i'm hopeful for our community to understand that people are people, just like you and me. it's alright to disagree with another person and vise versa, as long as there is mutual respect.
Thor, you win the prize for Nicest Guy on the Internet. I've adopted many aspects of your manner and approach in my daily life. You've literally changed my life for the better, drastically so. Thanks from the bottom of my heart.
Can't say a whole lot here othere than "I agree", Thor. Thing is, common sense has been in short supply for quite a while - and even that supply is now rapidly dwindling away
Sadly true. People have become more emotional the past few decades, this has partially been caused by the feminizing of men, causing them to be more emotional than previous generations.
Have you ever heard the tale of Anakin Skywalker the slave who aspired to knighthood? No, well that's not surprising few have. The tragedy Slave Knight, Anakin the Skywalker. The man with the greatest potential born as a slave. Who sought the freedom he believed was being a Jedi. To save all those to whom he cared the most for. But all he ever found was bondage. First from a petty slaver named Wado, then the very jedi whom he aspired to be, and then to the greatest Sith lord Sidous. All the while being as slave to to the force who cared not for its own son. You see all he ever wanted in life was the ability to control his own life, to stop the neverending loss, and death that came to all he cherished the most. To break his chains. But you see all he ever accomplished was to be bound by a new master. In truth he never found any meaningful sense of freedom until his death to protect his son.
@Jay The Rebel Alliance wasn't a government. It was just a military alliance consisting of all the rebel cells and resistance movements across the galaxy pooling their resources and weapons for a common goal. Although its inner circle had planned on Mon Mothma becoming the new chancellor once the Empire had been overthrown.
@@IndyDefense Fascism worked better militarily, economically and socially than modern day capitalism. It just also committed was genocide. There are advantages to both. Napoleon united France and gave it the strongest military, united the people and brought the anarchy of the French Revolution to an end, all under an empire. It's all entirely dependent on who runs the country.
It's a play on the words of Jesus. "He that is not with me is against me. And he that gathers not with me scattereth abroad." Matt 12:30 From Anakin's virgin birth, to his eventual leading of a vast army of orders white and seemingly mindless soldiers, Lucas used the gnostics interpretation of the bible to turn good evil and evil good. To make the inflexibility of God's law to look like evil and overbearing control.
Yeah, but Lucas knows a good villain line when he hears it. A lot of kids didn't live through the Bush years and won't be taught about them in detail, but they'll watch the prequels, and they'll know what happened and why it was so bad--even if they don't realize what's being referenced until later. Imagine one of those kids getting older and watching a clip of Bush saying that and recognizing it as the obviously insane thing Anakin said before he tried to kill his best friend.
@Spider-Flash yeah, it's a twist because God's Law is actually very basic and about loving him and loving each other. It's inflexible because it's perfect and the only reason s for breaking it is pure selfishness. On the other hand it works well in SW because the galactic government is not ruled by a perfect all knowing being but by imperfect peers. Inflexibility and inequality coupled with natural selfishness always leads to disaster.
Not have a hive mind mentally iy a horrible when everyone have yo think the same and don't have an different opinions also if their wrong Tokin said evil will destroy itself
Thor Skywalker Well Thor, I’m quite certain that you understand how truly hard this message is; literal millions of years of evolution are against us acting in this way. To me, as sad as it is, it makes complete sense that thinking logically is a difficult thing to do.
@@thorskywalker Hello There! I have an ideea for the final duel in a fan-fiction sequel trilogy. If you are interested, please respond to this comment and I will email you my vision of the final duel of Star Wars. (It's about Palpatine vs Anakin and I have in mind a very complex scenario)
Glad you didn't point out *Star Wars* fans specifically. That's just one of the many things that bothered me about the media coverage. Everything they pointed out about _"fan toxicity"_ is simply *_internet toxicity._* It can be found virtually _everywhere,_ regardless of the topic. Simply because, as you suggested, many behave differently when they are anonymous, and not standing face to face with the subject of their derision.
Some extreme people would say that the internet is like a tool, and humanity is an irresponsible child, using said tool, as a toy. Picture this. A child is using a socket wrench, and is spinning it like a madman, not using it for it's intended purpose. The father of said child, sees this, what should he do? Some say take the tool away and spank the kid, others say take it away but give the kid a talk about responsibly using it, others may even say just let the kid play with it until it breaks. Some say that humanity doesn't deserve this technology, the internet, until we learn how to use it responsibly. They say an external third party, needs to step in and do something, before things break. Who is this proverbial third party? Hell if I know, they could be aliens, reptillian overlords, the Government, God, the Devil, Allah, who ever. I'm just a human with a limited view of the world.
@@mochalavender9398 Well said. this quote really sums it for me as well about the internet " Its the most awesome force this planets ever had and yet you wield it like a boy who has found his dads gun. The problem with the scientific power your using here is that it didnt require any discipline to obtain it. You didnt earn the knowledge for yourselves, so you didnt take any responsibility for it, you stood on the shoulders of geniuses to accomplish something as fast as you can and before you even knew what you had youve patented it, packaged it, and slapped it on a plastic lunch box, and now your selling it, your Selling It !!!"- Ian Malcolm
joseph bolcome yeah I think someone like Thor who genuinely thinks logically rather than acting on their emotions is necessary right now, even more important than political party, really. Though it seems unlikely humanity has any chance of prevailing.
I heard something recently that I feel describes the main problem today, "If you view yourself as good, that means you view people who disagree with you as evil, and therefore you believe it is OK to destroy them."
He didn't really predict it because soon after 9/11 happened Bush jnr stated "If you're not with us, you're against us". I'd say that line in revenge for Sith is almost quoted word for word. Also, watch the British TV series spaced where Simon pegg works in a comic book store and shouts down and insults anyone who came into his store looking for a Jar Jar binks toy. It's just that the Internet has now proliferated this and the vocal minority has more power now than they ever did.
You know Simon Pegg hates George Lucas and The Prequels. He hates them to the point where he would look down and disrespect anyone who enjoys The Prequels.
@@UnknownUser-gd3ls No he doesn't'. He did hate the prequels, but has calmed down a lot, and his only gripe is that George had too many 'yes' people near him, but he absolutely does not hate George Lucas. He actually misses George's vision. He even stated that he was disappointed with TLJ and the ST (at that point) lacked George Lucas's imagination and vision.
Sidious: This turn of events is unfortunate. We must accelerate our plans. Begin banning anyone who doesn't like TLJ. Nute Gunray: My lord....isn't that, illegal? Sidious: I will make it legal.
