Empire Concentration Camps?

As we know that Lucas took elements from Nazism into the Galactic Empire, Dictatorship, Style Of Clothing ect. Some going as far as to portray a strictly Human regime in some cases, has it been mentioned anywhere if the Empire had something simular to slave labour or Concentration camps too?

 

Of course they have slaves. Look at the Wookies for instance. I don't think they had concentration camps, unless you consider Kessel one.

 

Kessel existed under the old republic as well.

Wouldnt the Despayre system penal colony and the first Death Star's construction there count ?

 

I don't think the Republic took wookie slaves but wookies were taken as slaves by others during the Republic's time.....correct me if I am wrong...

 

Is Czerka still around during TPM's time?

 

Not to mention the Jedi also had concentration camps for failed Jedi. Oh yes, your beloved goody doers sent their own to work in camps. How very moral and good they are. snorts derisively

And no the Empire didn't have any concentration camps. This whole Nazism thing is the fault of West End Games. If you look at Lucas's Empire you'll see more Roman qualities than you do Nazism.

 

First of all, I have read several books stating that the Empire started taking slaves at the suggestion of the Transhodans. And the slave trade was illegal in the Old Republic, Padme mentioned it to Shimi Skywalker in Episode I, remember!

 

And remember what Shmi's reply was?

Besides, Cloak of Deception stated that the Republic would allow slavery in member areas when it was politically viable.

 

She only said that because Tatooine wasn't even part of the Republic, and if it was, the Republic had trouble patrolling all its worlds. Even your glorious Empire could barely control the Outer Rim worlds.

 

Is Czerka still around during TPM's time?

Yep. Ironically, during the Galactic Civil War, Czerka sympathized with the New Republic, if I'm not mistaken.

 

Very smart idea!

 

Ya, but by that time, Czerka wasn't as big anymore. It used to be the main corp. that made weapons. Blastech easily shoved passed Czerka for first on that. The Merson(sp?) shoved pass for 1st with demolution products. Eventually they were kicked out of the race for lead. Plus they aren't acting up in recent days. And I must agree with the others, OFFICIALLY slavery was NOT allowed in the Republic.

 

Wasn't Admiral Akbar Grand Moff Tarkin's slave at one point? When did they start enslaving Mon Calimari?

I think the Lusankya could be considered a concentration camp.

 

The prisoners on Lusankya weren't starved and worked. Just worked. I know a concentration camp is basically a prison where the prisoners are forced to work, but the kind everyone is thinking of is the Nazi concenration and death camps. Which the Empire did not have.

 

So, when were the Mon Calimari (or at least Admiral Akbar) enslaved?

 

I think during the time of the Clone Wars but I am not sure about that.....

 

Probably very soon after Palpitine murdered every Jedi.

 

Well I guess you're right. So the ideal of the Empire wasn't evil, just everybody running it.

 

So, slavery was illegal. But forcing people to work for you against their will wasn't, per se?

 

The ideal of the Empire actually had noble qualities; order, peace, etc. It was the methods with which the Imperials brought these about that was evil; IE: Tarkin destroying Alderaan, the annihilation of Firrerre, and so on and so forth.

As for the Jedi concentration camps, yes, they had them. But they were not death camps like those of the Nazis; these concentration camps were designed to keep the Jedi washouts from becoming a danger to the Galaxy. They weren't entirely successful, but they couldn't very well execute those that failed, could they? Otherwise they'd be the very thing which they stood against.

I do believe that the Empire had concentration camps for slaves and such; where else would they house them? The Wookiees, the Mon Calamari, the Flakax... the list goes on. They would have to put them in a place similar to a concentration camp to maintain safety for those in control. There is no official standing on this that I know of, and if there is, please point it out to me.

The Empire was based heavily on Naziism; the Stormtroopers, the ruthless dictator, and the suppression of other species are signs of this. This is based solely on observation of the movies; that's Lucas' Empire.
It is only through the books that I see otherwise... that may just be me, though. The Empire is Jello's specialty.

 

also the Empire had several prisons / prison camps for interning political prisoners. Dathomir had one built on it until the nightsisters emerged and palpatine ordered the planet interdicted, leaving the prisoners and their guards behind in order to prevent the nightsisters from escaping that world.

 

Well, you're right.