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Inherent evil of the Sith?

Posted: 2003-02-15 02:33pm
by kojikun
Why is it that Dark Jedi / Sith are considered inherently evil? All we've seen them do is strive for order over chaos. Brutal takes are used, granted, but thats not their goal. So why is it that Sith are inherently evil??

Posted: 2003-02-15 02:38pm
by Illuminatus Primus
Their philosophy is "Power denied is power wasted."

The Dark Side's personification is specifically stated to be chaos and sadism.

Palpatine wanted to turn the galaxy into a despotic state where non-Force Users were slaves before him and his elite cadre of Dark Side Adepts. He wanted a renewed Sith Empire (ref: Dark Side Sourcebook, Dark Empire Sourcebook, Dark Empire).

The Sith are about squeezing the life and will out of anything except themselves at the expense of everyone else. They're the archetypical meglomaniacs/despots, eventually doing things arbitrarily and on whim merely for their amusement; exercising power over "lesser beings" being merely because they can.

Posted: 2003-02-15 03:18pm
by kojikun
And this is bad how? :)

Posted: 2003-02-15 03:21pm
by Illuminatus Primus
Well since you're not a fundie and morally wrong isn't defined as "disobidience to a despotic God," generally oppressing and sadistically enslaving populations for giddy meglomanical joy is viewed as bad.

Posted: 2003-02-15 03:25pm
by kojikun
Pish, its the way nature works.

Posted: 2003-02-15 03:27pm
by Darth Fanboy
No matter what your political and religious beliefs are the tactics used by Dark Jedi and Sith usually culminate in the deaths of a whole lot of people. Rule by the strong so that they weak may serve them doesn't fly with those who would be subjugated.

Posted: 2003-02-15 03:47pm
by Illuminatus Primus
kojikun wrote:Pish, its the way nature works.
Hush.

Don't speak in hypothetical philosophical bullshit you do not actually follow in real life.

But if you really are a completely selfish meglomaniacal sociopath, I suggest you need a title revision.

Posted: 2003-02-15 06:54pm
by kojikun
selfish? im an objectivist. ofcourse im selfish. megalomaniac? the deathstar 2 was too small, if thats any indication. sociopath? i hate people, so im more a misanthrope. title revision? psychopath works. :)

Posted: 2003-02-15 10:17pm
by Enforcer Talen
Id agree with their motto.

Posted: 2003-02-16 01:25am
by Helm
Too funny...