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Someone tagged my "Actually, what happened at Galidraan was not by any means a massacre by the Jedi over prejudices, but a battle initiated by the True Mandos" post with an argument saying that the Jedi are still to blame, because apparently Dooku handled it terribly. It is a deviation from the main point of my post, of course, so not really something to adress within the same thread.
And I just- I suppose they don't actually want to debate, since they placed their argument in tags rather than a reblog addition, so I will just share my thoughts about it.
What follows is basically a Galidraan meta, I suppose:
It just baffles me, how they recognized the Mandos as the agressors but needed to point out a perceived "failure" by the Jedi.
I suppose I get where they are coming from, if we are trying to infantilize the Mandos here, which I am not particularly eager to do. As it stands, the Jedi were not there to like... do a peace treaty. Galidraan was an arrest. The Mandalorians were accused of multiple murders, and you can't quite negotiate around that possibility. It needs to first be adressed. The word "arrest" is not used, but the situation is basically that. When there is an arrest, then there is a trial. You stand accused of something, and you deal with that. The Mandos were acting in a completely illegal capacity when they attacked the Jedi, and they faced the consequences of the Jedi defending themselves. The first hits the Mandos received were literally just their own shots bounced back at them.
To make it clearer: The Jedi did not act as Judge, Jury, and Executioner. The Mandalorians were not in a situation of inminent danger right then.
So my point: Dooku, during an arrest, held his close range identifiable weapon very far away, at the top of a cliff, where it basically served the purpose of shield and badge. He presented himself. Explained what was the situation was. Offered assurance, as the foreign third party entity that he is, that he would see to their fair treatment.
To emphasize: Dooku said he would see to their fair treatment. Treatment by whom? The Governor, or course, the one asking for the arrest. Dooku is not asking them to trust the governor, or even the Republic. Dooku is actively promising that he will pit himself against the governor who will hold their trial if he sees even a hint of an unfair treatment. This is the best anyone in his postion can do and offer.
His Padawan, Vosa, is the one who arguably makes up the worst part of the approach... but it is basically a pointed declaration that they will act in self-defense in the case of violence.
The Mandalorians, of course, are not obligated to trust the Jedi, but this is not a situation that even requires de-escalation. The Jedi are talking to them. They do not seem to be taking Mandalorian guilt at face value, by their words. They are standing at the very top of a cliff with close-range weapons, approaching from one side. There are many options the Mandos can take here which do not violently escalate this:
Evacuate: You don't want to face the authorities? Then don't. The Jedi are not surrounding you. Most of you have jetpacks. You got granades. Even with the Jedi's Force Abilities, there is very much a possibility here most of you can flee. The Jedi do not seem to be seeking to kill you. If some people are captured, if that is the mechanic here, there is still time to stage a rescue and/or defense later. You can regroup and think about this.
Plead your case right then and there. Jango is aware of a set-up. His people, and him, are being adressed. Even an opening like, "No fair treatment can be assured due to the current circumstances, where the authorities seek to incriminate us," is a to-the-point way to initiate a negotiation. Yes, the Jedi are the ones famed for negotiating, but they already stated their position and requirement. Only the Mandalorians here have anything new to disclose and propose alternatives with.
Offer yourself up as the leader. Jango can claim responsability for his actions and state that since he leads the Mandalorians, they act at his orders. State that he will face the trial and take responsability, but that his people must be free to gather a defense, as well. The Nuremberg trials have not happened in the Star Wars universe, so this is more than likely a valid argument.
So what do the Mandalorians do? What does Jango decide to do?
I simply can't see this situation as a Jedi Failure that lead to Mandalorian Agression. The Mandalorians were not caught between a rock and a hard place, no, their knee jerk reaction was violence, and they faced the consequence of that choice. Actually, the True Mandalorians faced the consequences of Jango's choice.
And the Jedi, who could in some speculative version of events have anticipated a greater number of variables and come up with an even better approach to the situation, acted quite admirably and professionaly, from my view of things.
They are not omnicient. They could not have anticipated such an unecessary attack, unless they had actually reverted to being prejudiced and judged the Mandalorians preemptively.
As it is, I simply do not see how the approach the Jedi had to this could be attributed to arrogance.
But I can certainly see pride in Jango's desicion.
There's also the fact that Jango was on Galidraan to put down a rebellion he was hired to do so by the governor who eventually backstabbed him. And people didn't stop to think, why is there even a rebellion in the first place? Jango wasn't there to do a good deed or be a savior, he in fact pretty much dug his own hole by putting down the people who would have pointed put the governor's duplicity. Fandalorians have pointed out the Jedi should have investigated further, yeah what about Jango then?
