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[–] superduperenigma 57 points 9 months ago (4 children)

Where are you going with this? There's a lot of directions you could take this meme and like half of them are problematic.

[–] [email protected] 40 points 9 months ago (2 children)

The very real implication is that Anakin is an online conspiracy theorist who generally always arrives at the conclusion that Jewish people control the world.

[–] samus12345 8 points 9 months ago

I didn't even consider the Jews being to blame. That's such an incredibly stupid take I forget it exists until I see it again.

[–] Exosus 3 points 9 months ago (2 children)

You should piss off both sides..

"Jews control the world, as they should!"

[–] EvolvedTurtle 2 points 9 months ago

I don't know a thing about Jewish culture But tbh I'd be down for a change of pace

Probably better then what ever we got going on here

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Ah, the Bibi Pill.

[–] CaptainSpaceman 38 points 9 months ago

Thats the point. Hence why votes are mixed. Engage bait is the point, and we both fell for it

[–] [email protected] 16 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

? Anakin is a tinfoil hat wearer and Padme is the reader

[–] [email protected] 35 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Spoiler alert Anakin isnt the good guy and goes on the become Darth Vader.

[–] mrunicornman 10 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago

I know right?! Kid had such a promising podracing career.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (2 children)

He's making fun of antisemitic conspiracy theorists. When somebody doesn't make a hamfisted soapbox of "HERE'S AN EXCRUCIATING EXPLANATION OF THE JOKE AND MY BELIEFS" that doesn't mean we assume they're a nazi.

[–] Exosus 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I thought capitalists and globalists are code for Jews in antisemitic memes?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Yes. That is literally the joke.

[–] c0mbatbag3l 0 points 9 months ago

I mean most do, that's why Lemmy is doomed to failure.

[–] samus12345 26 points 9 months ago

"They're not shadowy, they do their evil out in the open."

[–] [email protected] 20 points 9 months ago (4 children)

I don't get it is it supposed to be anti-semitic

[–] [email protected] 24 points 9 months ago

That's definitely where Anakin is going, at least.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 9 months ago

Anakin is, yes. Padme isn't.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 9 months ago (1 children)

My interpretation is that Lucas made it out to be entirely the evil Sith destroying an otherwise reasonable galactic social order. When in reality, fascism happens with no magic required.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Not at all IMO, the Sith simply took advantage of the evil inherent in the system. That’s part of why the Jedi were so blind to it.

[–] chuckleslord 11 points 9 months ago (1 children)

(It's almost like the United States is the empire/ old republic)

[–] [email protected] 13 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, it is, that’s not a secret

[–] chuckleslord 8 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

You have no idea how many people don't understand that. Even if you tell them, they don't get it.

("You have no idea" is used as an intensifier here. I don't know what you know. I'm neurodivergent and feel the need to clarify)

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I legitimately saw someone say that they heard Star Wars was inspired by the Vietnam War, then said the fucking Empire represented the Viet Cong and Communism.

Some people legitimately can't analyze anything to save their lives.

[–] chuckleslord 4 points 9 months ago

Well, I mean, they probably can, but team sports, ya know. We all do it, make bad things about the "other" and good things about "us". Just, not realizing that the people you stand with can do "bad", cause all humans are capable of doing "bad".

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

You're right of course. I phrased that poorly and meant my interpretation of the meme, not the movies.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Lucas seems to grasp for that interpretation, but he's not politically savvy enough or a good enough writer to pull it off. Clone Wars fixes it.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago

That was my interpretation

[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Every damn time

[–] Guajojo 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Wish there was a political memes instance

[–] Custoslibera 1 points 9 months ago

This is a political meme instance.