Talk:Palpatine/@comment-27525272-20190419175114/@comment-1672596-20190422014745

Considering George Lucas based Palpatine on Richard Nixon, the Empire on America, and the Rebels/Ewoks on the Vietcong, I'd say he's closer to a good guy, TBH. Just look up some Vietcong atrocities, or even their role in the boat people, and you'll see exactly what I mean by that (and I'm not liking the fact that I have to say that).

Besides, to be fair, the Jedi committed genocide against the Sith first, and as far as oppression, the Rebels did that as well, arguably even worse, if this is to be believed: https://i.redd.it/n33r15e8tbg01.jpg In fact, the Rebels in that passage came across as more like the Jacobins or the Bolsheviks.