Okay, but now suppose that instead of one giant machine, it's actually many smaller machines that do things like move people around, generate electricity, mow the lawn, etc. Instead of the empire cruising around in it killing huge bunches of people at once, they instead just sell the machines to people, and don't mention that using the machines results in a colorless, odorless gas being released that will gradually change the chemistry of the air over time, and change the climate. Eventually, with billions of the machines operating over the course of a century, scientists eventually discover what the empire's been doing, but now they're the richest people on the planet, and will ruthlessly use their money to discredit the environmentalists as quacks and fools pulling hoaxes for political gain...

It'd be so much easier to fight the empire if it was just one big machine that the empire directly controlled, and used to kill billions of people in big showy explosions.

Subversive.

One of the books written after the movies brought up a valid point. There was like, over 30 million men, women and the odd garbage snake on board. Luke killed them all... and then partied.

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One of the books written after the movies brought up a valid point. There was like, over 30 million men, women and the odd garbage snake on board. Luke killed them all... and then partied.


Don't forget the contractors, too.

^ Pah! there were at least 30,000 rebels on Yavin whose lives he saved, so that more than equals out.

The Plot to Pie Hitler -- I like it.

Yay for the justification of violence!

What alternative would you suggest?

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The rebels should start their own empire and underbid Darth Vader on all those planet destroying contracts, then do a half-assed job, thus putting scrutiny and more regulations on all empires.
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