3 ms·

Ironic or not? Without knowing anything about the author or publication, poes law is in effect for me.

• TheOtherHobbes 11y ago
  Hilarious satire, IMO.
  • eropple 11y ago
    The author is a dyed-in-the-wool conservative who used to write for the Weekly Standard. This isn't satire, this is defense.
• bunderbunder 11y ago
  I'm not sure it matters what the author is thinking. The point remains that under an ethical doctrine that a great many people - perhaps most, I'm not sure - tend to espouse, one does have to concede that the Empire really isn't so bad. I wouldn't go so far as to compare the Rebellion to ISIL for various reasons. But it's true that the Rebellion and the Old Republic had a strong theocratic undercurrent going on, and that's something to think about. If anything, I think the article's compelling because it asks us to have the courage of our convictions. Regardless of whether you (or the author) side with the Rebellion or the Empire, a realistic analysis of the story is much more complex. And that's valuable, because the real world is complex, and yet it's very common for us to try to cast current events in terms of the simplistic moral narratives we learn in stories.
  • peejaybee 11y ago
    That's the lovely thing about this piece. Often times when I read these thinkpieces, I know a bit about the author and his or her biases, and have to exercise some discipline to not let that color my opinion of the article too much. I've never heard of Sonny Bunch, so in this case it is pretty easy.
• redwood 11y ago
  I assumed definite tongue in cheek