JamesHackerMP Posted July 29, 2017 Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 I'm something of a Star Wars fan. Not enough to get a Boba Fett tattoo like a marine I know, but I think it's a good bunch of movies (most of them). the prequels were of course dominated by the great "decline and fall of the galactic republic" story. I strongly suspect that the whole thing was a commentary on the state of affairs in the US by George Lucas. If you watch the deleted scenes of ep. III, it tells a lot of important stuff about the rebellion; stuff Lucas probably should not have cut out of the movie. Question is, will the US go the way of the Galactic Republic? Why? And how? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonlight Graham Posted July 29, 2017 Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 I always thought the whole Empire was a mirror of the Nazis & Hitler's rise to power. And the rebels were....rebels. I'm sure some kind of mirror to the American Revolution. Lucas might have thrown in some anti-Bush sentiment in EpIII for good measure, but he had the basic story lined up well before that. Phantom Menace came out in 1999 and that particular script would have been written years prior. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesHackerMP Posted July 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 true. But my question is, will the US end up like the Galactic Republic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argus Posted July 29, 2017 Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 3 hours ago, JamesHackerMP said: true. But my question is, will the US end up like the Galactic Republic? If Trump has his way, but that's unlikely. State media is doing its best, though, to portray anyone not agreeing with Trump as an "Enemy of the People' which they hope will allow more and stronger violations of human rights in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hot enough Posted August 4, 2017 Report Share Posted August 4, 2017 On 7/29/2017 at 6:58 AM, JamesHackerMP said: true. But my question is, will the US end up like the Galactic Republic? If US citizens can ever get over their incredible brainwashed state, James. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hot enough Posted August 4, 2017 Report Share Posted August 4, 2017 On 7/29/2017 at 10:39 AM, Argus said: If Trump has his way, but that's unlikely. State media is doing its best, though, to portray anyone not agreeing with Trump as an "Enemy of the People' Just how badly out of touch with reality are you, Argus? Is any media other than Fox doing so? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesHackerMP Posted August 4, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2017 No. Not even Fox news is on his side anymore, really. Funny how people from outside the US watch Fox News and think they have seen all they need to see about the American media. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bush_cheney2004 Posted August 4, 2017 Report Share Posted August 4, 2017 American media and American social media platforms dominate the galaxy...especially in Canada. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyeball Posted August 5, 2017 Report Share Posted August 5, 2017 On 8/4/2017 at 1:36 AM, JamesHackerMP said: No. Not even Fox news is on his side anymore, really. Funny how people from outside the US watch Fox News and think they have seen all they need to see about the American media. I think it provides a better opportunity to see everything you need to know about America's right-wing myself and a good part of Canada's too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesHackerMP Posted August 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2017 Not necessarily. Things are always more complicated than the media will portray. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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