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Yeah, it's a terrible mentality.
"If you aren't completely on my side, you're on the other side."
It is possible to be on neither side...
It's almost as if being so single-minded makes them incredibly manipulable.
It's the kind of thinking that turned Anakin into Darth Vader
Yeah. Stories exist for a reason, but people can be like "this is my favorite story!" while straight up missing the cues.
I wouldn't be surprised if one day democracy actually dies with the thunderous applause of those who enjoyed those amazing prequels