I agree. The only problem is how few of them there really are. Recent events in the world have been a real eye-opener to me that even many of those you think you know to be intelligent actually lack much common sense at all. It’s both extremely sad but also rather interesting that despite being so advanced as a species, something entirely preventable such as COVID has ended up infecting and killing hundreds of thousands of people.
Agreed not to get political with the BLM movement I agree that Black Lives Matter they do and that’s a fact but I don’t agree that they are superior in fact I don’t see any race or gender as superior to the other. We’re all human no matter what race or gender we are and yet I can’t even say anything about it I get attacked about it and called racist.
I agree with this. I’ve had people in my life ask me, “what’s your opinion on this?” And when I said I didn’t they told me to get one. I disagreed but didn’t say anything or continue the conversation.
@@fabstems3388 That's why I stay neutral, because the need to choose a side is what causes most conflicts to rise and makes the probability of solving them slim.
@Zaras or it can be perceived as standing your ground rather than submitting to a popular opinion within a group. It's not weak if you're making potential enemies, you know how people are with their insecurities.
I get why people want neutrality, but the problem with neutrality is that it is basically siding with wherever the power(since that is what determines who wins if people aren't engaged and willing to make moral judgements) is and that is a bad thing when that power is bad.
5:40 but that’s the problem obi-Wan Kenobi says “”only a sith deals in absolutes”” an absolute statement from a Jedi, their both in the wrong Ben could have tryed to de-escalate the situation but he didn’t he started to antagonise Anakin and well it leads to both of them been tortured for years before dieing.
@@emberfist8347 Exactly like how they hold an almost literally black-and-white view of the Force? If you read all the way back to the original Jet'ii, there was only ever the Force. One unified Force. The original "Dark side" users, way before the Sith culture began, were labeled as such by the "light side" users due to simply disagreeing on what place the "self" occupied in the Jet'ii philosophy. The light siders won the ensuing war and for the rest of time, denigrated anyone who so much as dipped their toe into dark side philosophy as a selfish, power-hungry monster. It helped that the Sith (actually a distinct culture of Force users whose philosophy was wholly separate from their use of the Force. Again, the Jedi simply conflated the two), tended to not be the best neighbors.
Let's be honest here. This isn't anything new. People have always attcked each other for there opinions or believes. It's just evolved over time. Now it's debating with someone about TLJ, but than it was joining a crussade or bannishing someone the village doesn't like.
Vantoi135 Not sure what crusades have to do with people arguing over opinions. The point is that the idea that people should have their lives destroyed because they believe something that you personally don’t is barbaric.
I'm a 73 yo female Star Wars fan from the original trilogy and some of the movies I have loved and some not so much. I cannot imagine hating on someone for not agreeing with me about any one of them. My opinion is still my opinion and theirs is still theirs which makes not a bit of difference in the scheme of things.
SJW: if you don't agree with me then I'll cancel you and all of you online accounts. Me: Strike me down and I'll be more powerful than you can imagine.
Insane Troll it would help if they didn’t label everything else a bigot. You’re more likely to have your like destroy by being openly labeled a bigot than and SJW.
@@gabethebabe3337Again, you see it as "them vs us". You apply a label to a whole group. Some of those you qualify as SJW probably think just like you: "Would help if they didint label everyone SJW/Snowflake/insert term here." Fact is, this mentality is only getting the world more extreme and in no way helps find this common ground Thor is talking about.
To fix racism? Just treat everyone like everyone else. Like human beings. What's so hard about that? Also well said Thor. People just dont try to find a common ground anymore. Saddening.
Thor I feel like you really express what I feel and how I think about the world... thank you for being honest, open, and really give me hope that there are more people like you in the world
I like these social commentaries you’re doing. For many people (or at least the people the media is focusing on), fear and anger are literally clouding their judgement, and they likely don’t realize they are playing right into the hands of higher powers.
You are easily one of the most fair and sensible people to ever grace the internet Thor. Every thought you express reminds me of what a Jedi might say. Keep. It. Up.
I appreciate your thoughts so much Thor - you're always so calm and fair, and it encourages me to be the same in my conversations with people both online and in person. Keep up the good work, :)
Thor Skywalker is the best. Such a honest and truthful guy, willing to be wrong and wanting to talk about it, not caring what gender or race you are (but not in a rude way, just doesn't see the point in arguing about it). Weather he is trying to or not he is making a think in a better way of trying to make are own opinion, not very many tubers do that . Thanks Thor and keep doing what your doing. Can hardly wait for your sequel project.
You are strong and wise Thor, and I am very proud of you. I have watched you ever since you were a small channel, and I have commented on your videos with every point I know. You have become a far greater RUclipsr than I could ever hope to be. Be patient, Thor. It will not be long until many more fans subscribe to you.
Wow. This goes so much beyond Star Wars. It shows that this franchise is more than meets the eye, has hundreds of metaphors for real life ideas and morals. This video is the proof, and it could not be more relevant. Thank you for making enjoyable and meaningful content.
When you said, "People love to focus on what separates them and not what you unites them" I was like - no truer words could sum up what is going on in the world. I wish we could all agree, like you said, to discuss our ideas and beliefs without wanting to stab someone for not agreeing with us. That said, I've really been enjoying watching your videos. Keep it up!
Thank you for another lucid vídeo. Your voice and voices like your are much in need in this world. People like to praise extremist but progress is build in the center and a rebirth of Star Wars to succeed shall come from a voice like yours.
You're remarkably humble with regard to your anonymity at Celebration, some people knew who you were bro, trust me. I couldn't agree more with your outlook about meeting someone with an open mind without prejudgements. I've always felt like an alien in this world where people around me, close to me, freely judged others and defended their right to do so. I truly felt like I was nuts, thinking what am I missing? How could I be so wrong, when it felt so right not to judge others? How could I feel so different? Naturally now I have friends who feel the same, who are relieved to see the awakening finally happening. And while I continue to disagree greatly with some of my family members, I haven't stopped talking to them and telling them I love them, andI trying endlessly to help them see beyond their bias. So far though, it''s not working. Anyway, you're one of my favorite RUclipsrs, if not the favorite. You are wise.
Thor, your thoughts here mimic my own completely. I appreciate you being brave enough to state your opinion in these times as I share the majority of it with you and it's nice to know others see things from my point of veiw as well. It helps reassure me that I am not completely off base in my thinking.
