''Star Wars'' became forever linked to politics when a [[Strategic Defense Initiative|missile-defense plan]], devised under the Reagan administration, was nicknamed Star Wars. Attempts to bring back such a system are still referred to by this name.
A fact of the trilogy that goes virtually unacknowledged in most circles is that the Rebellion is, in fact, a terrorist movement fighting an oppressive authoritarian government that came from the failure of democracy and bureaucracy, as a religious fundamentalist decided to rule the galaxy based on his ideology.
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