The Silver Jedi

[sabrina]

The silver Jedi have just handed in application to go major, does this make them sith?

 

[Darth Veles]

I don't understand what you mean. How would it make them Sith? They are terrible Jedi, possibly Dark Jedi, but not Sith.

 

[sabrina]

true, so we agreed they are bad jedi [member="Darth Veles"].

 

[Darth Naomi]

All Jedi are bad...

 

[Darth Veles]

You know, I just read what the Silver Jedi write about themselves and realized I dislike the Jedi not only because they act like Nazis, but also because I feel they are trolling. Sith faction tells you we want to control the galaxy and conquer it. And that is what we do! You get what you signed up to.

But the Silver Jedi?

[SIZE=9pt]The Order of the Silver Jedi is home to a new era of Jedi who serve the Light side of the Force. Acting as peacekeepers and negotiators bringing peace through non-violent means. Although we are willing to call upon our powers in order to protect those around us and ourselves. [/SIZE]

Bull. They fight wars left and right, invading planets and overthrowing legitimate government while inflicting massive civilian casualties.

The rightful freedoms of all citizens of the Galaxy that are threatened by subjugation, tyranny, removal of civil rights will not be tolerated and we will move to fight against all aspects of these evils.

Another bull. They do not care about rightful freedoms of all citizens as those conquered by the Republic are stripped of all rights and treated like dirt. On the other hand, if they see a Sith ruled planet, they do not care if the citizens are treated right or not, they just move in to destroy them without even attempting to negotiate or talk with the opposition.

[SIZE=9pt]All in all, we serve the people of the galaxy, we fight only when necessary, and only when it is peace that is the goal. The defense of the weak and innocent are our main priorities and we will do all in our power to see that this promise is upheld. [/SIZE]

And yet another lie. Serve the people of the galaxy? Fight only when necessary? I do not believe the people of Teta wanted to be 'liberated'. What do the Silver Jedi actually do in the thread? Kill everyone in their path, civilians and soldiers alike, and steal valuables.

 

[J3C0]

they act like Nazis

THATS A BIT OF A JUMP.

But no they're not Sith, just silly Jedi that want to control planets for some odd reason even though its generally held by most Jedi Canon leaders that such a thing is baaad. -shrugs- They're not near us so no worries.

 

[Darth Veles]

I do not think that's much of a jump since exterminating people is a part of their ideology, [member="Darth Shara"]. Cannot find the exact quote now, but it is similar to the one in the Jedi Covenant, something among the lines all Sith have to be purged so grass will be greener and bread cheaper.

 

[J3C0]

I was more joking about the fact that there is a theory that states in any internet argument eventually someone will compare the others to the Nazi's

 

[sabrina]

So we here to liberate the galaxy from, the jedi nazi rule. I think that be a good war slogan.

 

[Darth Veles]

Oh, sorry, [member="Darth Shara"] I did not get it was more of a joke

You mean reversed Original Trilogy, starring Sith rebellion fighting against the Jedi tyranny, [member="sabrina"]?

 

[Darth Naomi]

Anyone here with a Sith turncoat father who killed off his Sith faction to join the lighties?..

 

[J3C0]

Anyone here with a Sith turncoat father who killed off his Sith faction to join the lighties?..

Wut

 

[Darth Naomi]

The opposite of Luke's situation in the trilogy, [member="Darth Shara"]
You're welcome for the invaluable enlightenment.

 

[J3C0]

Oooh. I gotcha.

 

[Mammut]

*facepalms*

No.

Jedi are good guys and Sith are bad guys. You might roleplay ICly to make the Jedi look bad and Jedi might do some bad things, but in the grand scheme of things the Sith are the villains.

The Dark Side isn't rainbows and unicorns, guys. It's inherently destructive.

 

[Darth Naomi]

It is a joke, but you are being too simplistic in your positions [member="Hion the Herglic"].
While I wholeheartedly agree that Dark Side is inherently destructive, it does not mean that all characters aligned with it are evil. Dark Side instead of harmony and peace with the world utilized fear mostly, fear for oneself, fear for losing something, that is the most basic feeling from which later derives hatred and other goodness. That and the good old proverb "The road to hell is paved with good intentions", which can be the cause of many's alignment to the Darkside - their unrestrained will to help others and pain of watching others suffer.
However, the same thing applies to Lightside. If Jedi do not find balance in their role, if they relentlessly engage in a war and cause suffering, then they are no better than Sith and actually very much risk going Dark. Lightside might soothe them, instead of driving like the Dark, but in war that's a very fine line that's easily crossed. Which brings me to my next point.
SW has a number of original characters that have change alignments and it doesn't just go one way. Simply saying that those that use Lightside are good and those that use Darkside are evil, villains is majorly nerfing the complexity of any possible character, ignoring just too much in my opinion.

P.S. Watch me make a Sith that wears pink, makes illusions of unicorns and rainbows and feeds on the confusion of his enemies, also performs other unspeakable horrors.........
nah, I won't do that, but my point is that force is not something that just makes the whole SW world bipolar on goodness/evilness. My opinion is essentially what Potentium says

 

[Darth Veles]

Nicely written, [member="Darth Naomi"] I completely agree with you!

 

[Balaya Praelior Zambrano]

Naomi is right not all darksiders have to be truly evil... but star wars is based on the old serials where it was black and white usually (pun slightly intended) where you had clear cut heroes and villains. Then it started to become something more and evolve but the heart remained the same. The jedi are good, the sith are evil. Clone wars, the EU muddied the waters showing there is grey on both sides. From jedi fighting to do good and causing suffering to sith who aren't whole heartedly evil but more amoral in their pursuits. Sith can have honor, they can be people but at the heart of them is the darkside which corrupts, it consumes and it destroys. Their rule through power and fear is the yin to the jedi's yang and that is okay. It creates the balance with the constant struggle, you need that, that is what people want to see. Sure there can be propaganda from the sith presenting a friendlier version but the people know the stakes and no amount can break away from the original concept. Good vs evil, light vs dark.

 

[sabrina]

I might make a pink unicorn riding sith, it might be fun. Especially when I ride it into a jedi, horn first.

 

[Darth Armyss]

THATS A BIT OF A JUMP.

But no they're not Sith, just silly Jedi that want to control planets for some odd reason even though its generally held by most Jedi Canon leaders that such a thing is baaad. -shrugs- They're not near us so no worries.

I agree. A more accurate analogue to them would be the Knights Templar.

They're what you'd get if Darth Revan had never decided to call himself a Sith Lord but decided to wage war against the Republic anyway: a dangerous band of rogues, but the Jedi seems to consider them the lesser threat compared to the Sith...oh how wrong they'll find themselves if they somehow win and succeed in their goal to eradicate the Sith.

I was more joking about the fact that there is a theory that states in any internet argument eventually someone will compare the others to the Nazi's

Godwin's Law. That's what you're referring to.