"It wasn’t terrorism," Camosy writes, "but was it proportionate? If the history of the first battle station is anything to go by, the rebels could be confident that an unmolested Death Star II would have gone on a genocidal killing spree by destroying dozens of planets. The second question is whether the destruction of the Death Star(s) is proportionate, or a morally sound decision on the part of the Rebel Alliance. It's the straw that breaks the camel's back for Katniss Everdeen.ĭestroying the Death Star(s) was morally sound. The rebels use children, no less, to achieve their goals. This is in contrast to say, the final Hunger Games book/film, in which the rebels of District 13 absolutely target civilians and engage in acts of terrorism. Even their most brutal acts-destroying the Death Stars-are military targets. You do not see Luke or any other group of Rebels attack civilians. The rebels never once target non-military installations. So let's look at the Rebel Alliance through this lens. A quick glance at the effects of fascism on the peoples of the 20th century should be enough to dispel that notion.) (Arguments that the Empire are the "good guys" only work if one accepts fascism as a decent form of governance. ![]() The goal of the Rebel Alliance in the original trilogy was to prevent the Empire from taking more lives and spreading their dark brand of galactic fascism any further. ![]() ![]() If the death of innocent people was not intended, then you’re not (though your action may be morally wrong)." Camosy argues in the Los Angeles Times, " If the death of an innocent person was either your goal or the means by which you accomplished your goal, then you’re a terrorist. To be a terrorist, one must purposefully use civilian death to achieve one's objectives. For one thing, simply killing civilians in war does not make someone a terrorist.
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