“We do have a lot in common. The same earth, the same air, the same sky. Maybe if we started looking at what’s the same instead of what’s different... well, who knows what might happen.” - Meowth This type of message really needs to be out there...
Hey Thor, thanks for videos like this, especially this particular one. I completely agree with your main point here that “wouldn’t it be crazy if we taught ourselves, each other, and our kids to treat everyone with respect regardless...period. Because at the end of the day, we’re all one people.” It’s surprisingly not a popular notion and certainly one that isn’t being talked about on a large scale so thank you. The idea that we can celebrate our differences but be united by our similarities at the same time is something that most people can’t seem to wrap their heads around.
Solid wholesome vid my dude. Youre by far my favorite star wars youtuber now a days. Glad to see a level headed fan who can talk about all things star wars and keep it respectful.Keep up the solid content and ill be here to watch.
The internet is blessed to have you Thor Skywalker! You offer great insights on these topics in such calm, non-judgmental, and respectful ways. This is something we definitely need more of nowadays. Always appreciate your content. Thank you and may God bless you and your family:)
It is the similarities within our differences that gives us strength. We cannot discount or purge our similarities, even if we are different. Good video, Thor.
Honestly the perfect way to address politics on a non-political channel. Still dont know which side of the isle you lean, but know that you just want to foster open dialogue. Genuinely appreciate this. Thank you.
I wonder what it would be like if every person had to work 6 months in customer service and learn deescalation and customer recovery and retention. Thor, what you were describing in your conversations is pretty much the checklist of how to do it: 1) Actively listen to the person 2) Check for understanding - make sure you understand what they're saying and at the same time demonstrate that you're listening and receptive 3) Empathize - acknowledge the person's feelings and legitimize them 4) Counterpoint - present your side of the argument/policy 5) Propose a resolution/negotiate a resolution 6) Thank the person for their candor Or the mnemonic LAST: Listen Apologize Solve Thank
Thor, ive been listening to you talk some Star Wars for a long time now and it always surprises me to hear you get negative feedback at all. You always seem to go out of your way to try not to offend anybody and just express your thoughts and opinions, and you do it so eloquently and thoughtfully. I really appreciate this video and respected the way you made Star Wars relevant for today. Thank you Thor for you work and messages. I applaud your parents for raising such a good person. Please, please keep up the good work and dont let the hatters bring you down. I know we will probably never meet but you got a friend in California.
"United we stand, divided we fall" As a society, in this age of globalization, humanity is more divided then before. Eventually, something is going to give. Unfortunately...
Nice example Thor :) You are setting a good example of how to act with diplomacy and kindness. I also like your analysis and I hope one of these days diplomacy and kindness will become the norm for all of the fandom.
I'm not even the same person I was a year ago, and yet people make such absolute judgements on people. This world has gone nuts. Love your content Thor, you're one of the only voices of reason left on RUclips.
Wow. Thank you. I have always enjoyed your posts. I have always thought you and I think a lot alike. But today I was amazed. I feel the same as you, always have. Thank you again. You said it all so eloquently!
With everything going on in the US right now, everything you’ve described in this video hits close, Thor. I myself have been in arguments on social media with people who are quite literally like Anakin in that scene. They see everything in absolutes and anybody who dares to go against their ideology are enemies. They don’t care to have a rational discussion or to hear differing opinions. And they genuinely believe that they are on the right side of history.
This is the ultimate Star Wars video. This is what I can only hope to hear from every Star Wars fan on social media who ever villified someone with the wrong opinion in their eyes. It's exactly what Star Wars is all about: put down the weapon, see the other side. Evil will destroy itself, a Jedi need only defend those who can't defend themselves, as well as defend their own hearts and minds from being pulled into evil's cyclical corrupting power; based on fear, impatience, and ignorance. When you cling to posessions, status, and other entitlements of this world, you let fear of loss become your motive, and then you try to control everything around you, and you become unbalanced and start to crave power to be able to control as much of the world around you as possible, at all cost. Then you lose yourself in the dark side of existence: the fixation on the temporal, and you destroy yourself, taking the people closest to you down with you. That's the story of Star Wars.
I really appreciate your words and how you personally counter racism, sexism, etc. I feel the same way and it’s really refreshing to know someone else feels that way, and hear it so well phrased. Always love your videos! Bring on The Bad Batch!
So true. I have lost friendships and accused of everything simply for not agreeing and defending myself for being bullied. My family and where I live are so toxic to the point that even the Sith would rather do away with rather than deal with this sinister force. People are different and it is okay to have different beliefs as long as we care for one another by respecting each other and not bullying others into submission and making sideways remarks or mocking/shaming them. The internet has heightened political and ideological divisions but it is not the ultimate cause of it. Virtue signaling and elitism, be it intellectual or any other kind of elitism, has made people awful. I am reminded of the movie Joker and to some extent the religious wars of the modern era where every religious group had to prove to each other how 'pure' they were to be safe. This is no different.
Man this is exactly what I was learning and doing in my art history class (not Star Wars ) but how the art related to the real world and the state it’s in, how it relates to the political side, their values..etc its really interesting
As Thor Skywalker was saying "I'm one of those People that produce Videos that hate on the Sequels", I found myself Surprised at that notion. I Like the Sequels(Mostly), and I've Listened to a few of his Vids and I never Got the Impression that he was a "Hater" of the Sequels, he Made it clear that he didn't like them and that he had a bunch of Problems with them, but what he didn't do was A: be Disrespectful of the People who DO Like them, in fact he Tries to see things from their side from time to time. and B, and this is the important one here: Try to convince people that THEY should Hate the sequels as well. He Voices his Problems with the movies and why he doesn't Like them, but at no point does he ever try to pretend that those "Gripes" are anything more than his own thoughts and opinions on the Matter, He never pretends that because he thinks those things that makes them Objective Truths that everyone Must obey... (And this last Trait is unfortunately VERY Common on Both sides of the Argument/Fandom). None of his Videos are Named "X is Shit/Trash, and here's Why!" (as I type this I can see a Link in the bar to the right to a vid from an other Author that's Titled Exactly that... And it's already Pissing me off) At Worst he'll say "Here's the problem with specific Aspect as compared to a Similar thing", and Choice of specific Words MATTER. One Is shitting one someone Else's Freshly baked Cookies of a Flavor he doesn't Like, the other is saying "you do you, but I don't particularly Enjoy those cookies, I can tell you why" (Thor's the Later) The way I see it, I Disagree with the end result of his overall opinion, But I can See that he's Clearly not being Hateful of the things he Dislikes, and as such I intend to continue to enjoy his content, it gives Perspective... I've commented on some of his Other Vids, Responding to things he says in them, pointing out my Own Opinions and Observations on the Subject, and I try not to make any comments about anything other than the Subject at hand. The point is to have a Discussion, not Scream at each other. In fact Speaking of Which I just saw Two links of his I'm Curious about...
