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r/PrequelMemes debates if Star Wars is left wing, and if Lucas would agree with the modern fandom

https://old.reddit.com/r/PrequelMemes/comments/1dg33sc/now_you_have_become_the_very_thing_you_swore_to/

Context: Star Wars has recently come out with a new show, The Acolyte, that has bitterly divided the fandom. It had received an extremely poor audience Rotten Tomatoes score before it even came out, actors from it have been harassed, and has been the subject of numerous extremely negative Youtube videos mostly from those on the right and far right. A post is made on /r/prequelmemes claiming that Lucas would not be a fan of the modern fandom due to his left wing beliefs, and argument ensues. How much of the criticism is in good faith? Is Disney Star Wars pushing politics? Is the Acolyte actually bad? Is the Star Wars fandom toxic?

Some commenters think Lucas' politics are obviously left wing:

I can understand why a young person today wouldn't read between the lines on the OT's commentary on the Vietnam War or Nixon, but how these people completely miss that the Prequels are a commentary on the Invasion of Afghanistan/Iraq, Newt Gingrich and the Republican Party, Neoliberalism and Corporate Interests/Lobbying is beyond me. It's so blatant.

Andor is my communist manifesto

Others debate if any criticism of The Acolyte and Disney Star Wars in general is being construed as bigotry:

yea good move from disney to call all of his fan base racist and sexist just genius

Ok, but the criticism of Disney's Star Wars isn't just coming from the right, it's not even political at all. Something that sucks, can simply suck because it sucks.

Disney has to blame something for the crap products they push these days though.

Just call everyone a Nazi and go home already.

Disney intentionally stokes the weirdos and isnt really helping the situation. yeah its fricking ret*rded some fans step over board but the best you can do is ignore them. dont feed the troll use to be the standard on the internet. now they purposefully feed them and they grow more empowered and get a bunch of attention now. also disneys starwars is dead. at least to me.


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Jesus christ these people are dumb.

The absolute peak reddit wingcuck brain has to be the guy saying the prequels are a commentary on the GWOT, to be then told that 2/3 came out before 9/11, and still being upmarseyd and trying to justify it with the first gulf war and deflecting the discussion to semantics.

This is the person that wrote phantom menace, and "this is how democracy dies... with thunderous applause". The idea that this person is capable of political commentary less ham-fisted than SS-uniform wearing baddies, is hilarious.

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If Star Wars wasn't about fighting Saddam how do you explain this !historychads

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A black Darth Vader style helmet was also worn by some of the black-uniformed Fedayeen, as Uday Hussein (commander of the Fedayeen and eldest son of Saddam) was reportedly an avid fan of Star Wars.[25][7][26][27][18] The helmet shell was made of fibre glass, with a nylon webbing cradle. Fixed to the right side was a moulded rubber Fedayeen badge, which consisted of a silhouette of Saddam and the motto; Allah al-watan qa'ed (God, homeland, leader).[28]

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Apparently the notorious horrorcow and male feminist Uday thought that making uniforms based on le heckin bad guise from star wars :soysnoo: would have made the Americans scared shitless by the Fedayeen, but it had the opposite effect and the amerimutts thought that they looked like a bunch of autismo cosplayer r-slurs :marseyxd: !historychads

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The complete lack or body armour helped too

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Didn't George Lucas say that his plan for the New Republic in his original Sequel Trilogy was to be based off of Post-2003 Iraq?

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Throwing jedi off the roof probably isnt as effective as it is with gays, though

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The helmet shell was made of fibre glass, with a nylon webbing cradle

Lmao i guess they forgot that helmets were supposed to be for protection

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