Yeah that was not how I interpreted it. If the point of the series was that people give in to authority then the climax would have been different.
The most crucial part of the whole series when Luke is confronted by Sidious he is given the choice of submitting or being destroyed. If the point was people give in to authority the climax wouldn't contradict your point.
It really seemed to be about how evil works. All the things you mentioned tie in to that. How the Jedi clinged to wealth and power, how evil can hide in plain sight with a smile and a handshake, how prophecy was interpreted erroneously and used as justification for violence and how masses of people were influenced with fear.
The story arc mirrors a lot of fictional allegories. e.g. Lord of the Rings. Powerless nobody on the fringes of existence stands up to ultimate power, the overmatched hero overcomes evil because his will is pure and he is making selfless decisions.
In the end Vader saw that Sidious was only acting on his own accord while Luke was willing to die for his friends and family, the choice at that point for Vader was easy.
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