Star Wars lore really has everything covered, I guess… also what:
The project dragged out over nineteen years as labor union disputes along with the supply and design problems slowed the construction
uh… good on the Empire for still having unions, I guess (do not hand it to 'em for the slavery though)? I love how this project is simultaneously using both slaves and unionized workers
I think the meme was made mostly in response to the “the Rebels were actually evil for blowing it up because of all the innocent workers on board” takes, by the Battle of Yavin there probably weren’t any Wookiee slaves still hanging around
There probably weren’t any on Death Star 1, but Death Star 2 was still in construction so it likely had slaves. Though that doesn’t make the rebels the bad guys for blowing it up, it just makes the Empire even worse
I love how this project is simultaneously using both slaves and unionized workers
There’s something horrifically realistic about that arrangement
To help build the superweapon and curry the Emperor’s favor, Tarkin had Darth Vader lead an Imperial invasion of Kashyyyk, where they enslaved Wookiees for labor. These Wookiees were transported to the Death Star’s construction site. Much of the needed funding came from appropriated funds originally earmarked for the Department of System Exploration and the Department of Public Works.
I also love how the funding came straight from austerity financing and raiding public goods departments, again how horrifically realistic
Wasn’t the death star mostly built by slaves though
huh, apparently: https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/DS-1_Orbital_Battle_Station#Imperial_construction
Star Wars lore really has everything covered, I guess… also what:
uh… good on the Empire for still having unions, I guess (do not hand it to 'em for the slavery though)? I love how this project is simultaneously using both slaves and unionized workers
I think the meme was made mostly in response to the “the Rebels were actually evil for blowing it up because of all the innocent workers on board” takes, by the Battle of Yavin there probably weren’t any Wookiee slaves still hanging around
There probably weren’t any on Death Star 1, but Death Star 2 was still in construction so it likely had slaves. Though that doesn’t make the rebels the bad guys for blowing it up, it just makes the Empire even worse
The very final scene of Andor was showing the widgets they’d been making in the death prison being installed in the Death Star’s big death ray dish
There’s something horrifically realistic about that arrangement
I also love how the funding came straight from austerity financing and raiding public goods departments, again how horrifically realistic
If I remember correctly
Built by slaves
Manned by Imperial troops and officers
Both Death Stars
Yes, because military vehicles are famous for having civilians all over the place!