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[–] 49 points 8 months ago (40 children)

Skywalker and the rebellion only attacked combatants. Big difference there.

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  • [–] 57 points 8 months ago* (13 children)

    That's movie niceness. There's another faction of the rebellion they comes up a few times that has no such qualms.

    Also are you really telling me everyone on the death star and whatever planet in the sequels was a combatant

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  • [–] 6 points 8 months ago (3 children)

    Even the nice server in the canteen who told Lord Vader he'd need a tray for his penne arrabbiata because the plate was hot?

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago (2 children)

    Yeah, they're on a death star
    The cook on an aircraft carrier is also a combatant

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago (1 child)

    Even if you count every single person in a military area as a combatant

    What about prisoners?

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago

    Collateral damage isn't terrorism.
    They're blowing up a death star ffs, not a city bus.
    They main difference is that terrorists will target only civilians as a way to get a message across... A rebel will target the military and oppressive forces, and regret that civilians were killed on accident.

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago* (3 children)

    There will always be extremists, but that doesn’t make it their core policy. And also, most extremism is guerilla from the other side, so false flags.

    It’s literally impossible for there not to some faction that goes against the norm, that’s just human nature. Doubly so when it’s a well established and common espionage tactic.

    It’s not movie niceness, it’s how real life is so most know to ignore it, since it’s likely the enemies doing it anyways. And if not, how is it proved?

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  • [–] 4 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    So so you apply the same logic to real life "terrorists"?

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 child)

    That’s how things works, yes.

    There’s a difference between utilizing and agreeing with extremists, which they aren’t doing, and trying to charge them with war crimes and distancing themselves, which they are doing.

    Just because someone on the left shoots someone on the right doesn’t make every left a murderer. This is the logic you’re applying here, and isn’t how life or anything works. You are just wrong here.

    There’s a reason you’re using the word terrorist instead of Rebel or Imperial, now isn’t that weird? Why separate them if they aren’t different…?

    Wanting to kill all lefts because of the actions of one that goes against the group makes you the bad guy, you understand this very simple concept yeah?

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  • [–] 32 points 8 months ago (4 children)

    So you say there was no independent contractors building Death Star in Return of the Jedi ?

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  • [–] 7 points 8 months ago (3 children)

    They knew what they were signing up for.

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  • [–] 4 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    Did they tho? Empire's propaganda has near endless resources and reach.

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  • [–] 17 points 8 months ago (5 children)

    Exactly - we’ve allowed our government(s) to dilute the definition of terrorism through constant misuse. It’s not terrorism to attack military targets, even if the attacker is a stateless actor. Similarly, it is terrorism to attack civilians, even when perpetrated by a government. Terrorism is not simply a catch-all term for unsanctioned violence.

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  • [–] 5 points 8 months ago (4 children)

    So you're saying the state of Israel is terrorists?

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  • [–] 13 points 8 months ago (4 children)

    The people rebuilding the Death Star weren't combatants.

    Also, didn't Stellan Skarsgard do some morally questionable shit in Andor?

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago (2 children)

    Anyone working on a military base during a war is a combatant. They are contributing directly to the war effort.

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  • [–] 7 points 8 months ago (4 children)

    But there must've been a death star canteen, yeah? There must've been a cafeteria downstairs.

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  • [–] 9 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

    Yeah, the Rebellion we are shown through its heroes are not terrorists, they are a guerilla army. They don't want to break the Empire through citizen revolt after sowing mass unrest; they make precision strikes on military infrastructure and assassinate critical Imperial officials.

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