Funniest thing about this one is the original quote was an 'allegory', equating the conservatives to the Sith.
Was it really now?Funniest thing about this one is the original quote was an 'allegory', equating the conservatives to the Sith.
I thought it was a space wizard talking about a group of enemy space wizards
also him coming out as a sith by himself making an absolutist statement
It was. Revenge of the Sith has some of those, intended to criticise the political situation around the time of the Invasion of Iraq(RoTS is a 2005 movie) which weren't subtle at all - the best-known of them is the "this is how democracy dies... to thunderous applause" line. I mean, when fucking Dragon Magazine makes a joke of it, you know that Lucas laid it too thick.Was it really now?
It was. Revenge of the Sith has some of those, intended to criticise the political situation around the time of the Invasion of Iraq(RoTS is a 2005 movie) which weren't subtle at all - the best-known of them is the "this is how democracy dies... to thunderous applause" line. I mean, when fucking Dragon Magazine makes a joke of it, you know that Lucas laid it too thick.
And yes, the self-contradictory line was hilarious.
Almost everyone mistakes Republics for Democracies; the subtle difference between the two escapes them.The old republic wasn't all that democraticy in practice
The two terms are effectively interchangeable when you aren't being pedanticly technical.Almost everyone mistakes Republics for Democracies; the subtle difference between the two escapes them.