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As captain obvious as this sounds, but Star Wars is a very pro American film espousing a very American point of view. I hope this is true, but there are plenty
by Charuru 16y ago
As captain obvious as this sounds, but Star Wars is a very pro American film espousing a very American point of view.
I hope this is true, but there are plenty of examples in history where it isn't.
For instance, pre-WWII Japan also blended rapid development with nationalism very effectively, and was very unlikely to internally liberalize.
Also look at Iraq (under Hussein) and Saudi Arabia, countries with incredibly harsh and restrictive laws, and by our standards terrible and evil governments... Yet they have little internal opposition, and their people like their governments, for some reason.
- GiraffeNecktie 16y agoThat seems like a very broad generalization. The Kurds and Shiites (especially in the southern marshes) did not like Hussein or his government. The Iraqi government under Hussein was certainly harsh in many ways but the society was relatively liberal and open (for the Middle East). Saudi Arabia also has a large and restive Shia minority.