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the common mainstream belief among progressive Star Wars fans is that Anakin (and by extension, Ahsoka) are an example of being raised in, and jaded by, far right religious upbringing (the Jedi)

however, i think it’s a much more interesting viewpoint to read Anakin as an allegory of how the far right (Palpatine) regularly exploits the emotions and the impact of capitalism (or in this case, the presence of slavery in the galaxy) has on isolated and vulnerable young men to influence them to become tools of their own agenda (re: the ‘male loneliness epidemic’ to far right podcast bro/politician pipeline)

additionally, it is also far more interesting to read Ahsoka as an allegory of growing up to realise that the person who raised you didn’t have your best interests at heart all of the time and, in fact, hurt and traumatised you long before they did so as an adult, and the difficulties of reconciling the man who you loved and who taught you how to survive with the man who was responsible for losing your entire people (in this way, Ahsoka is also very Suvi coded)

Brought to you by: ‘The Jedi weren’t the bad guys, it was always Palpatine and, to a lesser extent, Vader/Anakin (who are the same person)’

inspired by the one post where i jokingly called Anakin ‘Darth Male Loneliness Epidemic’ and it stuck in my head

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Jedi Antis: The Jedi are too caught up in politics! They have power to change things, they just don't!

Meanwhile, the Jedi:

Every time they argue with a politician, they are shot down.

I wonder what that could mean? That maybe they don't have as much political power as the antis seem to believe? That maybe *gasp* they were meant to be the victims of Palpatine's manipulation the whole time?

[GIFs aren't mine. Credit to @david-talks-sw ]

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“hes a woman to me” IS HE? or are you equating women with submissive character traits you've arbitrarily put on a random man

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hate how all these apocalyptic films show society breaking down the hot minute the grid goes down, with all the survivors banding off into tiny violent gangs that prey on each other.

bitch you are a member of one of the most social species in existence! it is actually insane the extent to which humans have evolved to use cooperation as our main survival tool. humans have been building and then rebuilding societies for as long as disasters have been bringing them down. an apocalypse would be fucking awful, but the survivors would end up building communities and networks and pooling resources and knowledge, because that’s what humans do. that’s what they DO!!!

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so itchio has shadowbanned any games tagged with 'nsfw', 'adult', or 'erotic' so they don't show up in searches, and several devs have reported that their r18 games have been removed from the site with no warning

you know, maybe the internet shouldn’t be controlled by payment processors and terf lobbyists. and maybe people should be more concerned about this rise of censorship on queer media.

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btw you will miss this in 5 or 10 years. memory will smooth these circumstances down like a river stone, and you will find yourself longing for a shade of light or a moment of this particular innocence. you don't know about what happens next, and one day that will be the most alluring thing of all. don't leave it all for nostalgia. have a nice night now, whatever night it happens to be.

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The lion does not concern itself with the bank account balance when a little treat is calling

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Thinking about how Anakin canonically both touched grass and got laid and was still Like That.

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the masculine feminine and frankly universal urge to become a massive fucking dragon

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Is Mormonism or Scientology the more American religion? When will you create a third option?

Mormonism was damn near explicitly designed to be a version of Christianity for Americans lol. According to biblical mythology, there really shouldn't be people in the Americas. Mormonism attempts to solve this, by setting the events of the Bible in North America.

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ANDOR: ONE YEAR LATER || ROGUE ONE You're coming home to yourself. Let that protect you.

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"I cannot imagine who she would have become, but I think she would have been extraordinary. I am grateful I knew her, no matter how short the time." - Mon Mothma on Jyn Erso Rogue One Novelization by Alexander Freed

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TARKIN SEEING VISIONS OF ALL THE PEOPLE HE MURDERED WITH THE DEATH STAR RIGHT AS HE'S ABOUT TO DIE ON IT INCLUDING THE ROTTING CORPSES OF KRENNIC AND BAIL AND BREHA AND CASSIAN AND JYN AND SAW AND ALL THOSE OTHERS???? OH SHIT THAT'S THE NIGHTMARE FUEL I'M HERE FOR WITH THAT ASSHOLE

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not so friendly reminder that none of them got to see the fall of the empire (well, apart from ezra, he at least got to come back and see the galaxy free of the empire)

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Why do my interests in canning, couponing, and homesteading overlap so often with blogs with titles like ‘The Obedient Housewife’? 

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love how heathers was like you cannot fix him. you cannot save his sorry ass. he’s going to blow himself up on the football field and you’re just going to have to live with that, babe!

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has this been done