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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
Maybe, in the really awesome Darth Plageius book and the Rise of Darth Vader books it kind of put the force into perspective.
with the Sith, they see themselves as commanding the Force, using it to reach a higher purpose and power.
With the Jedi, they are carried by the will of the Force, the use of the forbidden powers of the Force, like Lightning and crushing some ones throat in, is a sign of a person that is on the path to the dark side.
Palpatine even said it to Anakin, a true and wise leader will look at all sides of the greater puzzle.
Even according to the Sith Yoda had it completely wrong in his speech to Anakin, Fear leads to Anger, Anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering. The Sith originally used those emotions to gain power over the force, but the truly great Sith learned to work past those emotions and work past their own morality in pursuit of a greater goal.
The Jedi hoped that the will of the Force would allow them to achieve peace and justice in the Galaxy for all. The Sith believed that they needed to use the force to its full extent and command the force and subvert it to their will no matter the cost to bring Peace and Order to the Galaxy.
The Jedi philsophy was based on hope, The Sith was based on control.
Plagueis quotes that I love
the reason why the Jedi see the dark side powers as negative is because its their belief that those powers require the manipulation of the force to one's will instead of the manipulation of the person by the Force.
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The interesting part of that is that people who join the Sith hoping for control always end up slaves to the Dark Side and typically horribly disfigured.
It's a pretty common trope that occurs in most literature and religion.