Ok, so this is an interesting point to explore. As stated above, I do not think the Fandalorians' point about the Jedi needing to investigate further really works for Galidraan. The arrest was as much part of the investigation as anything, and the Jedi weren't condemning the Mandalorians preemtively, they didn't come foward as executioners, so it wasn't like they jumped to conclusions.
Now, the question: should Jango have investigated further? There is a perhaps an argument here about judging Jango's instincts and leadership skills in not anticipating a betrayal from a governor that would use mercenaries to quiet down his own people. Then again, Jango would have had to expect the governor would have a motive to do so, and that is unlikely because he had no way of knowing about Death Watch's involvement. Ultimately, I don't think anyone can or should be blamed for being backstabbed.
That is not to say that Jango didn't do the mercenary job with the full willing ignorance of a man focused on finantial motivation. Now, Mandalorians do not have the same sense of goodness that the Jedi have- it is entirely possible that Jango frankly didn't care about what the greater good was in that situation, and thus, saw no need to investigate the corrupt governor. That, however, has less to do with Jango and more to do with the inherent ethical problems in the True Mandalorian's way of life, where they are a hired gun for the highest bidder. That is always going to leave people who can't afford their service at a disadvantage that has everything to do with class inequality.
#reblogging again for additional commentary #because the weeeh they didn't investigate drives me nuts too #the jedi coming to talk to them literally was them trying to figure out wtf was going on #and no one ever critisizes Jango for helping a governor kill his own people for money #my god the CLOWNERY of Karen Traviss koolaid drinkers will never cease to amaze
Like, I wish I could be as upset over Jango not investigating and making such a heartless choice? But I think I can't quite get indignant because I have never held the Mandalorians in such a high pedestal, and like, I don't think they were ever meant to be presented as particularly virtuous (with the exception of Satine, of course.)
Jango, himself, is one of my favorite characters because he's an (unapologetic) asshole. He sells his clone armies and kills his colleages and he gets into dumb battles in front of his kids because he's just that proud, and the fact that he built a reputation for competence around that is hilarious and endlesssly entertaining. The Mandalorians are a little bit like that. They are imperialistic warriors that by definition have to be assholes and they are so proud about it. Gold tier fucking comedy. Death Watch is proud about blowing up civies because of their glorious past that led to the destruction of Mandalore's whole fucking environment. Somehow Bo-Katan convinced Ahsoka that her cause was just, and Ahsoka just eats it up, because Bo-Katan is so fucking confident about it. You can't help but fucking love these fucking assholes.
Like, their best is probably Din, but even with his whole children adopting culture, Din's first choice was going to be to just leave Grogu there. Din also has a past. He's a sweetheart now but he's not entirely sure about it all, and that's fucking adorable in a very different way.
So yeah, I want to be indignant about Jango not investigating and doing the bidding of the evil corrupt governor... but it's so natural of Jango and Mandalorians, that it's just what it is.
The double standard against the Jedi will forever be upsetting, though.
Oh, trust me, I’ve got no beef with Jango “disaster man” Fett doing his thing. His bad choices generate entertaining story content, and that’s what I’m here for.
(Hell, I’m quite taken with the obsessive hard-on Mandalorians have for proving themselves against Jedi. Love that for them. It’s fun to watch.)
Sorry if my tag came off as a call to action to, idk, hold Jango accountable for being the shit-stirring antagonist he’s meant to be. It was just me agreeing that there’s major hypocrisy going on in the mando-stan camp re: the double standards.
(Hey hey *whispers* proud armor-wearing Mando-born Sabine of super-duper pro-traditions Clan Wren says that sounding more like a Jedi than a Mando "means she's been raised right" and I think about that - and Galidraan metas - every day)
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I think there's a lot of triage in the way the jedi handle the events of the prequels, and it just gets more and more pronounced as the movies go on. In tpm you see Qui Gon make a series of quite utilitarian decisions within his mission, reflecting the wider backdrop. Even the council changing it's mind about Anakin's training can be understood this way; the evidence of a sith master (who would presumably be in the market for a new apprentice) makes training him themselves a matter of priority, despite their previous assessment of him. At the beginning of aotc they are advocating for diplomacy, by the end they are using the illegal army they were highly disturbed to find to hunt down the separatist leader, previous concerns superceded by the urgency of the now. If they can just get dooku and attack the droid factory now, maybe they can nip this in the bud. The rest can wait. This is an established pattern by rots. They know there's a sith master in the republic, they're keeping an eye out, but they've got to deal with the one they know about. They know palpatine is dismantling the republic bit by bit, but again, gotta get the seps on the backfoot before they act against him. Gotta carry out that coup before they can hold an election. Gotta get the immediate problem under control before moving onto the next one.
Tcw show is littered with this too. It's easy to use this lense about a lot of the problems, and i find it tempting as one possibilty when it comes to the clones. This is especially obvious in the chip arc, where they learn some disturbing things and then let it slide with a grimace. It's not like it's not concerning, it just gets back-benched, like so many other things.
