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I've seen some critics argue that 2005's "Revenge of the Sith" was, at least in part, a commentary on the Iraq War and the Patriot Act. This got me thinking: did critics in the late 70s/early 80s make any parallels between the original Star Wars films and the political events of that time?

by /u/imaginashawn96 in /r/AskHistorians

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