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Re:The Radicalization of Luke Skywalker: A Jedi’s Path to Jihad by golergka on Monday December 14, 2015 @12:02PM (#10732213)
I think you're confused; "the empire was a totalitarian regime that had to be eliminated" is the thesis you're trying to prove. So, what is your argument? Your original comment contained to points for this argument: (1) Republic is old, (2) the Senate was dissolved. (1) relies on the assumption that "old = good" and (2) assumes that elimination of Senate — about which we don't know pretty much anything at the moment — is bad. Does it really look convincing to you?

Oh, and Galactic Republic is/was too different from US political system for your comparison to be relevant in any way.

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Re:The Radicalization of Luke Skywalker: A Jedi’s Path to Jihad by wildengineer on Monday December 14, 2015 @12:46PM (#10732497)
Any representative government being overthrown by a militaristic dictator is justification for war.

Please argue this. I don't see how I could disagree with this, but here's your chance to convince me.

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Re:The Radicalization of Luke Skywalker: A Jedi’s Path to Jihad by golergka on Monday December 14, 2015 @01:49PM (#10732948)
> overthrown

Have you seen Episodes 1-3? Palpatine has real support of the public.

(Look, dude, of course he's evil as hell, I don't deny that. It's just that arguments that you choose to prove that are not working.)

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Re:The Radicalization of Luke Skywalker: A Jedi’s Path to Jihad by wildengineer on Monday December 14, 2015 @07:52PM (#10735214)
> Palpatine has real support of the public.

They showed many planets at the end of RotJ [1] where massive celebrations occurred, including Coruscant. I think these celebrations speak to the rebellion's support.

>It's just that arguments that you choose to prove that are not working.

There's nothing to prove. The belief that a people have the right to topple their dictators is subjective. I can only prove something if we share the same axioms.

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiM5zEEI_Jo

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Re:The Radicalization of Luke Skywalker: A Jedi’s Path to Jihad by golergka on Tuesday December 15, 2015 @06:01AM (#10737080)
> their dictators

How do you define who's a dictator and who's not?

If Winston Churchill have acquired more executional powers during WWII to get through mind-boggling beurocracy, would you call him dictator, for example?

You're trying to prove a statement that is true, but your proof is abysmal.

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Re:The Radicalization of Luke Skywalker: A Jedi’s Path to Jihad by dragonwriter on Monday December 14, 2015 @07:55PM (#10735224)
> They showed many planets at the end of RotJ [1] where massive celebrations occurred, including Coruscant. I think these celebrations speak to the rebellion's support.

Not at the time the Empire was formed, though.

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