Recently, I've seen many people in the comments say they find the liberal ideology of the Modell Sector deeply incomprehensible. What I want to explain is that this liberal ideology is indeed difficult for us to understand, because it involves two completely different ideologies. Naturally, we would wonder why these people think in such strange ways. Did Lord Jing just make this up?
Actually, I want to say... no, I really didn't...
And in fact, it wasn't just "Star Wars." In film and television works from Europe and America in recent years, white leftist tendencies have become increasingly common. The most memorable examples include that saintly female scientist in the second "Godzilla" movie; in the first episode of the "Halo" television series, the Covenant had wiped out their homeworld, yet they were still making a fuss about independence within the Federation; and Sabine in the "Ahsoka" series. These were all typical white leftists.
In "Star Wars," especially the actions of those people in the New Republic in Episodes 7, 8, and 9, this was also very typical white leftist thinking. The Galactic Empire was already at our doorstep, yet what we were thinking about was whether my planet was free... Many times, I found it hard to tell whether they were genuinely slipping in their own agenda or mocking it.
But one thing was certain: the Rebel Alliance—the absolute protagonists of the Galactic Empire era in "Star Wars"—was founded on precisely this kind of liberalism. They rebelled against the Empire partly because of its oppressive rule, but on the other hand, because they were not free under the Empire.
Only after understanding this premise could we see why the Rebel Alliance, and even the later New Republic, pulled off so many seemingly brain-dead stunts.
So, returning to this book, it