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"I don't care who the Pykes send, I'm not paying taxes" - Boba Fett

"Oh no, I'm not brave enough for politics." - Obi-Wan Kenobi

It seems as if Mon Mothma was so afraid of "turning into the monster your fighting" she completely went in the other direction in terms of "will to power". She needed balance.

Tatooine does have a very inefficient economic system however. Moisturise farmers wouldn't be needed if they had moisture importers - ice asteroids seem like a unexploited opportunity.

This should be a fun comments section, and won't devolve into a partisan American politics slanging match.

I hope you do a follow up to this with like, Dooku, Leia, Jabba, etc

To grate Star Wars political leaders is an interesting take. However I think that your ratings are somewhat strange as far as Mon Mothma goes. You specifically said "chancellor" Mon Mothma but you rated basically her entire political life. But if you truly look at her ideas as chancellor, you'll see that she's not a pragmatist but an idealist. She wanted to reconcile with the former Imperials, quickly demilitarized before the war was over and returned power to the local governments. Her ultimate flaw is that she wanted to turn back time to the pre-Clone Wars era instead of realizing that galaxy has changed that the Galactic Republic was failing even before Palpatine became chancellor.

Thank you for using a two-axis political spectrum chart and highlighting its ability to offer greater understanding over the common highly distorted left-right spectrum.

I'd love to see a series on this! Like where does Yoda sit on this spectrum? How about Dooku? Bo Katann? Or even Hera Syndula, and how would that affect her relationship with Mon Mothma? They've interacted on Rebels, and apparently again in Ashoka. Hope to see more looks into the political spectrum of Star Wars leaders!

Would love to see a part 2 that examines where other iconiuc Star wars leader figures stand on the political compass, like Yoda, Bo Katan, Count Dooku and Jaba the Hutt.

What people like to forget about palpatine is that he nationalized the trade federation by the time of episode 4.

We need more leaders to be examined in this way, or even the political leanings of the major Jedi and Sith characters. How does each Sith interpret the code and how does each Jedi try to achieve balance.

I love your work and how you're not about clickbait and drama. You bring such a unique take to the SWU.

I like the fact that you recognize that there are decent people all over the political spectrum. Some ideas may be foolish, but they don't become evil until a person enacts them that way. For instance, a very, very libertarian community could be wonderful if all the people are good but dangerous if the people are evil. I read a book by Mike Huckabee years ago expecting him to advocate small government without question. But in his very first chapter, he creates a scenario (prior to the defend police days) in which all the police left the streets of Detroit. What would the organized gangs of Detroit do to its residents without the restraint of the police? Obviously, a reduction in government by shrinking the police is a frightening mental image in an already dangerous city like Detroit from a couple of decades ago. He argued that "self-government" is a much more important issue than "small government" vs. "big government." I appreciated his admission that knee-jerk shrinking of government can be foolish if a society's turmoil is caused by sources in its populace. But if the problem can be traced to government, is not being aided by existing government programs, or is being worsened by government programs, then those should be rolled back. And when the helpfulness of government action is questionable, the benefit of the doubt should always be given to individual people and away from collective government. I respected this argument because the issue of "self-government" is an issue that everyone can get on board with. Most of American society agrees that if you men would make good choices and stay away from violent crime, instead choosing to work hard and be productive (i.e. govern themselves) then a lot of solutions that either political side touts would immediately be moot. This is where you see common ground with politically liberal pastors and politically conservative pastors. When they have dialogue, they all agree that churches and fathers have the most important jobs in young men's lives and that all the solutions that the DNC or the GOP offer are barely window dressing in the life of an honorable young man. That's why I love the dialog you mention. I am very committed to my good ol' Republican values, but those politics don't hold a candle to how important I believe it is to teach my kids to behave honorably in this world. Today, my 17 year old son is flying out of the country with a group of young men to do some building in Mexico for a school down there. He is doing this part because of adventure and part because of his faith and part because of his love for his neighbor. But it is all with the kind of honor I hope for my son (and for myself!!). It has nothing to do with left vs. right. In fact, he has no clue about the politics in the village or the school. As I have spent time overseas, I understand that our view of left vs right doesn't always match other nation's politics. That's why we might find ourselves rooting for a fictional character holding the opposite viewpoint from us. Who knows where we would land if placed in a different context? I am deeply moved by the communists citizens of Stalingrad whenever I am reminded of their sacrifice during WW2. Christians can side with Muslim Uygurs in China. US Democrats can side with right-wing citizens being oppressed in Cuba or Venuzuela. Even Florida democrats root for Cuban exiles to make it here safely, then have to deal with the majority of them voting GOP. But FL Dems want Cubanos safety because of the decency of their hearts, in spite of their own party affiliation.

