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[-] banneryear1868@lemmy.world 45 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Star Wars is literally space conservatives rebelling against the galactic communist (1970s US propagandized version of invented communism-fascist aesthetic*) empire...

Firefly is to an even greater degree, like libertarian Browncoats rebelling. I love the fan fic take that the Alliance were the "good guys."

[-] glacier 39 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

George Lucas has said that it was the Vietnam War that inspired the conflict in Star Wars, with the Empire representing the US, but also the rebels could represent the US against the British Empire from the Revolutionary War.

[-] CancerMancer@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago

I don't recall reading that anywhere. I do remember seeing WW2 referenced, especially with respect to the dogfights.

[-] banneryear1868@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Very interesting! I knew the Vietnam thing but I'm not into Star Wars.

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