Why the Galactic Republic Lasted for More Than 10,000 Years

The Galactic Republic has always been an economic and cultural power house, but when it comes to it's military prowess it's always been quite vulnerable.
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[@adambrown3918]

Disney's Republic timeline is 10,000 years. It chops out a lot of history. While the expanded universe has its formation in 25,000 BBY. This is 200 years after the planetary bombardment of Tattoine( 25,200 ) and the Rakatan Civil war in 30,000 BBY.

[@basedstreamingatcozy-dot-t7126]

It's disgusting how they removed so much of history. Even if the EU was somewhat sparse on details for those extra 15k years, in what way could a lower number possibly be better? It sucks.

[@RoyCyberPunk]

Wow that sucks.

[@ComfortsSpecter]

Jesus Christ Losers take ideas nonstop from legends but couldn’t be bothered to preserve it

[@somerandomperson1344]

In canon, the Galactic Republic was founded in 25,053 BBY. It is said on Wookieepedia.

[@jammer212]

Technically didn't considering all yhe changing. What was the original wasn't what was 200 years later

[@isajmody2344]

"Only the dead have seen the end of war." - Plato

[@andyquinn3996]

Is it me or recently, these videos have a different vibe, like when you are facing a somber moment but you still have hopes that everything will be fine????

[@theliato3809]

Given some events about thirty years after yavin. Yeah.

[@casbot71]

The spectacle of war is now hitting home with it occurring in Ukraine, and the "Empire was Right" memes are no longer in just ironic bad taste. That is why "My allegiance is to the Republic, to Democracy" is now the byline … because Democracy on Earth is now under threat*. *It's actually being strengthened because the Democracies are uniting and realising their full strength, and the dictatorships are proving to be weaker than even they knew. But it was looking scary for a while and the West seemed vulnerable. We are living in interesting times, just like in Star Wars.

[@maxxor-overworldhero6730]

I think he's letting the situation in Ukraine affect his videos now. It's obvious that what's happening is garbage, but it's starting to come off a little "virtue-signally" at this point.

[@jameswalker4291]

@@theliato3809 lol

[@canis2020]

Noticed this as well. I think the war in Ukraine has had a paradigm shift erupt in Alan.

[@theliato3809]

The center has always held because the center is a behemoth force on its own. Since it’s earliest days the humans of coruscant made many ventures into the stars In sleeper ships which would come to make thousands of worlds rich in culture and wealth in the core before extending outward into the galaxy. Connected by common ideals and fueled by vast riches who could hope to stand agaisnt a Republic such as this.

[@thalmoragent9344]

Always good to have a strong foundation before you continue on building, as we see here 👍🏾

[@robertnelson9599]

The Yuuzhan Vong did a pretty good job.

[@theliato3809]

@@robertnelson9599 Still lost

[@tylerboyce4081]

This is a really great analysis. I used to think the Ruusan Reformations and the demilitarization of the Republic was a massive overreaction to the "extinction" of the Sith. But with your explanation, it makes sense that the Republic would want to decentralize and more equitably distribute its power base. It's just a shame that Bane's Sith took advantage of that to build up corporations in the Rim into quasi-independent states.

[@miniaturejayhawk8702]

A shame? Thats usually what happens when you descentralize and demilitarize at the same time. How exactly are you going to control your most remote territories? Anything that isn't nationalized will be privatised and this is especially the case for the monopoly on violence.

[@ProfRavenSteel]

@@miniaturejayhawk8702 After the empire, new republic didn't learn this lesson while first order continued to grow in shadows. Expected better from Leia but got disappointment.

[@aidenknightofaskr3705]

@@ProfRavenSteel the new republic didn’t do that in the eu

[@sicksour7791]

Why Generation Tech lasted 10,000 years because of awesome and passionate videos like this one we love you guys keep up the uploads

[@leepreston9637]

"Amateurs study tactics. Professionals study logistics."

[@RJALEXANDER777]

Yup. The first priority in any strategy game is to make an empire as rich as possible. "Money is the sinews of war." Once you have that everything else follows. The only risk is it takes a bit of time to build up, making you vulnerable during that period.

