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myra. burnt out gifted kid. Asian. she/her.

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Palpatine Is Just An Embodiment Of Modern Government.

palpatine is just an embodiment of modern government.

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2 years ago

I just want to thank you for not being a porn bot. It’s actually very nice to have a notification of a real person following me.

uh, you're welcome for not being a porn bot?

I like a lot of your takes on Star Wars, so clicking the follow was an easy choice.

2 years ago

What is the lesson of Star Wars?

A. Love can save anyone, even someone who is so submitted to the most banal evils. All that is needed to complete a single act of good is the knowledge that you have someone to selflessly love.

B. Government is useless, so the best way to deal with Nazis is to shoot or stab them yourself with lasers.

C. Don't blame the actors; blame the writers and directors.

Reblog below what you think the answer is! :)


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2 years ago

Thank you! I'd love to elaborate :)

I'll admit, I didn't really think through the whole way that this would work, but I do have some cursory ideas, and I will defend my original post; the Jedi should be involved in their government as citizens of the Republic, not just blind supporters.

The Jedi function as a paramilitary organization/religious order, so I think any sort of election would probably cause conflict because they are essentially part of the government, and it would be in the government's interest to put the representation of a powerful sector under the control of an operative whose organization's funding and access they control. Even without election, the Jedi are never really seen as members of the Republic, more like faces of the government. I personally think that if Jedi were elected as Senators, there would be a bit of backlash from ordinary people, but Jedi have been shown to go against the Senate when they desire, so if we had a Jedi Senator, it might not be too much of an issue.

I see being a Senator to be much like being a Council member; the Council is definitely spending hours in meetings, and also do spend time outside meetings dealing with bureaucracy and other internal affairs, all while being Jedi. I imagine it would be similar for a Jedi Senator. They can learn to keep the interests of the Jedi, and the interests of the people as two conflicting factors, but keeping a focus on civilians. The conflict of interest is a real issue, but if the Jedi are as detached as they claim, they shouldn't have a problem keeping the interests of the people and the interests of the Jedi separate. :)

If the Jedi in question feels that it would be difficult to separate the welfare of the people and the welfare of the Jedi (why this would be a problem if the Jedi were sincere about wanting the best for the people of the Republic is unclear to me), then they should leave.

My thing with the Jedi is that they were hypocrites. They do have an agenda, and that is to promote stability and cooperation within the galaxy. That is not a bad agenda; if more politicians had this agenda, we wouldn't be living in a world like this. My problem is that the Jedi wanted the benefits of being "champions of democracy and stability" while doing very little to expand or utilize those rights of democracy to spread stability to other worlds with little representation.

I'm going to be a heretic and say that the Jedi's problem wasn't that they were involved the Senate, it was that they weren't involved enough in the Senate. The Jedi should have moved out to the Unknown Regions if they didn't want to deal with the responsibilities of the Republic. They should have involved in politics by voting for leaders, running for election and utilizing their representation to push for their interests and agenda.

"but they didn't want to be involved-" look here people, you do not choose to get involved in politics. Politics involves everyone; you have a choice to play or not play. There is no option to opt out. By not playing, you forfeit the game to your opponents, and you lose before you begin.

That's how Palpatine wins. He sets the game, and the Jedi forfeit; they were doomed to lose from the start.

2 years ago

this would have so cool in canon.

I know we all want Obi-Wan and Padmé to be best friends and talk about Anakin’s shenanigans behind his back but what about Obi-Wan and Padmé straight up having a Cold War?

Okay, so this is all just for drama fueled fanfic purposes as I am Gossip Girl trash at heart so don’t take this too seriously

Obi-Wan already kinda does not trust Padmé as we kinda see in Attack of The Clones as he warned Anakin that Padmé was a politician

And he probably just see Padmé as being an obstacle for Anakin to reach his full potential as a Jedi

And please correct me if I’m wrong but didn’t Obi-Wan send Padmé to Naboo to break it off with Anakin but they married instead? In Legends?

And what if in turn Padmé does not trust the Order and what if after the whole Deception Arc, she starts to dislike Obi-Wan because of the pain he had put Anakin through

Like we all know Anakin probably complained and cried to Padmé when all that crap was going on

And she slowly resents them more and more, with the added Temple Bombing Arc with how they did to Ahsoka

Like both of them blame the other for Anakin’s growing darkness

Both of them wouldn’t flat out say they hate each other I mean they are the most collected people in the prequels

Also they wouldn’t want to upset Anakin even more because they see how Anakin needed both of them

But it is just glares and smiles that don’t reach their eyes

They would be too busy thinking the other is the enemy...while Palpatine is right there

And in the end both of them get screwed over by the person they were protecting the most, Anakin