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[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 106 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Leia made ableist remarks about a storm trooper once. Both sides are the same!

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 50 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Plus, as a member of the Imperial Senate, she's obviously part of The Swamp that must be drained.

(I also hear she emigrated to Alderaan illegally.)

[–] Barbarian@sh.itjust.works 28 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Also, look at her counsel. My brother's wife's hairdresser's mechanic said that there's very big questions about where Chewbacca's from. He hasn't even released his birth certificate!

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 22 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Plus, he's, you know... one of them.

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[–] Keeponstalin@lemmy.world 67 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Why do you support terrorists?

The Empire has a right to defend itself

Those Rebel Terrorists were using human shields

The ones responsible for the destruction of Alderaan were those Rebel Terrorists, we gave a very humane 30 minute evacuation warning after all

[–] Objection@lemmy.ml 17 points 5 months ago

The rebels destroyed Alderaan with their own superweapon they had been developing underground. The Imperial Navy is the most moral force in the galaxy.

OK, the Death Star did fire on Alderaan, but it was a targeted, focused strike that hit a rebel facility which caused their superweapon to explode and destroy the planet, the Empire had no idea that would happen. The Imperial Navy is the most moral force in the galaxy.

OK, the Death Star did destroy the planet, but the rebels were still developing a superweapon and even more people would've died otherwise. The Imperial Navy is the most moral force in the galaxy.

OK, the rebels weren't developing a superweapon on Alderaan, but the destruction of the planet were the actions of a rogue moff acting without approval. The Imperial Navy is the most moral force in the galaxy.

OK, the Emperor's right hand man was in the room when it was decided, but Emperor Palpatine has invited every surviving Alderaanian to his own private resort world, and they're also rebuilding with a new colony on Ejolus. The Imperial Navy is the most moral force in the galaxy.

OK, the colony on Ejolus has been wiped out, but they were harboring rebels. The Imperial Navy is the most moral force in the galaxy.

[–] rsuri@lemmy.world 55 points 5 months ago

I know Vader choked the life out of the last person who questioned him, but I haven't seen Leia do enough challenging media interviews.

[–] ThirdWorldOrder@lemm.ee 41 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Spicy thread and I’m just going to go get my popcorn

No, you must participate! You're the reason this country is falling apart!!

[–] whotookkarl@lemmy.world 35 points 5 months ago (1 children)

'Princess' establishment chosen Lyin' Leiyah is clearly just trying to turn the empire back into the corrupt old Republic and force everyone to accept all aliens including the despicable Gran who don't deserve rights because they don't look or act like me. I heard she was even there when Alderaan was destroyed and did nothing.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 16 points 5 months ago

Ho ho!
Hey hey!
What planet did Leia blow up today?

[–] Nuke_the_whales@lemmy.world 33 points 5 months ago

Vader's death Star may be pointing right at Yavin 4, but Leia doesn't want to support the rights of Yavin 4 natives so they're the same

[–] frezik@midwest.social 31 points 5 months ago

Death Stars don't kill people. Traitors who won't give up the location of the secret Rebel base kill people.

She kissed her brother once and her father is a known criminal, open your eyes sheeple

[–] negativenull@lemmy.world 27 points 5 months ago

Vader's spokesman said there was a floating planet of trash floating in space called Tatooine

[–] HuntressHimbo@lemm.ee 24 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I must have missed the part of the movie where Leia devotes a significant amount of her planets resources to building the deathstar while her constituents screamed for her to stop

[–] pimento64@sopuli.xyz 51 points 5 months ago (4 children)

Evidently you did, because it's mentioned that she was a member of the Imperial Senate right up till it was dissolved. She participated directly in the government that built a weapon of mass destruction and used it to commit a genocidal act of state terrorism. Thankfully, a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, they never invented purity testing so people like you weren't wrenching their spines in an effort to suck their own dicks about it.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 19 points 5 months ago (1 children)

She was still in the senate when her ship was captured by Vader at the beginning of Star Wars.

Leia: I'm a member of the Imperial Senate on a diplomatic mission to Alderaan.

Vader: You are part of the Rebel Alliance and a traitor.

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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 28 points 5 months ago

I see that you understand that, much like a vice president, that is something someone with the powers of a princess can do.

[–] itsgroundhogdayagain@lemmy.ml 21 points 5 months ago (9 children)

Vader didn't blow up a planet. He didn't stop it from getting blown up but he was more of an accessory to it.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 39 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Trump didn't stop Jamal Kashoggi from getting murdered with a meat saw, so I guess they're similar that way.

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[–] NewDark@lemmings.world 21 points 5 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] essell@lemmy.world 21 points 5 months ago (10 children)

She was a leading figure in a paramilitary organisation, both before and after the death of the emperor. So, maybe?

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 14 points 5 months ago

Yeah, you'd think that would be exactly what she wanted.

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[–] Objection@lemmy.ml 16 points 5 months ago

In this analogy, did Princess Leia build the Death Star and blow up Alderaan? Ridiculous levels of whitewashing.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 14 points 5 months ago

What are her policies?

[–] AntiOutsideAktion@lemmy.ml 13 points 5 months ago (1 children)

How the fuck do you cast the democrats as having no agency

[–] dream_weasel@sh.itjust.works 21 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (13 children)

How do YOU force them to have agency but let Republicans do whatever the fuck they want, then punish lefties for it?

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