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[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Yeah, no. The Galactic Empire brought order to the galaxy (and a little bit of mass murder). The US has done far worse, and any good we were doing like USAID is being reversed by our small pp energy dictator.

[–] db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

The OG Star Wars is literally an allegory for the Vietnam War where the Vietcong are the rebels, with sci-fi nazi aesthetics (and space wizards). The USA is quite literally the Galactic Empire in that metaphor.

[–] Nythos@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] TheMinions@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 month ago

I’m fairly certain Death Star and Death Star II are allegories for nuclear bombs dropped on Japan.

I have no source - just college lit classes.

[–] belastend@slrpnk.net 5 points 1 month ago

Annihilating an entire planet is fine as long as there is order?