Good point and interpretation. Didn’t think of the language as a progression in time instead of a ranking.

Literally the whole first trilogy is an allegory for the Vietnam war where the US is the empire

So Leia isn’t a great analog. Maybe a Vader / Palpatine election would be closer to reality

I misread that, hold up.

The United States of America spends more money on it’s military than the next 10 countries COMBINED.

The United States has ~800 military bases all around the world in foreign countries.

This doesn’t sound like an empire to you?

What do you think the United States is more like? A guerilla insurgency or a miltaristic empire imposing its will on the rest of society?

Did Leia keep claiming she wants the most lethal military in the galaxy too?

A non-vote or a vote for third party is a vote for Harris obviously.

How does her policy differ from Biden, pray tell?

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We’ve been an evil empire for a while now. A long history of wars, coups, and foreign intervention. It’s a lot more visible in the internet age and the propoganda machine isnt working like it used to.

If you think someone can “earn” a billion dollars, you’re beyond saving. You get that through exploiting laborers, not your own labor.

They’re both part of the owning class. The only difference is degrees

You should be mad at billionaires and landlords, not other working people.

There are not many things that make me irrationally angry… Fucking with my glasses is one of them.

Fascism is truly a death cult

Wrong, when the fascist apartheid state is dismantled.

How about, no rounds per target?

I love how you’re debate-lording me on the specifics of how civilians, children and their infrastructure get blown to bits. Even if you could justify it in that way, that shit is still a war crime for a reason.

Ah yes, because the current bombing campaign against civilians and civilian infrastructure has been very humanitarian. So glad Israel has been showing “restraint”. Never mind the white phosphorous too, very legal and very restrained.

Man good point. Glad the Israelis aren’t using any weapons that are disproportionately more effective on a captive populace. The prisoners shouldn’t fight back against their oppressor through whatever desperate means they have available. Please die and suffer in silence, Palestinians.