[ SECRET POST #3147 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3147 ⌋

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Yeah but...even Vader didn't seem that keen on that.

I can easily see it being dismissed as Tarkin's fault and that the Death Star was just meant to be a deterrent except in war (like nuclear weapons are).

I do think good people could believe that even if it's not true.

[(Anonymous)]

Maybe good people could believe it, I just don't think good people generally rise to the top of oppressive military dictatorships.

I suppose they can get a "not as bad as you could have been" star, but not more.

[(Anonymous)]

Honestly, I think there are lots of reasons people support military dictatorships, not the least of which is because dictators give stability or can protect minorities.

Just as an example, I know some Syrian Christians who supported Assad.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2014/05/27/bashar-al-assad-posts-a-letter-of-support-from-a-virginia-state-senator/

It's not always so black and white unfortunately.

[(Anonymous)]

Star Wars is a little more black and white than the real world, though.

[(Anonymous)]

True, but I suppose my perspective is shaped a lot by how much I see shades of grey in conflicts. Even things like the Nazis...while they're probably the most obvious example of pure evil in history what the Red Army did to a lot of them is still completely unacceptable to me. And, even then, I think the Red Army had taken such abuse that none of us would probably have behaved much better.

I'm not very good at leaving black and white conflict be unfortunately, even though I know that's how it's intended to come across. And I think, given that the films want us to believe in Darth Vader's redemption, it's not so egregious to believe in the humanity of the Imperial officers in that case.

[(Anonymous)]

I just don't think good people generally rise to the top of oppressive military dictatorships.

Oh my god, THIS. Anyone who thinks otherwise is embarrassingly naive.