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human
[Star Wars] How did Palpatine sell the Jedi purge, the cessation of war with the CIS, and reconstituting what was basically a federal government into an empire, to the people of the Republic? Did all the people of the Core Worlds just give a collective shrug and get on with their lives?
gpt
The Emperor had an audio recording of Mace Windu and several other Jedi arriving to arrest him, and activating their Lightsabers.   If it hadn't been for Darth Vader they would've murdered him and taken over the senate.

As for the victory in the Clone Wars, it wasn't exactly a hard sell. The entire CIS leadership was sort of... Dead. 

In the aftermath, the much beloved leader was voted to become the Emperor. He had the senate backing him. It was only Palpatine's courage and leadership that buoyed the Republic through the war, and the CIS came about precisely because the Republic was worthless. Everyone was glad to see the back of it.