At least Star Trek remains unsullied by politics

And the Andor series is literally a class on fascism. Things presented there are inspired by real world events. The second season in particular makes it REALLY clear. You literally have the Empire conspiring with media to produce propaganda to undermine the Ghorman people so the Empire can come in and steal the planet's resources and kill the people. Then the Empire stages a massacre and uses it as further propaganda

Except the rebels want to restore a democracy in the Original Trilogy.

Technically, it's never stated which form of government (if any) the rebellion wants to create after the empire is gone.

Even directly quoting Bush Jr at one point.

To be fair, even though the movies use words like "Empire" and "Rebels" the political world building in the first movie is paper thin. The focus is really on the boy becoming a hero, on having a big adventure. The empire is powerful and looks scary, but we never get into the actual system of government, and at no point do the rebels ever say they want to restore democracy. They just want to take down the empire.

It has always seemed to me like George Lucas painted himself into many corners with the first movie because he didn't actually think about what these throw-away references meant. Like, people latched onto the term "The Clone Wars", but I don't think he ever thought about what that actually meant, other than some words that sounded cool together.

Pastime?

what about the droid attack on the wookies?

Stay on target!

Wait you're telling me the gays aren't just doing gay to upset the illiterate bible thumpers?

That’s because there are only two sexualities; straight and political.

I dunno, I'm kinda tired hearing, "as long as they can justify why they're there it's fine".

Great, so happy to justify my existence. I'm assuming the straight male doesn't have that problem anywhere though right? They just belong everywhere right?

Everything is politics.

Once secure in office he declared himself Emperor, shutting himself away from the populace. Soon he was controlled by the very assistants and boot-lickers he had appointed to high office, and the cries of the people for justice did not reach his ears.

sounds way too familiar 😭

[whooosh but TIE fighter sounds]

Ewoks were definitely a nod to the Viet Cong

Even if you missed that, you probably picked up that it is against war and imperialism.

I think George Lucas has a tendency to make shit up as time goes on and gets high on his own supply.

That said, the prequels started with a literal trade embargo and there are several genocides in the series.

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