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minus-squareImmersiveMatthew@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·11 days agoWow. I had to go verify this and sure enough, I found a video from 7 years ago where Lucas said this and much more including comparing the American Empire to the Galactic Empire. Wow. I missed that reference as a child.
minus-squareTartas1995@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·11 days agoEven if you missed that, you probably picked up that it is against war and imperialism.
minus-squareImmersiveMatthew@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·11 days agoThat was the part that shocked me as it rings even more true at this present moment.
minus-squareTerdFerguson@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·11 days ago at this present moment. The present moment is just continuing a very long trend.
minus-squareprole@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·11 days agoEwoks were definitely a nod to the Viet Cong
minus-squarebrave_lemmywinks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·11 days agoI think George Lucas has a tendency to make shit up as time goes on and gets high on his own supply. That said, the prequels started with a literal trade embargo and there are several genocides in the series.
Wow. I had to go verify this and sure enough, I found a video from 7 years ago where Lucas said this and much more including comparing the American Empire to the Galactic Empire. Wow. I missed that reference as a child.
Even if you missed that, you probably picked up that it is against war and imperialism.
That was the part that shocked me as it rings even more true at this present moment.
The present moment is just continuing a very long trend.
Ewoks were definitely a nod to the Viet Cong
I think George Lucas has a tendency to make shit up as time goes on and gets high on his own supply.
That said, the prequels started with a literal trade embargo and there are several genocides in the series.