[@joshbull623]

Simply due to there being no massive unified force against them. Despite popular belief, compared to the Rebel Alliance and New Republic, the Galactic Republic did have considerable 'militant' forces at their disposal despite no actual 'military' force. First, for ground forces. 1. They had around "10,000 Jedi Knights defending the galaxy". 2. The federal government had the elite special forces Senate Commandos which "carried out secret missions on behalf of the government". 3. Republic Special Task Force " was a combat task force of the Galactic Republic.". 4. Judicials were the paramilitary organization used in place of an army. They had 3 main groups. First, Republic Security Force often called Republic Guard or more modernly known as Judicials; "The Security Force's missions were to investigate corporate and government entities as well as combat pirates and criminal organizations.". Secondly, Sector Rangers; "were assigned to a specific sector of space, and tasked with pursuing criminals deemed too dangerous for local law enforcement. Operating alone or in small crews, they were legally allowed to deputize willing locals". Lastly, Special Enforcement Officers(SEO); "enjoyed the jurisdictional freedom of crossing sector borders in pursuit of their targets. Those officers often worked alongside members of the Jedi Order to bring the most dangerous criminals to court". Next, Fleet resources. 1. Coruscant Home Defense Fleet, was the planetary defense force of the capital world. 2. Republic Defense Coalition; "was a rapid deployment force of the Galactic Republic composed from various member worlds." + "should a serious threat emerge, the RDC could activate the treaties it had signed with Republic worlds for more ships".3. Republic Diplomatic Fleet; "was the fleet of the Judicial Forces, the peacekeeping force of the Galactic Republic's Department of Justice.". 4. Each member world was encouraged to have planetary if not system defense forces of their own and wealthy/resourceful areas had sector fleets. A prominent one was the Outland Regions Security Force; "paramilitary force established by the planet Eriadu and the Greater Seswenna for the protection of the entire Seswenna sector.". This was just from canon, there was even more in Legends. Better than even the New Republic, a large pirate force, big crime syndicate, Hutts getting out of line, rogue system stirring conflict, or singular corrupt corporation up to no good were easily handled.

[@takkorinus7909]

Yeah, almost like being the lone behemoth in the GALAXY creates an almost absolute negative need for a proper military.

[@joshbull623]

@@takkorinus7909 Indeed. Also, something the New Republic failed to replicate, even against the relatively tiny First Order. Not only did the GR even prior to the clone wars have enough resources and 'militant' strength despite no true military to crush the New Republic as effectively as the First Order did, they could have done it by toppling Hosnian Prime either through a simple galactic coordinated blockade or a daring incursion then immediately proceeded to defend themselves far more effectively against the oncoming First Order right after than the New Republic ever could. No idea what happened between the two era's or if it was just bad writing but I never could get over how canon denoted that the GR with no military power was not just more, but far more powerful than the NR who had at least a small military power. Considering after Endor's success the Rebels per canon had the resources and strength which superseded both pre-clone wars GR and what the New Republic became, it is all very confusing even if you account for demilitarization.

[@takkorinus7909]

@@joshbull623 You could say that SW writers work in mysterious ways...

[@jon6309]

Wow Amazing that you know so much details! I feel like the Republic during this period was like the European Union without NATO and heavily relied on economic influence since they had millions of member worlds and controlled a lot of hyperspace lanes important for galactic trade even beyond Republic space. I think as the Republic became more centralized as a government, the responsibility of maintaining a military was passed on to the planetary governments. This made a disparity of defense among member worlds! Corellia was known to maintain a private navy to protect their major hyperspace trade routes to maintain their economic influence, while planets like Naboo only had a small local security and police force that was not prepared for a full scale invasion and was overwhelmed. Then you have the private mega corporations like the Trade Federation that got approval to have a droid army to protect their goods and services from pirates that would steal them when being exported. So only the wealthy and influential worlds could afford to have a military during this period but only protected their own interest and did not help out their other member worlds when needed!

[@torntokoroa3357]

The US does somewhat over prioritize defense spending. Our social safety nets are slowly being cut and education is suffering. Slowly the private sector is trying to take over key components...which isn't great.

[@GenerationTech]

yea aint that the truth smh

[@baneofbanes]

The US could easily afford to fund both. The idea that the military is what’s keeping us from having social welfare is a lie. It’s politicians being unwilling to support it that keeps us from having it.

[@barbiquearea]

It's probably the same reason why the Holy Roman Empire lasted for a thousand years. It was a confederation of Germanic states and principalities that saw the emperor as the unifying head of state, who had nominal authority over the great lords and nobles of the empire but often times could not overreach due to how powerful said nobles were. The head of state (the emperor) was also elected for life rather than the position being hereditary (although the Hapsburgs eventually ensured only members of their family would get elected) by the nobles, and was answerable to the Imperial Diet, which was a sort of senate. This system of decentralization and providing some accountability by the sovereign to the great lords of the HRE ensured that despite its ups and downs over the course of it's thousand year existence (such as wars, famines and religious revolution) the empire remained intact until Napoleon conquered its territories and dissolved it in 1806.

