@Tsun_Tsun @Radical_EgoCom Hasn't #GeorgeLukas basically said as much?

Ah, found it:
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George Lucas has admitted that one of the biggest influences on the series was the Nixon era. In an interview with the Chicago Tribune, Lucas said Star Wars “was really about the Vietnam War, and that was the period where #Nixon was trying to run for a [second] term, which got me to thinking historically about how do democracies get turned into dictatorships? Because the democracies aren't overthrown; they're given away."

Source: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/star-wars-is-more-political-than-you-think_b_590b663de4b056aa2363d298

#HowDemocracyDies #StarWars