#was more closely studied by us the fans
I wanted to talk a little about the hauling 8-year-olds into active war zones thing, and how I’ve sort of come to the conclusion that it’s not even remotely standard practice. It seems to me it’s more likely very specifically a “those Skiratas are weird as fuck but they keep to themselves so we don’t really do anything about it” kind of a deal instead.
Prime evidence: Munin.
Well said!
For years, I have been convinced that the Mandalorian Syndrome is the star wars equivalent of the Stockholm Syndrome and, generally speaking, the pathology of Mandalorian culture is a really interesting topic and an even more interesting phenomenon, as fans either do not see it or do not want to see it.
I’m glad the Republic Commando has devoted enough detail to Kala’s past to let us know that his notion of Mandalorian culture is by no means a generally accepted norm - on the contrary, it is very flawed view. At least here we can look for origin of his manipulative and strange misogynistic behavior (here, or in the trauma related to divorce with his wife?) And, unfortunately, this is where the behavior he reproduces towards his own - biological and adopted - sons and closest environment probably stems from.
(Is anyone in the Republic Commando books trauma free ??)
