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[Star Wars] Can the force be powered by positive emotions?

So, the sith gain power by tapping into their anger, fear, hatred, etc. However, the Jedi way involves not letting your emotions control you, so using the force is more of an emotionally neutral thing. But can the force be tapped into by using positive emotions like joy? And if so, would the Jedi consider this to be a sith tactic?
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Maybe? Palpatine is living his best life, cackling away while shocking and dueling. The thing is that it's just easier to aim negative emotions at your opponent. Anger and hate are channeled directly onto whoever is stopping you from achieving your goal. Joy comes from something else, and if you're fighting to protect that joy, anger at the person trying to take it away from you is inevitable.

Jedi are definitely against this. Sorry to be a bummer, but 
happiness is fleeting. Love will turn into hate when you feel that someone betrays you, and the death of a friend will turn into anger in a search for revenge. Or maybe the emotions themselves will just get corrupted. Palpatine finds joy in *hurting others.* As Anakin turned into Vader, his genuine love became obsessive.

Jedi are obviously not emotionless. Most of them have humor and a sense of camaraderie, and they do have friends. They just do their best to not let these feelings control them, as they will inevitably turn negative one day, and the dark side is one hell of a drug.