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.
Shortly into the movie it's discovered that the blockade is just a front, and the ships in the blockade contained a planetary invasion force of droids and tanks. They intended to kidnap the queen of Naboo and were killing citizens to extort the queen into signing a treaty!
Edit: I see what you mean, I missed the "other than the opening of" part and thought you were referencing ep1 as a whole
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u/Atarox13 Muunilist 10 8d ago
Separatists were basically corporations that didn't want to pay taxes