Thor, I have worked in customer service, both in person and on the phone, and I can tell you that I have run into a lot of people who did not treat me as a human. In fact, I've heard threats, threats of violence and death. I just worked at those places and did my job. I know it's not 100% on topic, but in my experience I have run into something you mentioned, that people don't always treat others as a human. I think what you're saying in the video is right. I talked to a close friend about episode 8, she loved it and I didn't. When I listened to her I took it all in, when I explained why I didn't like it I got "I can't believe you toxic fans." Am I toxic because I disagree with her? I deeply care about Star Wars and it's been a huge part of my life. I didn't disrespect her, I just said what I didn't like or talked about what doesn't make sense to me. It almost seems like an arms race from some of the comments I have seen. You don't like my point, well screw you....things like that. It just escalates and gets out of hand so fast. Maybe we could just agree to disagree... when you get down to it, both sides want what's best for something we love.
Crazy how I had this exact conversation with a family member today. Somehow everyone seems to think the answer is fighting fire with fire. Opening up a conversation would lead you to see that we aren’t so different after all.
I love this video! You helped me to get to understand better. I have always thought the same as you but I didn't knew how to express it until now that you said very wise words. I love this video😌🤘🏻
In Sept. of '01 *President Bush* said, _"You are either with us, or with the terrorists."_ It was the first thing I thought of when *Anakin* said that line in your thumbnail/Ep III.
I know this probably won’t be seen, but I want to say that this was sign of relief for me. As someone who is attacked constantly for my opinions, this has given me a much better way to push back. Look for common ground and be kind. Don’t try to obliterate them like an enemy
Thanks. I had an arguement with a Last Jedi lover and said my opinion and stepped down on my stance on a bad a arguement, but realized that people have genuine reasons for loving the movie. I learned to respect others opinions after that. I really hope that others get that same message out of this video.
Master Thor, your presentation here is a breathe of FRESH AIR‼️ We have always been a polarized nation. However, since Neo-Cons rose in the 90’s and the Left’s inevitable response, the HARD OPINION, generally based on... NOTHING, but a “gut feeling” is so toxic and radicalizing that it begs the question, in the History of Modern Politics, since the 80’s, when those who are educated and informed were demonized for doing what I’m willing to bet they all wish their kids to aspire, WANTON IGNORANCE has run rampant. Based solely on that, HARD OPINIONS, with people who will simply NOT open their minds and hear what each other is saying has increased the Toxicity, certain politicians NEED to sew to remain in office. I’m also really stoked that you had a positive dialogue with people who are clearly out of their minds in liking that abomination. I also greatly appreciate that you played it cool. You never let your own, well founded, passion, cloud the discussion. That requires wisdom. Much Dap to you‼️‼️ Much L♥️VE to You and the Whole of Team Thor Skywalker‼️♥️✊🏼💯🙆🏻🥃🥃🥃
You don't stand alone. Your content is very well thought and says a lot about the person. Keep up the good content and don't let detractors bring you down.
Your ending point reminds me of a quote from my college history professor when he started lectures on the Cold War. "There are two kinds of people in this world. People who think they are right, and people who think they are right." Sadly cancel culture isn't a new issue, the internet and its ability to let people speak anonymously simply amplified it.
Well... actually the US in the Cold War had internal reports that basically admit that we were the bad guys... literally had internal reports that admitted that socialism would benefit the world more so than capitalism... but our government has a mission to protect and further the interests of the capitalist ruling class.
Very well spoken video, as always. It is great to hear your thoughts. The world can always use a bit more compassion, thoughtfulness, and less haste, when making judgements.
Thor, this video really hits home. In SO MANY areas these days, extremism seems to be the norm instead of the exception. That is not the Jedi way. Thank you for pointing this out. Love your channel, your passion, and your videos. Keep em comin!
Another great video. I often feel a burn that Star Wars became one of the first big battlefronts of the current culture war, but on the other hand, the fact it was Star Wars - something I love and treasure so deeply - it gave me a much better perspective on how life (as in politics, media, news and now community) has devolved since 2015. If I hadn't been on the "wrong" side of the fandom thanks to how poor I found TFA, and if I hadn't been verbally attacked online, completely unwarranted, for daring to questions that film, I might still be looking at the world with one eye closed. We have to talk to one another, we have to exchange ideas and allow ourselves to be challenged, whether it's about Star Wars or anything else.
People now see common ground as being weak, and flaky. It really is like anakin said. I know people who think like this and their side is never wrong always right. If you question it, you are attacking them. These are strange times. But bad times never last.
"A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky, dangerous creatures, and you know it." = Men In Black
Absolutely true
i'm hopeful for our community to understand that people are people, just like you and me. it's alright to disagree with another person and vise versa, as long as there is mutual respect.
@Toask Ummmm... did you reply to the correct comment? I have no idea what your reply referred to.
Those who are blinded by hate, see nothing but demons.
Jonathan Dear Yet it was the demons who blinded those people in the first place.
To a hammer everything looks like a nail...
Could have gone for a good star wars quote but yeah
If you see demons everywhere, it's probably you who's the demon.
Can i use that? Man too real.
He was right about sand
We Hate SAND
@Lord Vader course ya do
You know
The Sahara desert expands every year
Eventually all of Africa will be
Sand
Thor, you win the prize for Nicest Guy on the Internet. I've adopted many aspects of your manner and approach in my daily life. You've literally changed my life for the better, drastically so. Thanks from the bottom of my heart.
Can't say a whole lot here othere than "I agree", Thor. Thing is, common sense has been in short supply for quite a while - and even that supply is now rapidly dwindling away
common sense is so uncommon these days, it should actually be considered a superpower.
Sadly true. People have become more emotional the past few decades, this has partially been caused by the feminizing of men, causing them to be more emotional than previous generations.
fabs tems could you please explain yourself further? I do not understand your point about the “feminizing of men”
That is why it’s our generations job to teach our children common sense and respect before it dies out
@Chris_Wooden_Eye by being old enough or having made an abundance of experience. And of course by avoiding "social" media.