[@zhess4096]

Less HRE and more China tbh

[@elweasel2010]

The HRE was neither holy nor Roman nor even an empire. ;-)

[@leoe.5046]

@@elweasel2010 and it wasn't dissolved by Napoleon... Franz II. the last Holy Roman Emperor actually abdicated and destroyed the title, fearing that Napoleon would take it

[@Thurnmourer]

@@elweasel2010 Anointed by the Pope of the Church of Rome and formed from an Emperor's lands. Yes, it was a Holy Roman Empire you Voltaire-quoting nitwit.

[@elweasel2010]

@@Thurnmourer Lighten up, Francis. It was only a joke. Just like the HRE.

[@blakeetter280]

I played Stellaris with a friend once and it was always hilarious how every game went the same. he always made 5 worlds with optimized layouts, perfect tech tree selection, and policies and he would max himself out way before anyone else. he had lvl5 tech when i was only just getting into lvl3. but he had 5 planets. i had 133. each one intended to pump out credits, minerals, and equipped with a star port. At one point he had a fleet of around 30 ships with around 140k power that decimated the little fleet i had of like 50k power. so i paused the game for a minute, set each planet to make 3 corvettes and sent them all to attack his forces. ships arrived one or two at a time but he just could not shoot fast enough. especially because i kept sending more ships from the nearby worlds. occasionally id gather a few dozen into a strike force just to add some more damage but the majority were just cheap corvettes i used to whittle down his forces over the course of in game years. i had a ship I just called the sponge because it didnt have weapons. i had another i called the Ant because it only had weapons. sounds stupid, works stupidly well. i never figured out how that game worked like he did but i always came out on top becauase he could not keep up with my production. it got so bad that he wouldnt play with me if i started swarming planets (at any one point i owned a third of the galaxy by mid game) which was just insane. plus this was the good old days when population controlled the borders so I was huge

[@Springfield1191]

There's an ancient Terran saying that serves well, "Children study tactics, Men study logistics". High technology only gives a tactical advantage, having the resources to field an ever constant flow of ships attacking gives that logistical advantage.

[@Eric-ch6gq]

Bleeding someone to death is a very effective strategy to overcome advanced defences.

[@Leo-ok3uj]

There’s a phrase I like a lot that goes something like: “The small cannot defeat with the big, the few cannot compete with the many” Honestly I don’t get the obsession with a lot of stellaris players to “play tall” when there has never been a “tall superpower” (and there will never be) in history and there’s a reason for that

[@blakeetter280]

@@Leo-ok3uj stellaris is a game and isnt exactly like real life, so in stellaris a 'tall' empire can work, to a degree. if you dont intend to be a warlord anyways. and most of those expand outwards once they max out tech but even then its a slow expansion in a game where resources get away from you very quickly. plus a lot of people are what I call formula players, they have an exact formula they use every time because they think its the exact optimal formula for maximizing the game. typically this has like "colonize only five planets" or taking technology in the same order every time. it basically results in the same game every time and for some reason they think thats fun. i mean, eye of the beholder i guess

[@adamperdue3178]

@@Leo-ok3uj Well for one? 5 colonies create a LOT less lag than 133. And secondly, it's a lot more satisfying to do more with less. Almost any 4X game lets me spam as much settlements as possible to go for military conquest, and in fact for most of them it's the only viable playstyle. Very few games allow the level of internal development that Stellaris allows. Also as for tall superpowers? Try just about any Western European power during/after the Industrial Revolution until about 1950 or so. The British didn't take over India with raw numbers.

[@casbot71]

Democracies usually have better military's than dictatorships, as they have oversight and checks and balances in order to make sure that it is efficient and effective. A free Press will help expose any flaws that need to be rectified, as dissatisfied personnel can report to them if the usual chain of command is covering up flaws. Leadership is often more about talent than ideology and personal favours to a grand leader. Military theorists used to imagine that a dictator would run a war better, as their would be one central command, but the complete opposite was revealed by Hitler, and his obstinacy and screw ups, and refusal to take advice. There were several key moments where he either made the wrong call, or couldn't be worken up to issue orders, so troops just languished in the face of enemy attacks. Democracies tend to have militaries where individual initiative towards the ongoing goal is encouraged and prized, it's part of the basics of American training … small unit initiative, instead of being a unthinking cog waiting for the Grand Poobah to finally make up their mind, even though they don't know the situation on the ground. Just consider that with a free Press and checks and balances, the Russian military would have been in much better shape before the invasion of Ukraine, with working gear, troops who knew what they were doing and were trained. And a coherent strategy. What's been revealed is how a dysfunctional authoritarian regime like Putin's has lead to a dysfunctional amateur military like Russia's. The Empire could have been a lot more effective with reformers and open minded leadership - perhaps that's why Thrawn has such a fan club, he could have made a competent Empire.

