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Re: Jar Jar will probably be back
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Wed, 23 Jun 1999 02:16:56 GMT
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On Tue, 22 Jun 1999 12:31:47 GMT, "Jeff Stembel" <Dragonelf1@aol.com> wrote:
> In lugnet.starwars, Terry Keller writes:
> > Besides, doesn't the "Phantom Menace" refer to Senator Palpatine and his • secret
> > life?
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> > -- Terry K --
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> IMO, the 'Phantom Menace' is the Trade Federation. Their attack on Naboo was
> just a ploy so Palpatine could become Chancelor(?). After the Trade
> Federation's attack is stopped, most people (except Mace and Yoda) think
> everything is alright, and things will go back to normal.
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> Jeff
Menace the Trade Feds might be, but phantoms they are not. Out in the open,
they are. (1)
And the attack was a ploy on Palpatines part, for sure. And at the very end,
all seems well with the Republic, except for the phantom menace of the Sith, in
the person of Palpatine.
-- Terry K --
1. I seem to be using Yoda-speak.
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| (...) <Dragonelf1@aol.com> wrote: (...) Palpatine and his (...) attack on Naboo was (...) Trade (...) Yoda) think (...) in the open, (...) the very end, (...) of the Sith, in (...) Ah, Terry you shoulda said "Yoda-speak seem I to be using" :) Ryan (25 years ago, 23-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| (...) Ah, but something out in the open can still be a 'phantom'. A phantom is 'something existing in perception only', and the Sith are a very real menace. The Naboo thought the Trade Federation was the threat to them and the republic, so the (...) (25 years ago, 23-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| some spoiler below..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (...) Ah... but it's not! Part of the purpose of this movie was to demonstrate how ineffective and weak the Republic was. This was wonderfully shown in the Senate Chamber (...) (25 years ago, 28-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| (...) secret (...) IMO, the 'Phantom Menace' is the Trade Federation. Their attack on Naboo was just a ploy so Palpatine could become Chancelor(?). After the Trade Federation's attack is stopped, most people (except Mace and Yoda) think everything (...) (25 years ago, 22-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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