for Star Wars geeks who missed out

Supershadow.com has a scene-by-scene description (yes, it's merely text, not images) of the newest "Revenge of the Sith" trailer. His site also contains all the info you'll ever need about the plot of the movie, from beginning to end. His latest spoiler tells us how Anakin loses his limbs and goes into the lava.

Question for the politics hounds: if "liberal" and "conservative" could be viewed as extremes on a sliding scale (I don't seriously believe this, but let's assume it for the sake of argument), is Darth Vader more a liberal or a conservative? I've noticed that, in the real world, one side usually accuses the other of some form of fascism or totalitarianism-- conservatives want to legislate morality, Bush is creating a police state, etc.; meanwhile, liberals are closet commies, being transnational progressivists who erroneously believe humanity is perfectible, science is the answer rather than tradition, and a utopian state of affairs is possible...

Where does Vader fit? He's obviously not a democrat (in the lower-case "d" sense); "Attack of the Clones" made clear that he's got nothing against dictatorships. He's a highly religious dude, being a Force user and Jedi/Sith. At the same time, he's conversant with the latest technology (young Anakin was good at repairing things, you'll recall), which bespeaks a techie/scientific side. He's part of a revolution to overthrow the Old Republic, but he's also called to preserve the new order.

What is Darth Vader? A liberal or a conservative?

UPDATE: The "Revenge of the Sith" preview is now available for all to watch over at StarWars.com.


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