This has been the idea on my mind for a very long time when anyone would mention anything SW related. And the more I thought about it, the more it made sense. Here are some key ideas that made me hold onto that thought:
By looking at the story from another angle, Luke Skywalker was a child that was indoctrinated into an old religion, led to join a terrorist group, In the end blew up a military installation (death star) killing hundreds of thousands innocent workers, people that were working there to provide for their little kids and family!
True, Palpatine brainwashed the senate into following his ideas, but this brought unity and direction to the senate, pushing the whole galaxy into a single direction, rather that tearing it apart as it usually goes with senates where everyone is too busy trying to make the opposition look bad on cameras...
From the start, the empire has only sought to weed out a rebellion (keyword REBELLION). On both death star shows of force, key rebelllion/resistance planets were targeted.
We all know what Han Solo did for a living. Yet he is portrayed as one of the most iconic good guys in the franchise!
And lets not forget, Tarkin brought the unemployment on Alderaan to 0.
Leave your own fun fact, there are many more! For the Empire!
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Palpatine was merely furthering his own agenda. That does not make him any more bad than USA for keeping the oil wars going for the sake of its own economy... It's just politics
What is more evil that sith? Jedi that lost his belief. Yea.. i'm lookin' at u anakin!!
The rebels were rebellious against a totalitarian regime.
No. Sometimes you need to kill bad guys. By that logic, we should have just fallen in line and let Na.zis gas and oven people. Sometime bad people only want peace on their terms, and if their terms are obscene, you gotta punch them in the face.
Is there reasons to rebel absolutely there is. But the innocent casualties of the rebellion are inherently the fault of the rebels starting the conflict. When deciding to start a rebellion that should be part of the discussion on is it worth it.
I'd argue deaths are the fault of the oppressors, but I see what you're saying. But people have rights. You can't say too many people will get hurt for that one person to have rights.
They might be a contributing factor but ultimately the Empire's decision on how to react is their own. Also there is a famous quote "Give me liberty or give me death!", some things are worth fighting for to the death.
I'm not sure what you're saying. Palpatine was still responsible for his actions, everyone is.
Some things are worth fighting for to the death. Is all about perspective. You also could put it this way. Some things are worth others dying for. Because that's more accurate in this case. Also people give up freedom for security regularly. It's all about perspective once again.
So you are saying the police are bad for trying to maintain/forcing control instead of just letting the rebelious parts of the ghetto population run "free"?
Well heroes aren't known for giving up their morals, just because one feels things should be a certain way doesn't justify doing anything to make it happen, although all of the lightside characters in Star Wars did have a low point. Obi-Wan was probably the best for avoiding anger and the killing of others, but for whatever reason the death of Qui-Gon-Jin made him vengeful, both in the movie and the Clone Wars.
I just went over the empire wookiepedia page. So the empire was established after the clone wars by EP. Even with it being described as an autocracy, there was still a senate for over 20 years. During the time of the empire, the empire has used resource to mostly advance economy and technology. I can still feel the liberal cringe when I read "The empire has desolated vast natural beauty for the sake of progress". Last I checked that is exactly what our own economy is based on.
"rebelions were swiftly crushed" I feel like that is the point of maintaining order. There will always be someone who disagrees with the way things are done.
There is a bunch of mentions about rebelion cells rising but no mention of exactly what it is that the empire is doing. The only mention is that EP is disolving the senate shortly after the construction of the DS.
EP also uses HIMSELF as bait to lure out the resistance during the consturction of the second death star. Quite the unexpected move for somebody who is holding the galaxy under his rule to not just send a double or not even show himself at all...
Are you saying the Empire's rule is legitimate because they ruled for years before dissolving the Senate? Uh....no. Sorry if I missed what you were trying to say.
This what you do when a house is infested w/ black mold. Nothing different here. Just more rebel propaganda.
You get rid of the house not the whole planet. That's Empire talk.
"To ensure the security and continuing stability, the Republic will be reorganized into the first Galactic Empire! For a safe, and secure, society!" - Palpatine
A virtuous man, who stood for peace & security. He ultimately gave his life to try and ensure this peace & security.
“I see through the lies of the Jedi. I do not fear the dark side as you do. I have brought peace, freedom, justice, and security to my new empire.” - Darth Vader
"Luke, you do not yet realize your importance. You have only begun to discover your power. Join me, and I will complete your training. With our combined strength, we can end this destructive conflict and bring order to the galaxy." - Darth Vader
A good & caring father & humanitarian. He, unfortunately, let his feelings for his terrorist son overshadow his quest for galaxy-wide peace & prosperity.
But, sure, good people on both sides or whatever.