Wednesday, July 04, 2007

What good is The Force if the Dark Side clouded everything and what good was the Dark Side for a Sith Lord

On the subject of SW, some days I'm in a Jedi way of thinking and other days I'm a Dark Lord"-ess". The following thoughts have been running through my mind.

The Jedi use Tne Force for good, but what good could they do if the Dark Side clouded everything.

Qui-gon only saw Little Anakin as "The Chosen One". He didn't see the route he would take to fulfill this prophecy. Little Anakin standing with Qui-gon in front of the Jedi Counsel. Yoda comments on how clouded this little boy's future is.

The Jedi did not sense: the creation of the Clone Army, Count Dooku turning to the Dark Side, Shmi dying and the effect it would have on Anakin, Anakin and Padme's marriage (they had their doubts about throwing them together in the first place but......nothing else was done or said), Palpatine being the Sith Lord, Anakin's inner turmoil, Padme's pregnancy (till it was too late), Anakin's turn to the Dark Side, Padme's death, the destruction of the Jedi Order and the Chancellor's eventual dictatorship. Whew!!! Wipes forehead. If I forgot something, fill me in.

Tell me what good did The Force do for for the Jedi but have them scurrying around the Galaxy as peacekeepers only to find the Dark Side was one step ahead of them.

The Dark Side manipulated all of the above. You can say that's one of the good things the Dark Side did for the Sith, got them into power, but after the Republic fell that knowledge didn't do the Sith much good either.

The knowledge of the Dark Side only got the Emperor approximately 20??yes??no??? years of reign. Considering how long it took him to overthrow the Republic 20 years is a short reign. Turning to the Dark Side didn't save Padme, which was the principal reason Anakin turned. The Emperor either didn't know that DV's children survived or knew and hid it from DV. I believe the Emperor didn't know b/c he would have sought them out from the beginning to either kill them or turn them to the Dark Side. If the Emperor knew so much why didn't he crush the Rebels before they had a chance to recruit a little "army" against him. The Emperor didn't even entertain the possibility of being killed by his most loyal apprentice.

During all those years neither The Force nor the Dark Side did anyone any good. I might say that the Dark Side did more for the Sith than The Force did for The Jedi.

Oh. The Force redeemed itself by producing Luke who brought Anakin back to the light in order to fulfill his destiny as "The Chose One". Other than that, both The Force and The Dark Side only brought destruction and death to the Galaxy.

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