Armitage Hux and even Vader are big babies. One of the things I’ve always admired about the Star Wars films is their complex and surprisingly true depiction of the power-hungry. He’s obsessed with power, worships his dead grandfather and whines his way through the back half of the film. And he becomes a great character when he takes off his mask halfway through the film and reveals himself for who he really is - an emo kid with daddy issues. He’s adept at torture, reads mind and repeatedly lashes out in anger. He loomed over the first half of The Force Awakens as a terrifying presence dressed in black, strong in the Force. They adopt the fashion and political ideology of previous generations and attempt to co-opt the fear these things evoke.īut terrifying superweapon aside, they’re really just a bunch of whiny babies. The First Order - like Spencer and the other alt-right crazies - is mostly angry young men who are pissed at their diminishing political power. The Empire - and especially the First Order - is a bunch of space Nazis. The National Policy Institute expresses fascist ideas and Spencer used the Nazi salute during a recent rally. Richard Spencer and his crop of hipler-haired followers are fascists. It’s about internet trolls identifying with the Empire … and their shame at how silly the new movies make space fascism seem. This nationalist-stoked Star Wars controversy isn’t about social justice warriors. The Empire and the First Order explicitly advocate political control through force.įreedom is fine … as long as it’s freedom at the end of a gun. You don’t have to be any type of person to succeed. The Empire is a diverse organization that accepts all races, genders and sexual orientations. Plus, Zare Leonis experienced no discrimination during her time at various Imperial institutions - and Delian Mors married a woman and served as a moff during the Clone Wars. Over at the “ Empire Did Nothing Wrong” subreddit - a hive of scum and villainy where the galaxy’s pro-Empire redditors hang out - user Diamond_Authority laid out the case … and it’s pretty compelling.ĭiamond_Authority pointed out that the decidedly non-human Mas Amedda served as a grand vizier of the Empire under Palpatine.
General Hux has a first order control fetish.
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