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[Star Wars] How much did it actually matter that the Galactic Empire’s leadership were sith?

Sith ideology wasn’t enforced by the government, and Sidious capitalized on populist sentiment that existed prior to the Sith takeover.

It looks like the Sith were basically just a cult popular with political leaders, like Mormons in the FBI or neo-paganism amongst Nazis.

Did sith ideology actually affect the lives of galactic citizens and policy?
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> Did sith ideology actually affect the lives of galactic citizens and policy?

Of course. The Sith beliefs basically boil down to "Might Makes Right". And as for that affecting the lives of galactic citizens? Why not ask the Wookies who were deemed "non-sentient" so they could be enslaved. Many other species were enslaved .

Or ask the people of planets that were literally stripped of all their resources and left empty husks.

Or ask the Mandalorians who were nearly genocided by the Empire.


Basically Palpatine capitalized on populist sentiment to gain power, and then once in power he cultivated a power-hungry and racist government that would follow his lead....it is less like the neo-paganism among nazis and more like "Mein Kampf" to the nazis. Not everyone believed in it, but they still used it as a guiding tenet in their actions.