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Democracy in the GFFA
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redrikkiPoliticians in the Prequels-era Republic talked a good game about loving democracy, but did they? Did they really? Obviously Senate operates on democratic principles with the Senators proposing and voting on legislation, but just how democratic is the Galactic Republic at large? Not very.
Let's talk politics.
Let's talk politics.
Star Wars Meta from a Kemetic Perspective
Feb. 16th, 2019 01:38 pmsecond_evtalesHere is a piece of meta I wrote in 2016, following S2E18 of Star Wars Rebels.
Star Wars and Ma'at - A Rant from a Kemetic Perspective
Warning: possible spoilers for SW Rebels S2E18, and potentially for lots of other things Star Wars.
Also, lots of political ranting, Karl Marx quotes, Sandro Pertini quotes, and me getting angry at some christian thinkers and stoic philosophers. Contains some occasional swearwords
An introduction to Kemetic concepts is provided, but feel free to message me if something is not clear or you want further information.
Star Wars and Ma'at - A Rant from a Kemetic Perspective
Warning: possible spoilers for SW Rebels S2E18, and potentially for lots of other things Star Wars.
Also, lots of political ranting, Karl Marx quotes, Sandro Pertini quotes, and me getting angry at some christian thinkers and stoic philosophers. Contains some occasional swearwords
An introduction to Kemetic concepts is provided, but feel free to message me if something is not clear or you want further information.
sathariI'm joining the party in sharing some of my thoughts on the Jedi Order and specifically its relationship to the Republic.
The TL;DR version is, "Everything that went wrong with the Jedi Order can IMO be encapsulated in Obi-wan's line at the end of ROTS: 'My allegiance is to the Republic---' as opposed to the Force."
Follow the fake cut!
The TL;DR version is, "Everything that went wrong with the Jedi Order can IMO be encapsulated in Obi-wan's line at the end of ROTS: 'My allegiance is to the Republic---' as opposed to the Force."
Follow the fake cut!
The Dictator's Playbook
Jan. 20th, 2019 04:31 pmredrikkiPBS has a new show called The Dictator's Playbook, which looks at a bunch of real world dictators and analysis their rise to power. Watching it, one of the things that struck me is that most (successful) dictators do something which benefit's the masses immediately upon taking power as a means of gaining their support. Kim Il-Sung implemented land reforms which gave peasants their own farms for the first time in ever. Saddam Hussain granted equal rights for women and used oil money for infrastructure projects, free universal health care, and free universal education. Mussolini made the trains run on time. It got me thinking. What, exactly, did Palpatine and the Empire do to cement the loyalty of the masses?
The Dictator's Playbook
The Dictator's Playbook
