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culprit@lemmy.ml to Memes@lemmy.ml · 1 month ago

always has been the empire

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culprit@lemmy.ml to Memes@lemmy.ml · 1 month ago
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    No. It’s literally just space Nazi’s.

    Guys… There are STORMTROOPERS in the Empire. It’s not subtle lol.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sturmabteilung

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      george lucas has stated very plainly it was about US imperialism in vietnam

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      30 days ago

      The comparisons to Nazi Germany were deliberate, as the Nazis were inspired by the US Empire. Lucas himself said it was a metaphor for the Vietnam war.

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      george lucas literally said it in an interview that the empire is the us empire…

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      NO! THEY are the space nazis!
      Space nazis of the US empire.
      Just like Starship troopers are space nazis of the US empire to it’s filmmaker.

      Now excuse me while I cut off your hand.

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      Sorry, it’s pretty clearly stated in this interview by Lucas.

      https://youtube.com/watch?v=fv9Jq_mCJEo

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      And the Nazis were also based on the USA 😶

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