Consider the dark side of the Force. Those who ply the dark side draw power from primal emotions, such as fear, anger, and hatred. Darth Sidious says that the source of his dark power is “the universe beyond the edges of our maps.” Unseen. Undetected. The power of the dark side is penetrating and pernicious. Even a Jedi raised from birth in the traditions of the Jedi Order could quickly become corrupted by the lure of the dark side and its seductions. In both brutal and subtle varieties, Star Wars is a timely reminder that totalitarianism is a past, and present, prospect.
