Editor’s note: As the new Star Wars film “Rogue One” approaches, we’re looking back at senior writer Jonathan V. Last’s “Case for the Empire.” The following is an excerpt of a follow up case for the Empire at The Federalist.
1. Midi-Chlorians Oh, you thought you could totally be down with the Force if you just reached out with your feelings and did-or-did-not? You thought the Force would be with you if you appreciated the worth of all living things? Umm, no. If you aren’t related to someone who’s genetically predisposed to a high midi-chlorian count in his or her blood, you’re a prole like everyone else. The Force is something you’re born into. Like being a Bush, or a Clinton. 2. Jedi Believe They’re the Center of the Universe The Jedi aren’t a civilian-controlled military force. They’re not even a semi-autonomous palace guard pledged to defend the Republic. They’re…something else? As Mace Windu puts it in “Attack of the Clones,” “We’re keepers of the peace, not soldiers.” Boy, howdy, are they arrogant peacekeepers. In “Phantom Menace,” Obi-Wan—who’s one of the better Jedi!—refers to Jar-Jar Binks as a “pathetic life form.”
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