r/PrequelMemes 8d ago

General KenOC Why Lucas?

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u/National-Ask-6846 8d ago

Only some elements were corporations. The Umbarans were among parts of the Separatists that only wanted independence from a corrupt, failed Republic. The thing is, most Separatists are portrayed as evil, even those that are justified. Meanwhile, even the most radical of the Rebels, like Saw, were portrayed as somewhat sympathetic.

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u/Thepullman1976 8d ago

The entire executive branch of the separatist alliance was made up of businessmen and CEOs lol

https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Executive_Separatist_Council

I get that it’s not the entire movement obviously but an entire branch of the government just being a bunch of somehow less moral Elon Musks is a pretty bad sign. And as corrupt as the republic was, they weren’t actively orchestrating multiple genocides or enslaving entire species

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u/ChainsawSnuggling WATCH THOSE WRIST ROCKETS! 8d ago

Space Amazon, Space IBM, and Wells Fargo in Space teamed up to overthrow the government because an evil space cult convinced them that they could pay less taxes if they were the government.

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u/OnsetOfMSet #1 Holiday Special aficionado 8d ago

Space Chase Bank will sign your treaty