This video should have a part 2, my suggestions would be Padme Amidala, Princess Leia and Lando Calrisian

I personally view Saw as far more Left-wing, maybe not at much as Che, but definitely further then where he is placed here.

Videos like this is what makes Generation Tech stand out from other star wars youtubers

This is where the fun begins

I would love to see a series of this! One character per quadrant per episode would be quite digestible and would keep things fresh!

it would help if the 'political compass' wasn't nonsense

The most entertaining part of this was listening to Allen trying to say _laissez faire!_

I actually adore this video. Please do more of these Alan, its super enjoyable

Excellent topic and video... as always.

And it’s crazy to see how far the channel is come. I had trouble finding this video so I looked up generation tech politics, and I found 175 video playlist, and the very first video on that playlist was about Star Wars characters and their political alignments crazy to compare the videos and see how far the channel has come

Would love to see more of this Allen! =D

Oh yea, been waiting for this! And you did not disappoint 👏🏽. If your feeling up to it I would love more of these

"My allegiance is to the Republic, to democracy!"

Brilliant overview.!! It's amazing how they have all these small, but large issues as we do.!! Awesome channel all round 👊💥

A bit of galactic political insight: some galactic republic senators represented more than just one planet or system. For example, the senator from Naboo actually represented an entire galactic sector known as the "Crommell Sector" which had more than thirty civilized inhabited planets as well as several thousand settled dependencies. (This information according to and provided by the E.K. Johnston book, "Queen's Peril.")

Loved this one! Hope ya make more like this in the future 👍👍

“Then they should be made to.” -Anakin Skywalker

This is such a great idea and it really does highlight the difference between political, economic, etc philosophy and people living in a real world. Each of the Star Wars characters you discussed are very complex characters and so they don't fit neatly and simply into any political, economic, etc philosophy. Which is, like you said at the start, is why we shouldn't be so quick to assume things about people based on what they say their guiding philosophies are (if they even say one) because people just don't fit so easily in those boxes. I mean, even if you used a three dimensional political compass where the x-axis still represents the characters' economic philosophy/ideology, the y-axis still represents the characters' governance philosophy/ideology, and the z-axis represents the characters' cultural/social philosophy/ideology it'd still be difficult to place these characters neatly into any of the quadrant boxes. But I think these kinds of mental exercises are good and can help us think more deeply about the types of philosophies and ideologies in our own world and time and be more able to make more nuanced understandings of not only our leaders and those who want to be our leaders, but also about ourselves and how one's philosophies and ideologies are in a state of constant change around any given topic. Great video and well put together! I think you picked some great Star Wars characters to use in this example and gave a thorough explanation about them without ascribing any singular philosophy or ideology to them (especially since in the Star Wars universe those terms/labels wouldn't be used) and then showed them on the compass. Thanks for making and sharing this! I know I don't comment very often, but I do enjoy your videos. I love that you discuss Star Wars from so many different angles!

Saw Gerrera: the elites don’t tell you the ducks in the park are free

Mon Mothma also scrapped the entire fleets of Imperial defectors and the republic, on a personal note in a table top game of stars wars mothma was one of the reasons my character could not in good conscience stay on with the republic and went pirate (mando pirate).

how is this a more rational and adult debate about politics than what even the most respected mainstream news sources can do lol

Needed this video.

Brilliant video, well put together with a good cast of characters

We need more of this. If you do a part 2, I want to hear your take on Karga

This could be an idea/theme for a interesting series of videos. Maybe another video idea, same layouts, but use different jedi across the star wars spectrum and rate their closeness with the force. Could be s fun way to show who would be more likely to turn to the Dark Side, might even find some surprise answers tok

I've always thought of Palpatine as Stalin in the way he gained power and then crushed everyone beneath him. Wearing the mask of the people's champion while removing freedoms a little at a time until its too late and the government controls everything.

Thanks for your perspective on viewing political acts and the media covering it “objectively” - ground news actually seems helpful.

Can we please get a part 2? I would love to see Leia Organa on the scale. Thanks and well done.

Please make more of these

Do a part 2!!🎉

That was a very enjoyable video! I really thought the part on Mon Mothma was interesting. You could do another one of these with other leaders, such as Tarkin, Heego Demas, Count Dooku, or whoever and I doubt anyone would complain.

Id love to see more of these there is so many great leaders in Star Wars you could probably fill the whole chart

This was a very interesting video. Are you planning on making this a series?

Gotta one of the best SW video ideas I've seen.

Aye I remember watching the political compass vids when they first came out.

Please, make this a series.