Have you ever heard the tale of Anakin Skywalker the slave who aspired to knighthood?
No, well that's not surprising few have.
The tragedy Slave Knight, Anakin the Skywalker.
The man with the greatest potential born as a slave.
Who sought the freedom he believed was being a Jedi.
To save all those to whom he cared the most for.
But all he ever found was bondage.
First from a petty slaver named Wado, then the very jedi whom he aspired to be, and then to the greatest Sith lord Sidous.
All the while being as slave to to the force who cared not for its own son.
You see all he ever wanted in life was the ability to control his own life, to stop the neverending loss, and death that came to all he cherished the most.
To break his chains.
But you see all he ever accomplished was to be bound by a new master.
In truth he never found any meaningful sense of freedom until his death to protect his son.
You're a poet, sir.
“That sounds an awful lot like a dictatorship to me.”
“Well, if it works.”
It doesn't.
@@IndyDefense yes we know they're referencing what Anakin says in AOTC
@@IndyDefense Fascism does work, but it's not a system worth having.
@Jay The Rebel Alliance wasn't a government. It was just a military alliance consisting of all the rebel cells and resistance movements across the galaxy pooling their resources and weapons for a common goal. Although its inner circle had planned on Mon Mothma becoming the new chancellor once the Empire had been overthrown.
@@IndyDefense Fascism worked better militarily, economically and socially than modern day capitalism. It just also committed was genocide. There are advantages to both. Napoleon united France and gave it the strongest military, united the people and brought the anarchy of the French Revolution to an end, all under an empire. It's all entirely dependent on who runs the country.
"Nobody looks for common ground anymore."
Of course not, we're all looking for the high ground.
Problem is, when everyone wants to have the higher ground, they will make attempts to jump over, which may or may not end in disaster.
Even now, the prequels reveal so much wisdom forgotten under the blemishes.
It was a play on Bush’s “you’re either with or us or with the terrorists”. Less predictive than descriptive.
It's a play on the words of Jesus.
"He that is not with me is against me. And he that gathers not with me scattereth abroad."
Matt 12:30
From Anakin's virgin birth, to his eventual leading of a vast army of orders white and seemingly mindless soldiers, Lucas used the gnostics interpretation of the bible to turn good evil and evil good. To make the inflexibility of God's law to look like evil and overbearing control.
Yeah, but Lucas knows a good villain line when he hears it. A lot of kids didn't live through the Bush years and won't be taught about them in detail, but they'll watch the prequels, and they'll know what happened and why it was so bad--even if they don't realize what's being referenced until later.
Imagine one of those kids getting older and watching a clip of Bush saying that and recognizing it as the obviously insane thing Anakin said before he tried to kill his best friend.
@Spider-Flash Exactly. It's each person's choice.
@Spider-Flash yeah, it's a twist because God's Law is actually very basic and about loving him and loving each other. It's inflexible because it's perfect and the only reason s for breaking it is pure selfishness.
On the other hand it works well in SW because the galactic government is not ruled by a perfect all knowing being but by imperfect peers. Inflexibility and inequality coupled with natural selfishness always leads to disaster.
People all over the world totally saw Anakin's line there as commentary on the US's approach to the middle east...
Bottom point: be nice to each other.
Isn't it crazy how easy this message is and should be?
Well, we all forget it sometimes but there are people who seem to only remember it once a year
I agree that people should be nice to each other no matter if they like something or dislike it
Not have a hive mind mentally iy a horrible when everyone have yo think the same and don't have an different opinions also if their wrong Tokin said evil will destroy itself
Thor Skywalker Well Thor, I’m quite certain that you understand how truly hard this message is; literal millions of years of evolution are against us acting in this way. To me, as sad as it is, it makes complete sense that thinking logically is a difficult thing to do.
Hello, Thor, how the sequel project going? With someone who is a giant Star Wars fan, I'm fill with suspense.
Yeah me too
Going extremely well! Just did some more casting this afternoon and the artwork looks incredible. I'll be sharing more with all of you soon enough.
@@thorskywalker If you need ideas just hit me up
@@thorskywalker Hello There! I have an ideea for the final duel in a fan-fiction sequel trilogy. If you are interested, please respond to this comment and I will email you my vision of the final duel of Star Wars. (It's about Palpatine vs Anakin and I have in mind a very complex scenario)
Excited to see what's in store for that project! :)
The Internet brings Invincibility, Toxicity, Stupidity.....& Security to the Complainers' new Empire.
Your new empire?
Glad you didn't point out *Star Wars* fans specifically. That's just one of the many things that bothered me about the media coverage. Everything they pointed out about _"fan toxicity"_ is simply *_internet toxicity._* It can be found virtually _everywhere,_ regardless of the topic. Simply because, as you suggested, many behave differently when they are anonymous, and not standing face to face with the subject of their derision.
Some extreme people would say that the internet is like a tool, and humanity is an irresponsible child, using said tool, as a toy. Picture this. A child is using a socket wrench, and is spinning it like a madman, not using it for it's intended purpose. The father of said child, sees this, what should he do? Some say take the tool away and spank the kid, others say take it away but give the kid a talk about responsibly using it, others may even say just let the kid play with it until it breaks.
Some say that humanity doesn't deserve this technology, the internet, until we learn how to use it responsibly. They say an external third party, needs to step in and do something, before things break. Who is this proverbial third party? Hell if I know, they could be aliens, reptillian overlords, the Government, God, the Devil, Allah, who ever. I'm just a human with a limited view of the world.
@@mochalavender9398 Well said. this quote really sums it for me as well about the internet " Its the most awesome force this planets ever had and yet you wield it like a boy who has found his dads gun. The problem with the scientific power your using here is that it didnt require any discipline to obtain it. You didnt earn the knowledge for yourselves, so you didnt take any responsibility for it, you stood on the shoulders of geniuses to accomplish something as fast as you can and before you even knew what you had youve patented it, packaged it, and slapped it on a plastic lunch box, and now your selling it, your Selling It !!!"- Ian Malcolm
If you all hate the Internet, go live with the Amish.
#ThorSkywalker4President 2020!
Meant as a joke 100% Thor, unless you actually want to run
joseph bolcome yeah I think someone like Thor who genuinely thinks logically rather than acting on their emotions is necessary right now, even more important than political party, really. Though it seems unlikely humanity has any chance of prevailing.
Dew it!
Write-In...
I don't think he's old enough.
