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[–] NewDark@lemmings.world 42 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

The rebellion was the Vietnamese. It was an allegory. You've been in the empire the whole time.

[–] taiyang@lemmy.world 26 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

At least as far the Star Wars is concerned, it was a Republic for a bit... Then IDK, something about the price of eggs and the Sith took over.

[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 14 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Episode I starts with trade wars. Sooo...

[–] Genius@lemmy.zip 17 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Meesa propose we give the chancellor emergency powers to lower the price of eggs!

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 2 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (2 children)

So... Which planet is Trumpatine going to blow up first?

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 weeks ago

Well, changing the scale to our world, it's going to be a city/state. That'll be Gaza or Ukraine I assume. Probably Gaza.

[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] loonsun@sh.itjust.works 18 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I know, it's just a lot of tankies go "erm, ackchually, the US was always fascistic by Stalin's definition of fascism".

[–] NewDark@lemmings.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

Fascism is capitalism in crisis, when it needs to use force to maintain the contradictions.

The US has always been imperialist and neoliberal, but the Fascism has only been really kicking into gear lately.