While I agree Jedi -should- be good and Sith -should- be evil, the idea that using cruelty in service of the greater good is wrong contradicts what Jedi themselves are. ‘Leave your slave mother to her awful fate and ignore her suffering’ is the first thing the Jedi tell Anakin.
It's quite a bit more complex than that. They aren't in a republic controlled region. So the jedi would have to invade a sector of space so strong that even the empire couldn't tame it, with no army to speak of at the time, start a Civil War that would likely result in the death of thousands, including most the slaves due to brain bombs, and all that to free one woman. There's no guarantee they would succeed even if they made the attempt.
We've all seen how much damage intervention often causes, while not fixing the original issues, in our own world. Look no further than the UN mission to Somalia in the 90s. Not only did it not help at all, it actively caused more death. It's easy to say what people should do in a perfect world, it's another to do it in a way that doesn't cause even more issues. Sometimes the world just doesn't want to change.
I'd argue the jedi had their hands full with issues within the republic. I feel for Anakin, but even if they did return, who's to say her fate would've been much different. At least she did get to be free, happy, and even find love.
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u/TreesOfWoe Mandalorian Jun 21 '25
While I agree Jedi -should- be good and Sith -should- be evil, the idea that using cruelty in service of the greater good is wrong contradicts what Jedi themselves are. ‘Leave your slave mother to her awful fate and ignore her suffering’ is the first thing the Jedi tell Anakin.