@@aname4390 I'm pretty sure he is. I remember him in a video a while back talking about his age. Not in specifics, but it could be inferred.
I heard something recently that I feel describes the main problem today, "If you view yourself as good, that means you view people who disagree with you as evil, and therefore you believe it is OK to destroy them."
This is why we should all move to Tatooine and become moisture farmers.
I prefer a place where moisture is all over
Duke dirtfarmer
I’m not farming moisture.
@@brickandmorty7624 Ben Larry Steve Kenobi.
@@GalaxyDogenut ah so I see you’re a man of culture
He didn't really predict it because soon after 9/11 happened Bush jnr stated "If you're not with us, you're against us". I'd say that line in revenge for Sith is almost quoted word for word.
Also, watch the British TV series spaced where Simon pegg works in a comic book store and shouts down and insults anyone who came into his store looking for a Jar Jar binks toy.
It's just that the Internet has now proliferated this and the vocal minority has more power now than they ever did.
You know Simon Pegg hates George Lucas and The Prequels. He hates them to the point where he would look down and disrespect anyone who enjoys The Prequels.
The psycho who screams the loudest is the easiest heard.
@@UnknownUser-gd3ls No he doesn't'. He did hate the prequels, but has calmed down a lot, and his only gripe is that George had too many 'yes' people near him, but he absolutely does not hate George Lucas. He actually misses George's vision. He even stated that he was disappointed with TLJ and the ST (at that point) lacked George Lucas's imagination and vision.
Too many people nowadays assume the worst out of those who don’t agree with everything they think
Sidious: This turn of events is unfortunate. We must accelerate our plans. Begin banning anyone who doesn't like TLJ.
Nute Gunray: My lord....isn't that, illegal?
Sidious: I will make it legal.
I'm so glad there are creators like you Thor! No ideology or political grandstanding, just common sense and logic.
I agree. The only problem is how few of them there really are. Recent events in the world have been a real eye-opener to me that even many of those you think you know to be intelligent actually lack much common sense at all. It’s both extremely sad but also rather interesting that despite being so advanced as a species, something entirely preventable such as COVID has ended up infecting and killing hundreds of thousands of people.
Agreed not to get political with the BLM movement I agree that Black Lives Matter they do and that’s a fact but I don’t agree that they are superior in fact I don’t see any race or gender as superior to the other. We’re all human no matter what race or gender we are and yet I can’t even say anything about it I get attacked about it and called racist.
@@dimond360_ nobody is gonna get mad at you for thinking all races are equal
Blake Tyson what do you mean by ‘are attack?’
BENAMIN Mobile who are attacked quite often is what he said I think
It makes me sad that netural doesn't exist anymore. I'm bad around people, I would prefer not to take sides around anyone I don't know.
I agree with this. I’ve had people in my life ask me, “what’s your opinion on this?” And when I said I didn’t they told me to get one. I disagreed but didn’t say anything or continue the conversation.
@@fabstems3388 That's why I stay neutral, because the need to choose a side is what causes most conflicts to rise and makes the probability of solving them slim.
@Zaras or it can be perceived as standing your ground rather than submitting to a popular opinion within a group. It's not weak if you're making potential enemies, you know how people are with their insecurities.
I get why people want neutrality, but the problem with neutrality is that it is basically siding with wherever the power(since that is what determines who wins if people aren't engaged and willing to make moral judgements) is and that is a bad thing when that power is bad.
@@Zapdos97 you can stand your ground as well in that community if you are on the other side. Being neutral is the easy way out
5:40 but that’s the problem obi-Wan Kenobi says “”only a sith deals in absolutes”” an absolute statement from a Jedi, their both in the wrong Ben could have tryed to de-escalate the situation but he didn’t he started to antagonise Anakin and well it leads to both of them been tortured for years before dieing.
Kinda like how never say never works.
OK, talk me through how to de-escalate the confrontation on Mustafar.
@@emberfist8347 Exactly like how they hold an almost literally black-and-white view of the Force?
If you read all the way back to the original Jet'ii, there was only ever the Force. One unified Force. The original "Dark side" users, way before the Sith culture began, were labeled as such by the "light side" users due to simply disagreeing on what place the "self" occupied in the Jet'ii philosophy. The light siders won the ensuing war and for the rest of time, denigrated anyone who so much as dipped their toe into dark side philosophy as a selfish, power-hungry monster. It helped that the Sith (actually a distinct culture of Force users whose philosophy was wholly separate from their use of the Force. Again, the Jedi simply conflated the two), tended to not be the best neighbors.
May the force be with everyone
Convention Go-er: "So, tell us about yourself."
Thor: "Now..."
Convention Go-er: "*gasp* It's him!"
Let's be honest here. This isn't anything new. People have always attcked each other for there opinions or believes. It's just evolved over time. Now it's debating with someone about TLJ, but than it was joining a crussade or bannishing someone the village doesn't like.
I know right ? It’s just that now we have social media to point it out and make it look more universal when it’s really just humanity being humanity
I love most of Star Wars, and it’s just annoying really how toxic the fans are.
Vantoi135 Not sure what crusades have to do with people arguing over opinions. The point is that the idea that people should have their lives destroyed because they believe something that you personally don’t is barbaric.
@@SonofCradossk9853 no, the fans are not anymore toxic than regular people
@@SonofCradossk9853 Actually, the Star Wars community is not nearly as toxic as other communities. Most of us are just really pasionat nerds.
I'm a 73 yo female Star Wars fan from the original trilogy and some of the movies I have loved and some not so much. I cannot imagine hating on someone for not agreeing with me about any one of them. My opinion is still my opinion and theirs is still theirs which makes not a bit of difference in the scheme of things.
"If Your Not With Me,You Are
My Enemy!!"
"ONLY A SITH DEALS IN ABSOLUTES "
You failed on mustafar vader, much to learn you still have
I will do what I must!
You will try...
@@sheevone4359 ignites lightsaber
@@sheevone4359 It ends like
The game ends(Revenge of the Sith Video Game) where I make the jump and kill Obi..
SJW: if you don't agree with me then I'll cancel you and all of you online accounts.
Me: Strike me down and I'll be more powerful than you can imagine.
Frank Freeman I HAVE 70 ALTERNATE ACCOUNTS
Labeling people SJWs is part of the problem.
Insane Troll it would help if they didn’t label everything else a bigot. You’re more likely to have your like destroy by being openly labeled a bigot than and SJW.
