George Lucas Explains Palpatine - I love this series

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George Lucas explains that Palpatine doesn’t conquer the galaxy through lies, but through truth twisted by fear. In today's George Explains video, we explore George Lucas' vision of the dark side, the psychology of manipulation, and why the Emperor represents control disguised as compassion. THEORY SABERS - https://theorysabers.com/ HATS and MERCH - https://www.theorysabers.com/products-3?category=Accessories&subcategory=Merch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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