UnknownRogue posted:While Alderaan's destruction is horrific and Anakin's slaughter of younglings is awful they can be consdiered done for a noble purpose, preparing the galaxy for the threat of the Yuuzhan Vong, like Kinman suggests in Outbound Flight. The Yuuzhan Vong invasion isnt evil in and of itself, that is the whole point of the series, they are purging and saving us from ourselves, not killing and hurting for fun. I would have to pick an atrocity from LotF. Caedus killing Boba Fetts daughter unseats me the most. Also the killing of Mara jade, that was one of the worst moments I have read...almost as bad as chewbacca death. So for me I think Caedus killin Ailyn or Mara is the most evil act, even though its only one person.
Lord_Boney posted:"No, it isn't. Bombing a civilian target merely because of their political or economic support for the opposing forces is *not* acceptable." Alderaan was a member of the founding trio of the Alliance to Restore the Republic, an illegal insurrection aiming to overthrow the legitimate galactic government. It was a signatory of the Corellian Treaty, which “vowed to overturn the Empire”, and had ratified the Declaration of Rebellion which claimed “the unalienable right to abolish it (i.e. the Empire) from the Galaxy”. Contrary to its pacifistic façade, Alderaan possessed defense systems “as strong as any in the Empire” and sheltered numerous traitors and fugitives from the Empire. Prior to its destruction it had been engaged in open rebellion for two years, and had donated funds, fleet assets, munitions, and personnel to the Alliance to Restore the Republic. Immediately prior to its destruction, it was guarded by a large Rebel Alliance fleet, which engaged an Imperial squadron engaged in a reconnaissance mission. Clearly, these are not the actions of an pacifistic, impartial civilian target.
UnknownRogue posted:Well, Palpatine had to get rid of the idealistic Jedi, slaughtering the younglings was a most to do that. As you can see the Jedi coddled the Vong a bit, because Alpha Red would have done the job quickly and efficiently. Alderaan's pacifism could have spread and created a more powerful following and if the galaxy had been any weaker the Vong would have captured it. Its all theoretical, if Palpatine really did everything he did for the sake of hardening the Galaxy against the Vong. That was the reason he destroyed Outbound Flight. That was supposedly why he was taking control. Things would be radically different if the Empire had been at full steam, alive and kicking when the Vong showed up, for better or for worse, I am not sure.
UnknownRogue posted:While Alderaan's destruction is horrific and Anakin's slaughter of younglings is awful they can be consdiered done for a noble purpose, preparing the galaxy for the threat of the Yuuzhan Vong, like Kinman suggests in Outbound Flight.
UnknownRogue posted:The Yuuzhan Vong invasion isnt evil in and of itself, that is the whole point of the series, they are purging and saving us from ourselves, not killing and hurting for fun.
UnknownRogue posted:I would have to pick an atrocity from LotF. Caedus killing Boba Fetts daughter unseats me the most. Also the killing of Mara jade, that was one of the worst moments I have read...almost as bad as chewbacca death. So for me I think Caedus killin Ailyn or Mara is the most evil act, even though its only one person.