sfxrlz@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · edit-29 days agoWe could be going towards a Star Trek like earth, but instead we're going for Star Wars like democraciesmessage-squaremessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up15
arrow-up15message-squareWe could be going towards a Star Trek like earth, but instead we're going for Star Wars like democraciessfxrlz@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · edit-29 days agomessage-square26fedilink
minus-squareFIST_FILLET@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·9 days ago…democracies? i haven’t watched a lot of star wars but isn’t the whole point that they are fighting a fascist empire
minus-squareB312@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 days agoThat fascist empire used to be a democracy until it was transformed into an empire by Palpatine
minus-squarelistless@lemmy.cringecollective.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up0·9 days agoto be fair that was in the prequels, which sucked ass
minus-squareDragon Rider (drag)@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 days agoThe prequels warned you about 9/11 and 2025
minus-squarehungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 days agoI’m not familiar with Star Wars, but I remember hearing something about the original movies being intended as commentary/allegory for the Vietnam war?
minus-squareIndustryStandard@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 days agoYeah the Empire represents the USA. The rebels represent the Vietcong. Star Wars is literally US imperialism in space.
…democracies? i haven’t watched a lot of star wars but isn’t the whole point that they are fighting a fascist empire
That fascist empire used to be a democracy until it was transformed into an empire by Palpatine
to be fair that was in the prequels, which sucked ass
The prequels warned you about 9/11 and 2025
I’m not familiar with Star Wars, but I remember hearing something about the original movies being intended as commentary/allegory for the Vietnam war?
Yeah the Empire represents the USA.
The rebels represent the Vietcong.
Star Wars is literally US imperialism in space.