Not wrong. The concept of “don’t ever form meaningful relationships/attachments/commitments apart from towards the cult” is pretty sociopathic.
While in the OG materials the Jedi are portrayed as this perfect society, that’s changed a lot in Extended Universe and newer shows. It’s quite a flawed concept, the Jedi Order.
Most of the OG stuff was written before the prequels introduced the ‘no attachments’ rule, but after that they were pretty much only ever portrayed as dogmatic and deeply, deeply flawed.
It hasn’t been until the recent High Republic material that any level of understanding has been shown regarding what ‘attachment’ is supposed to mean. Obviously the prequel Jedi have a messed up view of it, that’s the point, but there is a fundamental basis from Buddhist philosophy that is completely valid.
I never relized that the Jedi are the Catholic Church. Kinda weird symbolism that in Star Wars the main opposing forces are the Catholic Church clerics vs the Nazis.
Fun fact:
So are sociopaths and rapists.
Not wrong. The concept of “don’t ever form meaningful relationships/attachments/commitments apart from towards the cult” is pretty sociopathic.
While in the OG materials the Jedi are portrayed as this perfect society, that’s changed a lot in Extended Universe and newer shows. It’s quite a flawed concept, the Jedi Order.
Most of the OG stuff was written before the prequels introduced the ‘no attachments’ rule, but after that they were pretty much only ever portrayed as dogmatic and deeply, deeply flawed.
It hasn’t been until the recent High Republic material that any level of understanding has been shown regarding what ‘attachment’ is supposed to mean. Obviously the prequel Jedi have a messed up view of it, that’s the point, but there is a fundamental basis from Buddhist philosophy that is completely valid.
I never relized that the Jedi are the Catholic Church. Kinda weird symbolism that in Star Wars the main opposing forces are the Catholic Church clerics vs the Nazis.
Ouch that hurt me more than you probably meant it to.
But you’re damn right.
Pope VS Hitler