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The mighty empire bombs Yemen, one of the poorest countries in the world, with its most advanced strategic stealth bomber (hexbear.net)

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[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

It’s incredible isn’t it. If you made a film with a plot as an allegory for Americas actions in Yemen like Star Wars was for Vietnam it would be impossible to get the average American to identify America as their stand in because the actions are so on the nose evil it would break their narrative too much. America is so antithetical to moral, honourable, ethical and just behaviour that it’s a caricature of what it is to be evil.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

A second, bigger Empire has shown up to shoot down known terrorist Luke Skywalker and a squadron of illegal X-wing fighters. Reportedly the terrorist group was attempting to sabotage the newly built Tactical Defensive Moonlet (only used for defensive planetary disintegration)

Coruscant Times

Grand Emperor Bai-Den reportedly 'very displeased' with Emperor Palpatine, urges the Empire to stop blowing up planets within 6-8 years or he'll be 'big mad'.

Outer Rim Gazette

The Grand Emperor allocates 800 quintillion credits in military aid to Palpatine.

Galaxy Central News Network

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

it would be impossible to get the average American to identify America as their stand in because the actions are so on the nose evil it would break their narrative too much.

It should be pointed out that despite the incredible decades-long popularity of Star Wars, very few Americans know about the connection the movie has to the Vietnam War and fewer still could figure out that America is not the Rebels but Empire.