The Sith: A Political Allegory
Three years ago, I published an essay entitled “The True Story of the Sith.” Most people seemed to think it was a ‘spiritual essay, about shadow work and that kind of thing, but it was actually a political piece, almost an allegory. Yesterday, as I was working on an article on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s alliance with Donald Trump, I revisited the Sith piece and realized that its allegorical interpretation is more obvious and more relevant today than ever.
The allegory is not so direct as to suggest that one of America’s political parties is the Jedi and the other side the Sith. Nonetheless, an allegorical reading will shed light on America’s political psychology at a time when entrenched interests are willing to destroy democracy in order to save it.
The True Story of the Sith
Guest post by Darth Sideous
Thank you for this opportunity to set the record straight. I don’t expect everyone to believe my alternative account of the events chronicled in the Star Wars films, since it runs so contrary to everything you think you know. I can offer you no proof that my version is correct; I only ask that you listen with your heart and (may it be so) hear the ring of truth.
A saying goes, “History is written by the victors.” Nowhere is this more true than in the Star Wars series, 99% of which is pure Jedi propaganda. Reading between the lines though, one might catch glimpses of the truth that I will share with you now.
The heroes of the films are the Jedi Knights, who identify themselves as champions of the Light Side of the force and accuse the Sith of being servants of the Dark Side. Already this should be a red flag. Do you trust people who self-righteously insist that they are the good guys, and claim anyone who disagrees with them is evil?
Now I’m not saying the truth is the reverse: that the Jedi are evil and the Sith are good. That whole way of thinking—Who are the good guys? Wh
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