@@insane_troll but do you have a solution? However calling people sjws is a different problem in my opinion
@@gabethebabe3337Again, you see it as "them vs us". You apply a label to a whole group. Some of those you qualify as SJW probably think just like you: "Would help if they didint label everyone SJW/Snowflake/insert term here."
Fact is, this mentality is only getting the world more extreme and in no way helps find this common ground Thor is talking about.
I actually really appreciate a video like this.
Did these TLJ fans there try to get you to look more closely at the THEMES of that movie?
No
They did not
Deadpool That’s a little disappointing. Seems like something any tru TLJ fan would do.
This sums up that group amazingly
Jkd Buck76 Would you have been more accepting of the hermit angle if Luke survived and became a badass Jedi for the rest of the trilogy?
@@austinjohnsen4430 Maybe, that's actually what happens in George's outlines, Luke leaves the island in 7 and dies in 9
To fix racism? Just treat everyone like everyone else. Like human beings. What's so hard about that?
Also well said Thor. People just dont try to find a common ground anymore. Saddening.
Star Wars fans discussing the sequels irl: *civilised*
Star Wars fans discussing the sequels on reddit: *war*
Missed opportunity for diplomatic solution and aggressive negotiations hah
The internet is inherently faceless, your civility is much easier to turn into hostility.
Thor I feel like you really express what I feel and how I think about the world... thank you for being honest, open, and really give me hope that there are more people like you in the world
This is Darth Bullsith of the Galactic Notification Empire! All wings, report in!
Bullsith, standing by!
Red Five standing by!
Blue Eight, Standing By!
This is gold leader standing by
Purple 9, Standing By!
“If you’re not with me
Then you’re my enemy.”
Dude, I love these videos, I always wake up and come to RUclips just to watch what’s next. Thanks for coming up with these discussion topics!
I like these social commentaries you’re doing. For many people (or at least the people the media is focusing on), fear and anger are literally clouding their judgement, and they likely don’t realize they are playing right into the hands of higher powers.
You are easily one of the most fair and sensible people to ever grace the internet Thor. Every thought you express reminds me of what a Jedi might say. Keep. It. Up.
I appreciate your thoughts so much Thor - you're always so calm and fair, and it encourages me to be the same in my conversations with people both online and in person. Keep up the good work, :)
Anakin will always be right ❤️perks of being the Chosen One
😎
Thor Skywalker is the best. Such a honest and truthful guy, willing to be wrong and wanting to talk about it, not caring what gender or race you are (but not in a rude way, just doesn't see the point in arguing about it). Weather he is trying to or not he is making a think in a better way of trying to make are own opinion, not very many tubers do that . Thanks Thor and keep doing what your doing.
Can hardly wait for your sequel project.
You are strong and wise Thor, and I am very proud of you. I have watched you ever since you were a small channel, and I have commented on your videos with every point I know. You have become a far greater RUclipsr than I could ever hope to be. Be patient, Thor. It will not be long until many more fans subscribe to you.
Pretty good !
Wow. This goes so much beyond Star Wars. It shows that this franchise is more than meets the eye, has hundreds of metaphors for real life ideas and morals. This video is the proof, and it could not be more relevant. Thank you for making enjoyable and meaningful content.
Amazing video.
Thank you for everything you do... And continue to do for the community.
Thank you Thor.
"Chicago is a couple hours away from me."
Me, a Hoosier: Excited noises
Buttermink Thor kind of sounds like a Hoosier doesn’t he?
As somebody even the same age as Thor, I'm embarrassed to say I had the same reaction!
I just see the title and I’m already weirded out and excited!
You're the man Thor Skywalker... Always keep up the great work.
Probably one of my favorite videos you have done! Well done, Commander. Well done.
When you said, "People love to focus on what separates them and not what you unites them" I was like - no truer words could sum up what is going on in the world. I wish we could all agree, like you said, to discuss our ideas and beliefs without wanting to stab someone for not agreeing with us. That said, I've really been enjoying watching your videos. Keep it up!
Thank you for another lucid vídeo. Your voice and voices like your are much in need in this world. People like to praise extremist but progress is build in the center and a rebirth of Star Wars to succeed shall come from a voice like yours.
This is honest-to-god another great video of you Thor. Never had this well preached feeling in a while just by watching video on RUclips
You're remarkably humble with regard to your anonymity at Celebration, some people knew who you were bro, trust me. I couldn't agree more with your outlook about meeting someone with an open mind without prejudgements. I've always felt like an alien in this world where people around me, close to me, freely judged others and defended their right to do so. I truly felt like I was nuts, thinking what am I missing? How could I be so wrong, when it felt so right not to judge others? How could I feel so different? Naturally now I have friends who feel the same, who are relieved to see the awakening finally happening. And while I continue to disagree greatly with some of my family members, I haven't stopped talking to them and telling them I love them, andI trying endlessly to help them see beyond their bias. So far though, it''s not working.
Anyway, you're one of my favorite RUclipsrs, if not the favorite. You are wise.
Thor, your thoughts here mimic my own completely. I appreciate you being brave enough to state your opinion in these times as I share the majority of it with you and it's nice to know others see things from my point of veiw as well. It helps reassure me that I am not completely off base in my thinking.
“We do have a lot in common. The same earth, the same air, the same sky. Maybe if we started looking at what’s the same instead of what’s different... well, who knows what might happen.” - Meowth
This type of message really needs to be out there...
Hey Thor, thanks for videos like this, especially this particular one. I completely agree with your main point here that “wouldn’t it be crazy if we taught ourselves, each other, and our kids to treat everyone with respect regardless...period. Because at the end of the day, we’re all one people.” It’s surprisingly not a popular notion and certainly one that isn’t being talked about on a large scale so thank you. The idea that we can celebrate our differences but be united by our similarities at the same time is something that most people can’t seem to wrap their heads around.
Solid wholesome vid my dude. Youre by far my favorite star wars youtuber now a days. Glad to see a level headed fan who can talk about all things star wars and keep it respectful.Keep up the solid content and ill be here to watch.
The internet is blessed to have you Thor Skywalker! You offer great insights on these topics in such calm, non-judgmental, and respectful ways. This is something we definitely need more of nowadays. Always appreciate your content. Thank you and may God bless you and your family:)
It is the similarities within our differences that gives us strength. We cannot discount or purge our similarities, even if we are different. Good video, Thor.
Honestly the perfect way to address politics on a non-political channel. Still dont know which side of the isle you lean, but know that you just want to foster open dialogue. Genuinely appreciate this. Thank you.
