Condemn the desire for something, while granting the desire to those denying it.
Exception: The Rebel Alliance wanted freedom from the Empire, and got it.
I didn’t mean to imply that all stories were examples of “have your cake and eat it too” moral propaganda.
I didn’t think you were; I thought you were implying that Star Wars regularly had that pattern.
Not that either. Just pointing out a pattern seen elsewhere.
Exception: The Rebel Alliance wanted freedom from the Empire, and got it.
I didn’t mean to imply that all stories were examples of “have your cake and eat it too” moral propaganda.
I didn’t think you were; I thought you were implying that Star Wars regularly had that pattern.
Not that either. Just pointing out a pattern seen elsewhere.