Society and Culture
The Taelons describe the Jaridians as being a bloodthirsty race, but this is only a very basic description of a sworn enemy. While most of the Jaridians seen are certainly aggressive, and often employ violence as an expedient solution to a problem, they will not hesitate to use a non-violent method if it will achieve their goals. They are also shown to care deeply about their family and race. Almost all of the Jaridians seen in the series are part of the Jaridian military, and so are not necessarily representative of the race as a whole.
Jaridians, like the Taelons, are said to not kill each other, and view the way with which humans kill each other in wars and in crimes as horrific.
The Jaridian government is referred to as an Imperium. Given that the Jaridian race has waged a successful interstellar war with the Taelons, it seems likely that the Imperium is, at least by the time of the series, a well-organized government. The general impression created is that the Imperium is an aggressive organization lacking compassion, as it is shown that the Jaridians have destroyed outright many worlds that have allied, wittingly or otherwise, with the Taelons, in accordance with the Jaridian desire to wipe all trace of the Taelons from the existence.
There is a peace movement within Jaridian culture, a representative of which appears in the episode "The Summit" in season 4. It is mentioned in that episode that some members of the Jaridians have cooperated with Taelons to find a solution to their biological problems at undisclosed times in the past. The impression is made that cooperation dates back at least several centuries.
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