There's probably something in there about crisis forcing action vs crisis forcing complacency. There's a lot of romanticism about times of intense uncertainty and violence bringing about great change, and the og trilogy is itself about a revolution (albeit a restoration rather than true revolution) but the prequels are heavy in the crisis as cause of collapse.
There is no "light-side" of the force 😭
there's the force as it naturally functions and then there's a corruption of that which is fully and unambiguously bad.
I dont even know why you would WANT light = dark to be a thing here its so boring and done to death
Not in "higher" canon, or what we would call G-tier back in the day. There have been official Star Wars writers for the EU that have tried to push the "The Force needs the Sith/Dark Side for balance and thus Light and Dark are in eternal conflict." and "One cannot exist without the other." which is perhaps leaning a little too much into the Taoist yin/yang influences Lucas used. (And possibly not even accurate to those influences either, don't quote me I am not super versed in it.)
The Dark Side, while natural, in Lucas lore, is still innately corruptive and something that must be fought against internally and externally every single day. It exists because selfishness and division and negative emotions will always exist in the hearts of sentient beings, but the universe is always trying to bend everyone towards selflessness and compassion and unity with each other and with the Force itself.
Some people do take this to mean that the Dark has to keep rising back up to meet an overabundance of the Light Side (and the ST did have a stupid line about that) but in Lucas canon there's no such thing. The Light Side is the normal side of the Force, the Dark is the underlying chaos and corruption that has to be continually kept in check.
You are given an unlimited budget to adapt an L.M Montgomery book; BUT you must add in a dragon somewhere. It can be any kind of dragon, from "large animal" to "can explain the tax code", and it can be as shoehorned in as baking powder, or fully integrated into the narrative.
What book is it, and where does the dragon go?
i am absoFUCKINGlutely going with a real giant dragon, and my instant thought is that this is Mr. Harrison's true secret (in this version the cows are straight disappearing, not escaping), and the showdown between him, the dragon, and Mrs. Lynde is one for the ages
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People keep asking me “why don’t you have a boyfriend?” and I’m like “ma’am, I’m a small town library clerk, my only hope is for a con man with a heart of gold trying to swindle the town into buying brass instruments to waltz through the library front doors”
This one's for the scenes with multiple characters, and you're not sure how to keep everyone involved.
Writing group scenes is chaos. Someone’s talking, someone’s interrupting, someone’s zoning out thinking about breadsticks. And if you’re not careful, half your cast fades into the background like NPCs in a video game. I used to struggle with this so much—my characters would just exist in the scene without actually affecting it. But here’s what I've learned and have started implementing:
✨ Give everyone a job in the scene ✨
Not their literal job—like, not everyone needs to be solving a crime or casting spells. I mean: Why are they in this moment? What’s their role in the conversation?
My favourite examples are:
The Driver: Moves the convo forward. They have an agenda, they’re pushing the action.
The Instigator: Pokes the bear. Asks the messy questions. Stirring the pot like a chef on a mission.
The Voice of Reason: "Guys, maybe we don’t commit arson today?"
The Distracted One: Completely in their own world. Tuning out, doodling on a napkin, thinking about their ex.
The Observer: Not saying much, but noticing everything. (Quiet characters still have presence!)
The Wild Card: Who knows what they’ll do? Certainly not them. Probably about to make things worse.
If a character has no function, they’ll disappear. Give them something—even if it’s just a side comment, a reaction, or stealing fries off someone’s plate. Keep them interesting, and your readers will stay interested too.
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Researchers found that small patches of wildflowers can foster the same biodiversity as entire meadows.
A caveat to this study: the researchers were primarily looking at insect pollinator biodiversity. Planting a few native wildflowers in your garden will not suddenly cause unusual megafauna from the surrounding hinterlands to crowd onto your porch.
That being said, this study backs up Douglas Tallamy's optimistic vision of Homegrown National Park, which calls for people in communities of all sizes to dedicate some of their yard (or porch or balcony) to native plants. This creates a patchwork of microhabitats that can support more mobile insect life and other small beings, which is particularly crucial in areas where habitat fragmentation is severe. This patchwork can create migration corridors, at least for smaller, very mobile species, between larger areas of habitat that were previously cut off from each other.
It may not seem like much to have a few pots of native flowers on your tiny little balcony compared to someone who can rewild acres of land, but it makes more of a difference than you may realize. You may just be creating a place where a pollinating insect flying by can get some nectar, or lay her eggs. Moreover, by planting native species you're showing your neighbors these plants can be just as beautiful as non-native ornamentals, and they may follow suit.
In a time when habitat loss is the single biggest cause of species endangerment and extinction, every bit of native habitat restored makes a difference.
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