Memes

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[–] IronBird@lemmy.world 12 points 3 months ago

george lucas has stated very plainly it was about US imperialism in vietnam

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[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 7 points 3 months ago

The comparisons to Nazi Germany were deliberate, as the Nazis were inspired by the US Empire. Lucas himself said it was a metaphor for the Vietnam war.

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[–] gary_host_laptop@lemmy.ml 7 points 3 months ago

george lucas literally said it in an interview that the empire is the us empire...

https://youtube.com/watch?v=fv9Jq_mCJEo

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[–] culprit@lemmy.ml [S] 3 points 3 months ago

Sorry, it's pretty clearly stated in this interview by Lucas.