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Topic	Do you think video games should be a platform for addressing social injustices?
FortuneCookie 02/12/22 4:35:05 PM #79:	Gobstoppers12 posted... Yeah? Which part? The message of Star Wars was basically "don't be evil" @Gobstoppers12 The Rebel symbol is based on the peace symbol which was used as a protest of the Vietnam War. The Battle of Endor -- ~~in which the Empire is defeated by indigenous furries despite technological advantages~~ -- is meant to be a direct parallel of the Vietnam War. Nien Numb, ~~who blows up the second Death Star~~, is also modeled to look like a Vietnamese individual.' The line in Episode III, "So this is how democracy dies.. with thunderous applause," is a direct reference to the Bush Administration. And the original pitch for Star Wars was that it would be set in the far-future with the Empire being the government which took over the world. The Empire are also fascists (i.e. far right-wing). George Lucas has long been outspoken in his politics in interviews and social media. He even claimed that Barack Obama was more powerful than Luke Skywalker. Richard Nixon was allegedly the inspiration for the Emperor, but that feels like an ass-pull since Palpatine has none of Nixon's mannerisms. Either way, Georgie-Boy is 100% anti-Republican. <cite>FortuneCookie posted [p:962593689] in Do you thi... [t:79895195]...</cite> <quote>Gobstoppers12 posted... </cite> <quote>Yeah? Which part? The message of Star Wars was basically "don't be evil"</quote> @Gobstoppers12 The Rebel symbol is based on the peace symbol which was used as a protest of the Vietnam War. The Battle of Endor -- in which the Empire is defeated by indigenous furries despite technological advantages -- is meant to be a direct parallel of the Vietnam War. Nien Numb, who blows up the second Death Star, is also modeled to look like a Vietnamese individual.' The line in Episode III, "So this is how democracy dies.. with thunderous applause," is a direct reference to the Bush Administration. And the original pitch for Star Wars was that it would be set in the far-future with the Empire being the government which took over the world. The Empire are also fascists (i.e. far right-wing). George Lucas has long been outspoken in his politics in interviews and social media. He even claimed that Barack Obama was more powerful than Luke Skywalker. Richard Nixon was allegedly the inspiration for the Emperor, but that feels like an ass-pull since Palpatine has none of Nixon's mannerisms. Either way, Georgie-Boy is 100% anti-Republican. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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