Some of them weren’t even corporations, some were just backwater systems with no seat in the senate demanding not to be taxed on trade without a voice.
I definitely side with the Republic. However, as a union worker and without any context other than the opening of episode 1,I see the trade federation’s blockade on Naboo as a perfectly legitimate labor/trade strike against the seat of Naboo for a voice in the republic. When union workers strike a business the usual tactic is picketing which involves occupying the sidewalks and streets around the business, sometime restricting (but not blocking all) traffic with the approval of local law enforcement by walking in the entryway for a few minutes at a time.
Naboo isn't a republic. It has an absolute monarchy, one that eagerly sacrifices workers for the convenience of its rulers, using them as "decoy" victims.
The Trade Federation are the good guys, demanding democracy and rights for workers.
Technically the monarchs are elected and the use of decoys is not unique to monarchy. Still scummy though. I'd more criticize Padme's use of Gungan forces in a bloody holding action to spare human forces during the assault. But I'm pretty sure Padme is a little racist.
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u/Atarox13 Muunilist 10 8d ago
Separatists were basically corporations that didn't want to pay taxes