[@redjellonian8126]

As we've come to acknowledge the past few years a free press is as corruptible as anything else without proper regulation. The lack of information only turned into an abundance of half truths and convenient lies with political motivation.

[@DovahFett]

In Thawn: Alliances a member of Vader's staff remarks that if Thrawn's command style was adopted across the Empire it would become unstoppable.

[@miniaturejayhawk8702]

Your examples of hitler are kinda dumb. Its his generals that made all the bad decisions and theb later on said it was all his fault because he wasnt exactly popular after the war. Hitler was responsible for mpst of germanies victories. And after France all the generals would do whatever he said. By the time he didnt take advice anymore the only commanders that remained were bootlickers. The head of state will always have a better idea of the current state of the nation than a minor commander. But the commander will always have a better idea of the current situation at the front. Its not about democracy. Its about mobility and flexibility. So the problem is not dictatorship, the problem is bureaucracy. A good army has lone wolf commanders that can make snap decisions. Or in other words: A country can only win a war if its government can trust its military and if that milutary has good commanders who follow objectives instead of orders. If there is no trust then leaders will start micromanaging the front. And when that happens the effort is usually futile unless the leader has a past in the military and/or happens to be a genius.

[@redjellonian8126]

@@DovahFett thrawn himself was nearly unstoppable. He may have been the most dangerous person in the empire. Including the emperor or vader.

[@shadowstryker640]

While I might not think the old republic efficient enough to defeat the Sith Empire. They do have better looking troopers and the drip is something I can respect.

[@Cailus3542]

The Sith Empire had efficiency, but they also had fundamental divisions and constant infighting. The Sith, for all their power, were ultimately outmatched by the Jedi Order for that same reason. The united Republic was always going to prevail in a war, and they always did defeat the various Sith empires that sprang up over the millennia. In the end, the Sith realised that they couldn't defeat the Republic and the Jedi that way, so they choose a different strategy that ultimately succeeded.

[@DovahFett]

@@Cailus3542 Or not, since again, the Sith's shortsightedness and overestimation of themselves led to the creation of the conditions for their own downfall after their "final victory" over the Jedi. Palpatine's ego killed him. He underestimated the resolve of the Rebellion after the destruction of Alderaan and he underestimated the humanity that still remained within Vader after he had found his son. It was just as Luke said, his confidence was his weakness, and that confidence is inherent to the Sith way of life, and therefore all Sith. They will always ultimately destroy themselves, and so all of their victories are fleeting. The fact that Palpatine's empire only lasted about 20 years despite him being so clever is proof of that.

[@Cailus3542]

@@DovahFett Well, that is a tad different. On that occasion, it was the Jedi who adapted after the Sith's initial victory, forming a long-term strategy. Instead of fighting the Sith head-on, they relied on the Force via the prophecy, hoping that Luke and Leia would somehow prevail. Yoda and Obi-wan didn't quite know how it'd happen, but they put their faith in the Force anyway.

[@permafrost8322]

The best example of a private company being able to expand or “mobilize” during war is with the Germans in ww2 I mean you had porsche and volkswagen making vehicles for the military. Not to mention glock originally made plastic wares like canteens and buckets before they created the glock pistol

[@sullythao1]

Later in WW2, The United States of America organized war production far more efficiently than Nazi Germany (or any other country) at that time period. Nazi Germany still mobilized to the best of its best ability though. Amazing what people can do. :) Sources: Destructive Creation: American Business and the Winning of World War II by Mark R. Wilson University of Pennsylvania Press, 2016

[@permafrost8322]

@@sullythao1 yeah of course the US has the big boo economy. Stalin once said that it took British Brain, American Brawn, and Russian Blood to win the war (brawn being our industry)

[@baneofbanes]

Not even close. You want a proper example look at the Americans during WW2. They produced more material in one month than all Axis nations did during the entire war.

[@mikkelnpetersen]

Economy and means of production are some of the most important things in a war.

[@bored8321]

Hey Alan, ever did a video on the benefit living as a loyal human under the glorious galactic empire or the first order? I think it would be nice to see the perks being an imperial

[@robertnelson9599]

Advantage: you would only be oppressed because the government did not like you, rather than the individual officers.

