Just imagine the scene. A group of fighters from the Rebel Alliance gathered around a holo projector While Mon Mothma and General Madine go through their plan to kidnap Grand Moff Tarkin.
Mon Mothma: We’re getting in through the underground heating system here, up through into the main audience chamber here, and Tarkin’s bed room is here. Having grabbed Tarkin, We inform the Emperor that Tarkin is in our custody and forthwith issue our demands. Any Questions?
Luke Skywalker: What exactly are the demands?
General Madine: We’re giving the Emperor two days to dismantle the entire apparatus of the Galactic Empire, and if he doesn’t agree immediately, we execute Tarkin.
Han Solo: Cut Tarkins head off?
Mon Mothama: Cut all his bits off. Send ’em back on the hour every hour. Show them we’re not to be trifled with.
General Madine: Also, we’re demanding a ten foot mahogany statue of Princess Leia in her slave out fit she wore for Jabba.
ALL: Laughing
Wedge Antilles: What? They’ll never agree with that General
General Nadine: That’s just the bar — a bargaining counter. And of course. we point out that they bear full responsibility when we chop Tarkin up. and that we shall not submit to blackmail!
ALL: No blackmail!
General Madine: They,ve bled us white, the poodo. They’ve taken everything we had, and not just from us, from our fathers, and from our fathers’ fathers
Wedge Antilles: And from our fathers’ fathers’ fathers.
General Madine: Yeah!
Wedge Antilles: And from our fathers’ fathers’fathers’ fathers.
General Madine: Yeah. All right. Wedge. Don’t labour the point. And what have they ever given us in return?
Biggs Darklighter: A stable Economy
General Madine: What?
Biggs Darklighter: A stable Economy
General Madine: Oh. Yeah, year. They did give us that. Uh, that’s true. Yeah.
Lando Calrissian: Advancements in technology
Wedge Antillies: Oh, yeah, the advancements in technology, General. Remember what the city used to be like?
General Madine: Yeah. All right. I’ll grant you the stable economy and the advancements in technology are two things the Empire has done.
Lobot: And the Hyper Space lanes
General Madine: Well, yeah. Obviously the Hyper Space Lanes, I mean the Hyperspace lanes go without saying, don’t they: But apart from the stable economy, the advancements in technology, and the Hyperspace lanes–
Arvel Crynyd: Jobs.
Biggs Darklighter: Advanced cybernetics and medicine.
ALL: Huh? Heh? Huh….
All: Ohh…
General Madine: Yeah, yeah. All right. Fair enough.
Wes Janson: And the wine.
ALL: Oh, yes. Yeah…
Mon Mothama: Yeah. Yeah, that’s something we’d really miss, General, if the Empire left. Huh.
Wess Janson: and it’s safe to walk in the streets at night now, General.
Mon Mothama: Yeah, they certainly know how to keep order. Let’s face it. They’re the only ones who could in a galaxy like this.
ALL: Hehh, heh. Heh heh heh heh heh heh heh.
General Madine: All right, but apart from the stable economy, the advancements in technology, and the Hyperspace lanes, jobs, advanced cybernetics and medicine and public health, What has the Empire ever done for us?
Lobot: Brought peace.
General Madine: Oh. Peace? Shut up?
I’ve taken one or two liberties from Monty Pythons Life of Brian there but I think you see where I going. Ok the Empire were a bit on the naughty side but in some ways they did better the galaxy. Cybernetics were advanced thus helping people who would no longer be able to have a normal life could now have whole life support machines built into them thus leaving them to carry on a normal life. Technology for one had not really changed in the last 1000 years but when The Galactic Empire was in charge all sorts of new and approved technology came up, look at the space crafts that appeared and lets not forget the Death Star. In the Maw installation Grand Moff Tarkin kept some of the most brilliant minds working on new weapons of destruction. Even education got a boast from the Empire, what with all the new Imperial academy’s popping up. Also because of the huge scale of the new Imperial army and navy, new ships had to be built thus creating jobs for people and business’s recovering from a war. Also because of all the planets that were now part of the Empire new hyperspace routes were opened up plus with all these new planets came new fashions. arts and of course wine! But lets not forget the one big thing the Empire did do for the galaxy…..it brought peace!!!!!!
“Once more, the Sith will rule the galaxy… And we shall have peace.“―Palpatine
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