Originally posted by Dark-Kenshin
The entire reason the plan was leaked in the first place is because Holdo did not simply reveal the plan in the first place in what notably appeared to be a suicidal situation. All Poe was trying to do was avert this so everybody could live to fight another day. The plan was not on a need to know basis since Leia herself reveals to Poe where they are headed while the plan is STILL in commission. The movie gives zero rational for Holdo's secrecy and any argument made on that forefront is pure fancanon. Holdo's actions were the epitome of incompetence and caused a justifiable mutiny. Why she is the commander of anything beyond bantha fodder cleanup duty is beyond me. If the message here is to follow orders no matter what, it isn't even consistent with SW canon since that's the EXACT opposite of the message in Rogue One where the hero is PRAISED for her defiance. 😂
Well said
Originally posted by DarthAnt66
No, the Republic has no army whatsoever. In Episode II, they are debating over the passing of the "Military Creation Act," which would then create a standing army for the Republic.
Army != navy. The Republic clearly had a navy because they were talking about intervening and sending reinforcements against the Trade Federation, which presumably didn't mean sending in the entire Jedi Order in starfighters.
Also, the Senate intervening could merely mean issuing further sanctions or revoking the Trade Federation's franchise. It doesn't mean an army.
Lol sanctions? Trade franchise? How do you enforce those without a fleet?
As to why the Trade Federation can't just invade Coruscant on the whim, there's still the Jedi Order, which Episode II states functions as the only defenders for the Republic.
How are the Jedi supposed to defend against TF battleships again?
Edit: what part are you referring to?
The entire movie. Even if the New Republic had no military, f*cking Afganistan mustered a larger group of rebels than an entire galaxy, lol.
I think the Republic is like the European Union. There isn’t an European army (though it’s been discussed to create one) but there are the armies of the several countries which are parte of EU. Same goes with Republic where probably most planets have their own army and defense force. At best, just like EU armies, they train together, share tactics, equipments, knowledge etc but that’s about it
Originally posted by Nephthys
I've seen the idea online that post-RotJ the Republic was a lot like post WW1 France where they focused more on rebuilding and infrastructure because they didn't think anyone wanted another giant war and then got assblasted by the Nazi's building a massive war economy.
Too bad they couldn’t be arsed explaining that in the films.
Originally posted by Nephthys
I've seen the idea online that post-RotJ the Republic was a lot like post WW1 France where they focused more on rebuilding and infrastructure because they didn't think anyone wanted another giant war and then got assblasted by the Nazi's building a massive war economy.
France actually had a larger military than Hitler did at the start of WWII. They just got outplayed. But even then they had a larger underground resistance than the New Republic does 2 days after losing and they're a country while the NR is like a quintillion quintillion times larger, lol.