, rights, or anything else like that.
IMO the Imperium is an impersonal, self-serving, oppressive, undemocratic, highly unpleasant entity that every world should be fighting against.