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<blockquote data-quote="Heathen72" data-source="post: 5416366" data-attributes="member: 7029">I don't quite agree with the initial point - this is fantasy, not historical fiction, not reality - so for the most part I assume that all we are shown is true. If we are to assume otherwise it all becomes somewhat pointless - you might as well write a new movie. From what we are shown, the basis for the assertion that Palpatine is a villain is sound. Neutral Evil, I would suggest. But even were I to agree with you, I certainly find myself hard pressed to find a Neutral Good reason for the destruction of Alderaan. One might compare it to the nuclear destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and look for 'Good' reasons there, but in that instance the US was at War with Japan *. Every indication in Ep IV is that the Alderaan is peaceful (and not at war with the Empire) and the Empire did not hesitate to destroy it, ostensibly as a 'test' for the Death Star's capabilities.*I would suggest that arguments as to the morality of the bombings in Japan shouldn't be entered into here, given the forum prohibition against political discussion, and the fact that it would derail the thread entirely!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Heathen72, post: 5416366, member: 7029"] I don't quite agree with the initial point - this is fantasy, not historical fiction, not [I]reality[/I] - so for the most part I assume that all we are shown is true. If we are to assume otherwise it all becomes somewhat pointless - you might as well write a new movie. From what we are [I]shown[/I], the basis for the assertion that Palpatine is a villain is sound. Neutral Evil, I would suggest. But even were I to agree with you, I certainly find myself hard pressed to find a Neutral Good reason for the destruction of Alderaan. One might compare it to the nuclear destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and look for 'Good' reasons there, but in that instance the US was at War with Japan [COLOR="Red"]*[/COLOR]. Every indication in Ep IV is that the Alderaan is peaceful (and not at war with the Empire) and the Empire did not hesitate to destroy it, ostensibly as a 'test' for the Death Star's capabilities. [COLOR="Red"]*[/COLOR][SIZE="1"]I would suggest that arguments as to the morality of the bombings in Japan shouldn't be entered into here, given the forum prohibition against political discussion, and the fact that it would derail the thread entirely![/SIZE] [/QUOTE]

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