Our Current Situation is like... Star Wars?

Hello everyone, this is my first actual thread and is probably a little cynical too. I wanted to post this episode of Star Wars: Clone Wars because I think it reflects EXACTLY what is going on right now. And after watching the episode I think many would agree with me, from the wars in the Middle East to the banks own profiteering.
It even has a "false flag" attack on Coruscant that serves the interests of the Banking Clan. Very similiar to how 9/11 served the interest of the Military Industrial Complex. Just watch and see the similiarities.

Read the book Darth Plaugis, its the one leading up to Palpatines rise to power, before even The phantom menace.

Member of the banking cartels corrupt and manipulate the politicians to initiate the rise of the empire...

Originally posted by benrl
Read the book Darth Plaugis, its the one leading up to Palpatines rise to power, before even The phantom menace.

Member of the banking cartels corrupt and manipulate the politicians to initiate the rise of the empire...

Hi Benrl, I haven't read many books of Star Wars, but I do know enough about the Star Wars Universe to know what you are talking about. There were several high profile (very rich) people who gave rise to Palpatine, who later formed the Empire.
Now compare that to real life and it basically is like looking at a mirror.

S@F for you. I think these vids were very close to the truth a few years back but now I would put us closer to The Matrix. I believe we have already been taken over and there are those few who are awake and trying to free the rest of us.

It becomes a individual choice of the red pill are the blue pill.

Plus I always thought that I have never heard a more accurate line then when Smith describes us as a virus.

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Basically Darth Plaugis was Palpatines master, Who was the head of the banking cartels, he was manipulating the economy, buying off senators, etc.

All things that slowly chipped away at the stability of the republic for the sole purpose of making things so Bad the people would welcome an empire...

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S+F! That is surprisingly complex for a child's show.... or is that just me haha

Originally posted by David134
S@F for you. I think these vids were very close to the truth a few years back but now I would put us closer to The Matrix. I believe we have already been taken over and there are those few who are awake and trying to free the rest of us.

It becomes a individual choice of the red pill are the blue pill.

Plus I always thought that I have never heard a more accurate line then when Smith describes us as a virus.

Thankyou David, plus I agree watching this episode is more like a history lesson. But I think it puts it into a clearer perspective of the way things are currently run.
I don't agree with Smith calling humans "like a virus". Because we are not, before "Capital consumption" became the way of life for the West we had a policy of sustainable living. For example people back then used to grow their own food, reuse jewellery and clothes passed down from their parents, only have children if their living expense could support it. Today however is a very different story, and I believe we have become "viruses" so o speak.

But the line from this episode that really stuck out to me is in the second video, where one of the Separatist members declares something like "We are a true democracy, we aren't run by the corporations like the Republic is."

Originally posted by benrl
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Basically Darth Plaugis was Palpatines master, Who was the head of the banking cartels, he was manipulating the economy, buying off senators, etc.

All things that slowly chipped away at the stability of the republic for the sole purpose of making things so Bad the people would welcome an empire...

Anybody got a mirror?

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TSA ?

It seems everyone hates on the Prequels, that they aren't 'star wars', too much political boring stuff, Jar Jar Binks etc etc. Ok, Phantom Menace was a bit dull, and Jar Jar can die in a fire, but it was obvious back then that Lucas wanted the political stuff to mirror our current situation. They might not be perfect films, but the story presented fascinated me, and I never gave a thought that it might be deeper explored in 'The Clone Wars' of all places. And I may have to check out that Plaguis book when it hits softcover, thanks for the heads-up on that

Originally posted by The Heed
It seems everyone hates on the Prequels, that they aren't 'star wars', too much political boring stuff, Jar Jar Binks etc etc. Ok, Phantom Menace was a bit dull, and Jar Jar can die in a fire, but it was obvious back then that Lucas wanted the political stuff to mirror our current situation. They might not be perfect films, but the story presented fascinated me, and I never gave a thought that it might be deeper explored in 'The Clone Wars' of all places. And I may have to check out that Plaguis book when it hits softcover, thanks for the heads-up on that

Yeah Lucas wanted to make the mini series because the movies didn't go into enough depth because the movies only showed the beginning and the end of the war.