I have a political science degree. Something tells me you do to. If not, from an expert, you definitely know what you are talking about. Watch your vids several hours a day. 💯👍

Loved this, MOAR

Please do a full series of this placing every major leader on the scale

SInce you talked politics here, Alan. How about finding out what kind of democracy is used to run the Republic? Liberal democracy? Illberal democracy? Presidential democracy? Parliamentary democracy? Majoritarian democracy? Minority democracy? Dominant-party democracy? Electoral democracy? Authortitarian democracy?

This is honestly a huge improvement from the video you made 5 years ago about where the Empire lies on the political scale. Used more accurate definitions of left-right economics instead of "government does stuff = left" and "government doesn't do stuff = right".

This site is becoming my favorite Political Science class; very insightful, but fun!

The video we've been waiting for

It’s funny because I saw a tweet about the thumbnail and people kept saying no it should be this way or that way without explaining their thoughts even when someone showed the final result there was still complaints

But..... Sydious loves democracy....

Very happy that my favorite character in all of Star Wars lands around the same place I do (Saw)

Alan reminds me of my senior economics teacher You can't tell what his politics are but he always teases you with them. This economic scale should become a regular ones or twice a month thing where he does three or four different characters

Good work applying the political compass to Star Wars characters.

Id like to see more of this very fun!

I'd like to see a part 2.

Nice 👍🏻

I'd say it's more fair to label Saw Gerra as an Anarchist he clearly mistrusts any form of government and only cares about his own group he reminds of Nestor Makhno leader of the Insurgent Army of Ukraine during the Russian Civil War.

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That was good ! More !!! More !!! Plz !!!

This video inspired me to take the political compass test and im basically exactly the same as boba. 3 lines down socially and 4 lines to the left economically. Not sure what that says about me.

Obi Wan : Hello there Obi Wan : Hello there Obi Wan : Hello there Obi Wan : Hello there Grievous : Several Kenobi

I would love to see this turned into a series with more and more spots being filled out

I think political spectra as a tool for actual understanding actively do more harm than good but debate and classification for their own sake are fun

I love this series

I’d love to see another video where Senator Amidala, Nute Gunray, Bail Organa and Duchess Satine fit on the political compass

I would love more videos like this with other Star Wars characters. Especially with many of the prominent Republic senators; it would be cool to see how their ideologies led to who they sided with and who they spake out against.

Love content like this. Also second channel I follow that promotes this. Imma have to get it myself

Ironic you posted this.. I’ve been thinking about something like this lately. If I existed in Star Wars.. would I be a rebel (restore the republic) or an imperial? Or.. would I even be a reluctant imperial? Reluctant as in: I see the evil the empire does, but also sees the benefits.. aka “what else can there be”.

I enjoy these, I would like to not only see more individuals, but groups as well. Maybe, break into different planetary groups like the Gungans, Nabooians, Alderaanians, etc. I would also like to see the different tech/trade/crime groups like the Kaminoans, the Hutt, the Separatists, etc.

Excellent comparison

One critique, your description of left vs right on the axis is from a capitalism=freedom view point. The most consistent difference is what factor of production dominates economic decisions. Capital for right, labor for left, and land for feudalism. Left can also be described as anti capitalist due to blended systems like market socialism being thrown into the left category

PART TWO!!!!

Make this a whole series please, it’s pretty interesting to see you take on the politic stance of politically involved Star Wars characters.

Well done.

This guy sure knows how to drum up engagement 👍

Please do more of these. I am very interested in seeing where more characters fall on this compass. What about Bail Organa? Count Dooku would be a great one to look at. How about Tarkin? Dutchess Satine Kryze? Jack Black and Lizzo? Greef Karga?

Hey Allen I got a video idea, do one about the lucrehulk in Jedi survivor like how it got there and if it's repairable, what happened to it's outer ring, how operational it is, etc

"If you don't vote for me then you ain't black!" Sounds an awful lot like Palpatine.

Welp Palpatine sure's a long game guy...

Boy howdy I can only imagine the comments in this one...

0:27 Clone Wars Obi Wan on the right lol

Can we get a Jedi & Sith political compass video mega plz?

Can you cover the Exosquad please. It’s basically ww2 in space

It's surprising to see Boba land in a similar spot to myself. Though I suppose book of boba fett did a lot to his idealogy.

cool video! best sw channel on youtube.

More!!!!

Fun video, Boba takes a W as always

This will be interesting...

Part 2 pls

Interesting. I would say, for Saw, the moment I saw Luthen Rael refer to him as an anarchist it suddenly clicked that he was meant to be an anarcho-communist revolutionary, but maybe his policies speak for themselves.