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Originally Posted by Hack&Lube
But the Empire wasn't crushed. All they did was just lose another Death Star which after losing the first one, doesn't seem like a big deal to them. They also lost the Emperor, but knowing him, he probably has a bunch of evil clones hanging around.
The rebels achieved a small victory but the entire empire still exists as the major force in the galaxy. Until the Rebels conquer Coruscant, nothing has really changed.
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I look at this differently since the PT came out. I assumed there was a "good guy" system that existed until the "bad guys" came and crushed them to the verge of annihilation, at which point the "good guys" managed to start fighting back and win some battles (seen in the SW OT).
This is all just one Republic though though. The "good guys" were always in charge, the "bad guys" just usurped things for a while when Palpatine was around. He manipulated the political situation, created the clone wars, and ended that conflict when he assumed power and had those leaders killed. All united, for a while. His death and defeat spreads like wildfire around the galaxy, and shows the overhwelmingly positive response. The military is still around, but they serve the political arm of the Republic. They never overthrew anything as a military coup, they just followed orders. They would follow orders of the new Republic too...for the most part. Just like Napolean or Alexander or others, the empire doesn't last beyond the person.
Just a different view.
