Yes - he's much more accessible as evil than Sauron in Lord of the Rings. But that Eye is pretty damn fascist, too. OMG. Gave me bad night dreams as a kid reading that stuff. - Walter Bowne

 trilogy. He is a fascist of the highest order — someone who has created an entire Empire devoted to serving his will alon…es Earl Jones) to stop Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) from becoming a Jedi, killing him if necessary. He is the picture of ultimate evil, someone so malicious that even Vader eventually turns on him by the end of the original trilogy. He is a fascist of the highest order — someone who has created an entire Empire devoted to serving his will alone.
‘Star Wars’ Made Us Unprepared For Fascism
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Walter Bowne
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Jul 27, 2021
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Yes - he's much more accessible as evil than Sauron in Lord of the Rings. But that Eye is pretty damn fascist, too. OMG. Gave me bad night dreams as a kid reading that stuff.
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