[@Eric-ch6gq]

I think I've seen this video, but I think it's buried way back in the channel history

[@bored8321]

@@robertnelson9599 I doubt oppression is that obvious in the core and more civilized worlds. Perhaps social security is one benefit, healthcare accessibility,education. As for the downsides, well who needs freedom of expression and speech that criticizes the empire?

[@calvinmatthews1527]

I hope the next Star Wars Trilogy takes place a few hundred years after the Sequels. That way we can distant ourselves from the Skywalkers and focus on a new group of protagonists not associated with the Republic.

[@Eric-ch6gq]

The Skywalkers have definitely had their time. There needs to be new heros.

[@tba113]

Excellent analysis. The blasters-versus-Ewok-jerky thought experiment is a classic go-to for any aspiring economist first starting their studies.

[@carycunningham9510]

Nice job Alan, you know your stuff - looking forward to the next one!

[@donutlovingwerewolf8837]

probably cuz they didn't make a bloody moon that can destroy planets and didn't constantly force choke all their officers

[@seany902]

Long time viewer here and this might be the best video you have ever done. Good work bringing modern politics into the fantasy world and leaving us with informed logical opinions. Well done!

[@prolific9411]

Literally feel like I go to class, you really are the best Star Wars channel, no comparisons much love been subbed for years now 🙏🏼

[@h1ko393]

I enjoy this relatively new intro style, feels like a prologue into a greater story.

[@Anonymous-bc4dl]

3:20 That "surprise" man... made my day

[@MrRonald327]

The Empire just needed non-crazy leadership.

[@zero312]

*Jagged Fel has entered the chat*

[@HarvestMoonHowl]

Brilliant video as always, Alan! Incidentally, I can't wait to use the Blaster/Ewok Jerky Curve as a subject point during my next company meeting. It will either be a brilliant analogy that someone else will usurp as their own idea, or I'll be promptly fired after it's entirely misinterpreted. Either way, I'll be sure to directly site your creation of the theory.

[@kirkbolas4985]

Great analysis Alan. On a side note…your backdrop of the huge pine tree on a wheat covered hill…yeah, my optometrist wants his slide back.

[@PraniGopu]

So basically, to be good at fighting for your life, you must be good at living, especially in the long-term. Fighting big battles needs supplies, supplies need production, production needs productive people, and productive people need the freedom to live and to act for their own profit.

[@taiparker8379]

Damn that intro was good. Should’ve done the whole video like that 🥲

[@Urb4nM4ulerGaming]

I LOVE this style of intro. Please use it again! 🙏🏾

[@zstreet3]

The editing in the intro was incredible

[@snoodles1234]

His video’s are fun and immersive. The nasal issues still crop up but that is getting better.

[@Flupenius]

I adore the old republic stuff and just star wars lore in general, keep it up haha

[@peterscott4597]

Thanks!

[@Silverlightlive]

Canada is a member of NATO and has also given a major boost to its military budget.

[@jameswalker4291]

4:07 The funniest Star Wars meme I've heard in a while 😂

[@michaell8000]

another primary issue is that the old republic was relying on the Jedi as problem solvers the unfortunate thing here is that it worked until it didn't and when it stopped working there was no backup plan that was ready to go sure you can say 'we have this fleet to stomp pirates' but if that fleet is undermanned, unsupplied and undisciplined it's not ready to go and it's just a wastehole of resources which all of a sudden actually needs more pumped into it to be effective which also takes more time away from responding. there's also the fact the clone war was probably the worst type of conflict to have happened in the time period that it did if it had happened say in the pre SWTOR age the clones and droids would've been outnumbered by regular troops by the end of a year of conflict the only places they would've had number similarities would've been ship to ship combat but instead in the pre order 66 era senators were unmotivated to actually get their citizens involved hell clones had planetary garrison duties and mechanic positions which was a waste of their skills. for example, garrison duties left them to be outnumbered due to a lack of galactic manpower a locally recruited army wouldn't have this issue and due to the nature of the confederate droid lines you wouldn't need to be a highly skilled soldier to fight them defensively unless they outnumber you with the reality being that a properly established base with a natural army would only need ammo and material supplies shipped in. with shipboard duties such as general maintenance and basic shipboard work is stuff that honestly could've been handled by volunteers once you start getting into fighters and tanks that require specific training then you have problems however to make an example an M1 abrams field engineer course takes 8 and half months including basic for start wars which has flash training to the point that it looks like Kamino didn't even need physical vehicles to practice on let's say a month for becoming a capable mechanic with no prior training.

[@zerubiszeus4687]

"Surprise!" It was such a wholesome sound for such a dark reality 😂

[@battleboo4u]

love these videos!!

[@MACE_HINDU]

I agree with this I noticed a huge increase in ewoke Jerky almost 5 times the price when the empire took over to be able to afford it I had to start smuggling with this rodian

[@shadowslayer9988]

Cause the republic allowed planets to choose whether they wanted to join them or not.

[@shadowstryker640]

I wonder if they would have let the outer rim go if palpatine wasn’t involved

[@tucker0214]

Hello there friends welcome back to another episode of Generation Tech my name is Allen

[@augiegirl1]

Before the U.S. entered WWII, my grandpa built engines for the P-38 Lightning; during the war, he was in the Navy, guarding the Panama Canal.

[@ultrashadow9551]

This. Is. Awesome!

[@Anonymous-bc4dl]

Just watched the first 15sec but the sound sounds different than usual

[@casbot71]

The Galactic Republic was collapsing in on itself anyway. Even if the Sith had all died in a shuttle accident or killed each other in a master/apprentice battle, it was still deteriorating and may have eventually ended up the way of the Empire in the Foundation series. The blatant corruption and overly complicated uncaring bureaucracy was leading to vast disenchantment. Left to its own devices it may well have collapsed, or at least fragmented into regional Warlords that played lip service to the Republic. The CIS was a Sith tool, but they weren't created in a vacuum, the conditions were there. And a lot of the Problem was Yoda. He had led the Jedi down a path of stagnation and indifference, oblivious to the problems on the horizon and the problems right in front of them. Completely remove the Sith influence and the Republic would still fall in the not too distant future. The only thing that could save it is massive reforms, such as if Ranouph Tarkins plans had succeeded in the Stark hyperspace wars, creating a more assertive military reaction policy… and perhaps Qui-Gon Jinn had succeeded Yoda as Grand Master, and made the Jedi more interventionist and open minded. Otherwise the tired old republic would just eventually fall apart slowly.

[@Gothic7876]

Yea if I was Yoda after a century of being the grandmaster of the order, I would of stepped down, from the High Council completely.

[@Eric-ch6gq]

@@Gothic7876 Mace was the Grand Master before the start of the Clone Wars. They had Yoda take over for the war due to his extensive experience. The Jedi should never have been in charge of the war.

[@Cailus3542]

Much of that was due to the influence of the Sith throughout the centuries, subtly corrupting the Republic and trying to affect the Force itself to weaken the Jedi. Without the Sith, the Republic would've likely prospered much as it did for all the millennia prior. Bear in mind that there is a reason why it took a thousand years before the Sith acted openly. It took that long to manipulate the galaxy to the point that they had a chance of victory. Even then, Darth Sidious came perilously close to defeat before he could enact his final masterpiece with the christening of Darth Vader and the execution of Order 66.

[@RJALEXANDER777]

I wouldn't mind reading that story. The Rule of Two was obviously an immensely high risk strategy. All it required to fail was a little bad luck. "What if Palpatine died in a housefire?" would be an interesting direction for the story to go.

[@Gothic7876]

@@Eric-ch6gq actually Mace was the Master of The Order. Not the Grandmaster

[@mudpuppy0205]

The intro though 👌👌👌👌

[@jackbaskfield8806]

Anyone else notice that he put a game of thrones government scene in place of Norway’s government m? Love that

[@manakzar7148]

Finland mentioned, meetup at the market

[@comradedog4075]

Yeah in the Imperium of man and it’s been going on for over 10,000 years and is still going… Although despite being a 40k fan I Must admit that the cinematic trailers for the old republic We’re pretty kick ass

[@ohkaygoplay]

I've probably said this before, but I'm paying attention to these videos and learning more than I did in school, because I want to get the details of how a major galactic power can function and get it right for my own sci-fi story. All of these are incredibly helpful. Yes, I'm using them as research for writing, but also coming away with knowledge of how the real world I live in works. Thank you.

[@bpdmf2798]

Market economies do work great for most things. There are some things that should stay under public control though because they are industries that can be (usually are) exploitative.

[@malybrickproductions2747]

I'm glad that ppl are starting to actually appreciate my country. (Poland)

[@BraedonStorey]

And this is why i support the 2nd amendment. You can agree or disagree but it’s never a good idea to take away a citizen’s ability to protect themselves. Great video btw👍🏽

[@adequategamer5537]

what mic and recording software do you use? starting up a channel

[@gingacenturion492]

Hey Alan, would you ever do a fan meet up in the NYC area?

[@P2Alay]

0:13 @Generationtech where do you get old republic footage

[@joshuadelbelbelluz8325]

Can you please continue the sepratist alliance vs earth series please

[@OldManBedrock]

this entry is 🔥🔥🔥

[@andersuberman683]

Alan, I'm sorry. I'm not a tech savvy person, and I can't seem to find a link anywhere on your You Tube channel on my stipud smrt fone! What is the lightsaber company you're advertising, please?

