Author: Jeb Boyt (---.209.152)
Date: 05-17-2002 13:02
The Emperor and Vader also employ hefty doses of the carrot and the stick in motivating people. Fear and intimidation (the stick) is only part of the picture. We see more of it in Ep IV-VI because one of Vader's chief roles is as the Emperor's enforcer.
The Emperor and Vader also rose to power by promising and providing thousands of people with positions of wealth and power. One of the interesting questions being raised in Ep I-III is what happens to all of the aliens that are supporting Palpatine's rise. By the time of Ep IV-VI, aliens have been shut out of the Imperial power structure, and humans are clearly running the show.
Jeb
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