There's a little problem here with what constitutes human dominance:
In the ME universe, species aren't just species but also nations. Being "pro-human" can mean being "human nationalist" or "human speciesist". Human dominance could mean "political and economic dominance and unilateralism", similar to the position the US had in the 1990s after the Cold War ended. Perhaps more so. Yes, that could mean humanity could just roll over the opposition, politically, in many cases. But it wouldn't mean fascism, not in the least, even if you discount the fact that the term is used wrongly in the first place.
In fact, using historical parallels from Earth, I'd say cultural melting pots with a reasonable level of tolerance are more likely to be at the heart of empires than of smaller nation states. Compare the Citadel. It doesn't matter who rules, if there's a centralized political structure including many cultures, then these cultures will be accomodated over time if the structure wants to survive, maybe with a few exceptions like the batarian culture. Unlike a single-species nation state, a multi-species empire cannot afford xenophobia in the long run.
I don't know where TIM stands in this, but his LotSB dossier appears to indicate that he doesn't have the kind of reflexive xenophobia typical of most fascists (like Kai Leng in the books). So with him, we might get a centralized structure where non-humans are excluded from certain political positions (analogous to how things worked in the Roman Empire), but I can't see his political program including systematic oppression of other species. Of course, all that provided that he doesn't sacrifice the other species in the war against the Reapers. TIM might not be a fascist, but he's certainly capable of that.
Modifié par Ieldra2, 27 juillet 2011 - 08:51 .
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