[@Devenix8527]

Here's an idea for a video or three: Podracing. Since Star Wars Episode 1 Racer is available again (and I have good memories with the game), I think it's a good topic to cover.

[@Eric-ch6gq]

Pod racing seemed like it was a tatooine/Hutt thing. Swoop bike racing seemed more widely spread thanks to KOTOR.

[@Devenix8527]

@@Eric-ch6gq In the game, podracing is spread out across 7 worlds plus an asteroid penal colony. No reason to think it's any different in canon (not to mention the bar Obi-wan and Anakin visited in AOTC had podracing on an ice world)

[@Eric-ch6gq]

@@Devenix8527 I'll admit I never got around to that one. But videos covering racing in general in the star wars universe should have a good bit of content.

[@Devenix8527]

@@Eric-ch6gq Podracing is one of those things in the Star Wars universe that I liked that doesn't much coverage. You'd be surprised at how much work goes into making a pod.

[@codyyancey1367]

The empire would never happen if the rusuan refermation didnt happen

[@havco501st7]

Tru bc when it came to order 66 no soldier wants to kill the Jedi that they fought beside for as 10,000 years

[@codyyancey1367]

@@havco501st7 well people dont live that long but other wise true in the old Republic jedi formed friendships with there troops for example jedi grand master sateal shan and Supreme commander jace malcom well they were more then friends they a kid together

[@havco501st7]

@@codyyancey1367 especially when Jedi formed friendships with Republic Rangers

[@basedstreamingatcozy-dot-t7126]

You could argue that the Sith would have adjusted their grand plan to fit this hypothetical scenario where the reformation didn't happen

[@ehrenmcgee326]

Man turned a starwars video into a military & political affairs news video

[@evody-jr1821]

Where do i get this history book on star wars

[@KaiserMattTygore927]

Sadly our country is NOT a good example of balance, we spend too much on our military and not enough on regular people and infrastructure.

[@loyalredcoat2282]

Britain always spent 2% or more on armed forces I'm sure you know but just saying by the way excellent video

[@darklordmalthric9814]

Please cover the Exosquad

[@TheShaolinRogue]

The background music in this video is too loud. Can't hear the audio clearly. . .

[@nicholaslavine4177]

Every American slowly realizing they’re being scammed by the military as he explains the problems with overfunding defense😂

[@gavynhohon2818]

The idea is to spend a lot of money for a short period of time to create armaments that will be relevant 2-3 time longer than normal armaments thus reducing cost over time, but that US can never seem to get things done because everything gets caught up in bureaucratic hell. The prototypes in the military are roughly 30 years ahead of their time, but by the time said prototype armament is put into production it’s been 15-20 years, thus being only 10 years ahead by the time it enters regular service. And most of the time said armament is so ahead of it’s time that it becomes unreliable and hard to source parts. Look at the F-22 and the Zumwalt.

[@baneofbanes]

Yah given recent events that’s not close to true.

[@Reoh0z]

The core worlds were nice and prosperous, with an economy that grew fat through the exploitation of the mid and later outer rim.

[@the501kingofthemonsters6]

Another comparison to is that Galactic Republic was beaten up badly by the Mandalorians and Sith and push them back, in World War II the Americans very determined to defeat the Japanese because of the damage done in Pearl Harbor

[@Duked56]

What is the GDP of the Republic? What is the GDP per capita in the Republic? How much were republic soldiers payed? What Is the cost of housing, medical, food, And other basic needs?

[@theawesomeman9821]

I believe San Marino is the oldest republic on Earth. It was founded right after the fall of Rome and some how has never been conquered for the last 2,000 years.

[@Mediumtiercommenter]

We designed the Jedi to combat the dark and bring balance. We achieved and took. But then we were able to pass on knowing the force would be left in balance.

[@vikingsword3485]

I've never seen an efficient gov program. They tend to be big believers in failing upward.

[@doc_holliday9484]

“Amateurs study tactics, experts study logistics”

[@MrWadeant]

Actually laughed out loud with the using of GOT for Finland and the winter war! Terrible, but great work! :P

[@Gamer1990100]

The US should take some notes

[@thebeatleshelp5834]

Building roads in Russia is easier said than done. Not only is it expensive too build but it would be expensive to maintain. It would be difficult to build and maintain a large road system that connects many different cities throughout the nation. The extreme climate, rough terrain and drastic temperature changes that can go from -80 to 100 degrees Fahrenheit would make this task hard. Even the small things like the boggy mud in Russia could sink construction equipment and make it hard to level a road correctly thus making it hard to maintain. The rail road system they have is probably good enough right now, but until they make it a priority and boost there economy quite a bit, I don't see this happening anytime soon.

