His generation is a product of a vastly inferior educational system than the one that you and I were exposed to. They just don't teach real history anymore.
Craig Winneker:
The reference to liberty dying to thunderous applause is a reference to the rise of Nazism in Germany. The author of the review does not appear to have the knowledge of history that George Lucas demonstrates.
Yep. He lost me when he said Darth Sidious 'might' be Karl Rove. That is stretching things too far and trying to read meaning in everything.
And I am certain i can take anything, from the theatrical presentation of 'Little Women' to the made for TV 'War and Peace' and, with a smidget of imagination, find allusions and parallels with 'current events' as well as 'proving' how the characters are alluding to current politicians. And I would definitely make it seem stronger than saying Darth Sidious (Palpatine) 'might' be Karl Rove.
Palpatine 'might' also be the Easter Bunny and Sasquatch rolled into one.
Sometimes people read too little into some things, and too much into others. This is one case of someone seeing bogeymen under the bed where there are none. While there are certain allusions (for example strong ones with the rise of Nazism), it would be folly trying to see the entire Bush cabinet in SW:ROTS.
The fact is it's true. Libs really do fear that Bush might be Hitleresque. Their fears are baseless and originate from partisanship more than anything, but the neo-cons haven't helped much by insisting that the neither the party nor Bush can be critizised. The Neos play right into the liberal demigogue's hands by rising to the bate. The truth is we don't need Bush necessarily, our ideology shouldn't be contingent on an individual, but the neos keep making it out like it should be.
His generation is a product of a vastly inferior educational system than the one that you and I were exposed to. They just don't teach real history anymore.
Craig Winneker: