#am i using that word right

i think the jedi critique that pisses me off the most is the notion that the jedi were evil and uncaring for not upending slavery…

using qui-gon’s situation with anakin and his mom (and the entirety of the slave ring run by the hutts) shouldn’t be a criticism of the jedi, it’s about the republic. even at this time before the heart of the clone wars, the jedi are under the complete mercy of the republic. every action taken by a jedi must be a reflection of the will of the republic, which is not of fault of their own but of the corruption already buried from the presence and sway of the sith.

attempting to enact an upheaval of slavery in the outer rim from under the hutts would be against the political agenda of the senate and the chancellor and therefore is something the jedi have no power to do. even before palpatine is elected, the jedi are at the mercy of the republic.

the critique should not be on how the jedi’s actions are forced into a mold by the corruption of the senate, the fault lies in the way the jedi are extorted and used by the galaxys highest political power, which then continues on until the jedi’s devised genocide by that very same corrupt power.

yeah, the jedi not being able to enforce peace and freedom is fucked up, it betrays who they are to their core, and it’s all purposeful and enacted through the grip they’re caught in under the republic.