[@V.B.Squire]

04:48 only Poland Takes that seriously? The only European countries in NATO that ALWAYS stuck to NATOS 2% was Britain and Greece look it up

[@generalalduin9548]

Don’t forget that the Republic was much more stable then the Sith and Mandalorians. The Sith and Mandalorians required war and violence to fuel their economy, had incredibly deadly politics that encouraged betrayal, often took part in atrocities that brought about rebellion, needed constant victories to stave off inevitable political division, were pretty rigid and stagnant in their thinking and couldn’t adapt, and governments that couldn’t survive in peace time. The Republic has also historically defended its territory against invaders, and defenders will always have more motivation then invaders do for war and the Republic had an easy time demonizing their enemies.

[@democraticway1388]

You used a Stellaris image please tell me you play it

[@MonkeMane]

They had so much ewok jerkey on the second death star. Such a big loss

[@TheKevtherev11]

The audio is poor in this video

[@akjdhajkdjhaghjkadh9804]

nice

[@Firestorm2056]

I’m guessing in the old republic, all of its citizens were armed and capable of defending themselves

[@galacticchungus2055]

Your videos are amazing and you are a great person. With all of what you have done for Ukraine, you are just amazing I want you to know.

[@WarmouC]

Perkele from Finland. Btw got ridd of dolphins.

[@loganwhitney8471]

Now I'm wondering of which Republic was better in both Military & Economy? The Old Republic, Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) or The New Republic.

[@echos5823]

The old republic is doing better. The legends new republic faces a new crisis every three days, and the mouse's new republic are fairly decentralized as an entity.

[@loganwhitney8471]

@@echos5823 True, also the legends new republic is what i'd meant, not disney's. I'd was mainly forcusing on the Legends version of it

[@kingandros4819]

Ewok jerky is fine and all. But if you've never had kaminoan steaks. Youre missing out. Genetically perfected sapient dolphin meat. It dont get much better than that slick.

[@TheRewasder97]

Sith: You can't defeat me! Republic: I know, but he can. *money*

[@righteousindignation]

Not overly accurate. Britain spends 2.2% of its GDP on defence. Over the threshold of NATO expectations. So not just Poland at all

[@jacara1981]

Who else broke up when he showed Norway? lol

[@TheHanyou]

You mentioned North Korea & Russia when mentioning Military Spending, but the US Dwarfs both of them in Military Spending, much to the detriment of our 40+yo infrastructure. The US is not only #1 in Military spending, we spend more than 3x the amount as China, which is #2.

[@darth_nihilus_]

Yes but in % GDP the US doesn’t spend that much.

[@TheHanyou]

@@darth_nihilus_ You do realize that the ~3.5% GDP we DO spend is the equivalent to over 100% GDP of more than half the countries on earth, right? GDP is also highly relative. Going off how much GDP is spent is stupid because it's highly dependant of the country, is not a constant, and thus is not a viable point of comparison. That said, we are still in the top 20 countries if you still want to use it as a point of comparison.

[@TheHanyou]

Example: Oman is #1 in GDP Military Spending at ~8%, which is $6.1 Billion. Compared to the US which spent $778.4 Billion(~3.5%) in the same year.

[@darth_nihilus_]

@@TheHanyou Yes but that’s the only viable factor to compare military spending. I mean in the US everything is more expensive because wages are higher.

[@aclark9869]

Yes they can focus on other things while relying on our resources to protect them.

[@TheFlyWahine]

Then how the hell do the hutt cartell survive as an empire/goverment whatever type it is!?!?

[@airforcemax]

*¿why did George Lucas sue Glen A. Larson who created BattleStar Galactica in a moronic lawsuit?* - 11:03 am Pacific Daylight Savings Time on Monday, 2 May 2022

[@JustALVGuy]

Only Poland takes seriously 2% comitment for NATO? *cries in Lithuanian, Latvian and Estonian*

[@jayedgerle]

“For the Republic!” Or, for the Warcraft fans… “For the Alliance!”

[@GenerationTech]

The gnomish flying machine unit from Warcraft II used to say “they came from behind” after being shot down. This was paying homage to gold squadron from a New Hope.

[@jayedgerle]

@@GenerationTech well, I’ll be damned.

[@spiko1755]

About nato the uk spends around 2% gdp on defence since before the Russian invasion