Hang the Jedi
by Jay Allen from on (#T1GR)
The first time we ever see the power of the "light side" of the Force is to psychically dominate a security guard. The first time we see a lightsaber in use, it's to maim someone in a bar brawl. It's the "elegant weapon" of a man so feared that his battle cry sends the local people scattering.
Small wonder, given that his apprentice slaughtered those same people indiscriminately and without repercussion.
This man, Obi-Wan Kenobi, pines for a time when he and his brothers roamed the galaxy, meting out their unaccountable rulings as emotionless judges and executioners- when not using their powers to cheat at dice.
"A more civilized age" indeed.
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