I think we could all learn to take to heart what Luke told his father all those years ago. "Let go of your hate."
Basically if you disagree with someone, its:
"Are you threatening me master jedi?"
I wonder what it would be like if every person had to work 6 months in customer service and learn deescalation and customer recovery and retention.
Thor, what you were describing in your conversations is pretty much the checklist of how to do it:
1) Actively listen to the person
2) Check for understanding - make sure you understand what they're saying and at the same time demonstrate that you're listening and receptive
3) Empathize - acknowledge the person's feelings and legitimize them
4) Counterpoint - present your side of the argument/policy
5) Propose a resolution/negotiate a resolution
6) Thank the person for their candor
Or the mnemonic LAST: Listen Apologize Solve Thank
Thor, ive been listening to you talk some Star Wars for a long time now and it always surprises me to hear you get negative feedback at all. You always seem to go out of your way to try not to offend anybody and just express your thoughts and opinions, and you do it so eloquently and thoughtfully. I really appreciate this video and respected the way you made Star Wars relevant for today. Thank you Thor for you work and messages. I applaud your parents for raising such a good person. Please, please keep up the good work and dont let the hatters bring you down. I know we will probably never meet but you got a friend in California.
Glad to be part of this fandom when there's light side representatives like Thor.
I’ve always considered you very polite, emphatic and... balanced, so keep on doing it bro! You rock! 👍🏻
"United we stand, divided we fall"
As a society, in this age of globalization, humanity is more divided then before. Eventually, something is going to give.
Unfortunately...
I appreciate all of your content man! One of the best Star Wars channels on RUclips 👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾
Nice example Thor :) You are setting a good example of how to act with diplomacy and kindness. I also like your analysis and I hope one of these days diplomacy and kindness will become the norm for all of the fandom.
I'm not even the same person I was a year ago, and yet people make such absolute judgements on people. This world has gone nuts. Love your content Thor, you're one of the only voices of reason left on RUclips.
Wow. Thank you. I have always enjoyed your posts. I have always thought you and I think a lot alike. But today I was amazed. I feel the same as you, always have. Thank you again. You said it all so eloquently!
My dad told me that when he was a kid, 80% of all arguments ended with the people who were arguing going out and getting a beer together.
Great video, great topic, great points, great approach to social interaction and communication.
I love what you do and how you do it!
With everything going on in the US right now, everything you’ve described in this video hits close, Thor. I myself have been in arguments on social media with people who are quite literally like Anakin in that scene. They see everything in absolutes and anybody who dares to go against their ideology are enemies. They don’t care to have a rational discussion or to hear differing opinions. And they genuinely believe that they are on the right side of history.
You are honestly speaking straight facts bro wish people in the world would see both sides in life.
This is the ultimate Star Wars video. This is what I can only hope to hear from every Star Wars fan on social media who ever villified someone with the wrong opinion in their eyes. It's exactly what Star Wars is all about: put down the weapon, see the other side. Evil will destroy itself, a Jedi need only defend those who can't defend themselves, as well as defend their own hearts and minds from being pulled into evil's cyclical corrupting power; based on fear, impatience, and ignorance. When you cling to posessions, status, and other entitlements of this world, you let fear of loss become your motive, and then you try to control everything around you, and you become unbalanced and start to crave power to be able to control as much of the world around you as possible, at all cost. Then you lose yourself in the dark side of existence: the fixation on the temporal, and you destroy yourself, taking the people closest to you down with you. That's the story of Star Wars.
I really appreciate your words and how you personally counter racism, sexism, etc. I feel the same way and it’s really refreshing to know someone else feels that way, and hear it so well phrased. Always love your videos! Bring on The Bad Batch!
So true. I have lost friendships and accused of everything simply for not agreeing and defending myself for being bullied. My family and where I live are so toxic to the point that even the Sith would rather do away with rather than deal with this sinister force.
People are different and it is okay to have different beliefs as long as we care for one another by respecting each other and not bullying others into submission and making sideways remarks or mocking/shaming them.
The internet has heightened political and ideological divisions but it is not the ultimate cause of it. Virtue signaling and elitism, be it intellectual or any other kind of elitism, has made people awful. I am reminded of the movie Joker and to some extent the religious wars of the modern era where every religious group had to prove to each other how 'pure' they were to be safe. This is no different.
Man this is exactly what I was learning and doing in my art history class (not Star Wars ) but how the art related to the real world and the state it’s in, how it relates to the political side, their values..etc its really interesting
As Thor Skywalker was saying "I'm one of those People that produce Videos that hate on the Sequels", I found myself Surprised at that notion. I Like the Sequels(Mostly), and I've Listened to a few of his Vids and I never Got the Impression that he was a "Hater" of the Sequels, he Made it clear that he didn't like them and that he had a bunch of Problems with them, but what he didn't do was A: be Disrespectful of the People who DO Like them, in fact he Tries to see things from their side from time to time. and B, and this is the important one here: Try to convince people that THEY should Hate the sequels as well.
He Voices his Problems with the movies and why he doesn't Like them, but at no point does he ever try to pretend that those "Gripes" are anything more than his own thoughts and opinions on the Matter, He never pretends that because he thinks those things that makes them Objective Truths that everyone Must obey... (And this last Trait is unfortunately VERY Common on Both sides of the Argument/Fandom). None of his Videos are Named "X is Shit/Trash, and here's Why!" (as I type this I can see a Link in the bar to the right to a vid from an other Author that's Titled Exactly that... And it's already Pissing me off) At Worst he'll say "Here's the problem with specific Aspect as compared to a Similar thing", and Choice of specific Words MATTER. One Is shitting one someone Else's Freshly baked Cookies of a Flavor he doesn't Like, the other is saying "you do you, but I don't particularly Enjoy those cookies, I can tell you why" (Thor's the Later)
The way I see it, I Disagree with the end result of his overall opinion, But I can See that he's Clearly not being Hateful of the things he Dislikes, and as such I intend to continue to enjoy his content, it gives Perspective... I've commented on some of his Other Vids, Responding to things he says in them, pointing out my Own Opinions and Observations on the Subject, and I try not to make any comments about anything other than the Subject at hand. The point is to have a Discussion, not Scream at each other.
In fact Speaking of Which I just saw Two links of his I'm Curious about...
thank you for posting this. i thought i was the only one who held this thought process and it makes me happy to know that i’m not the only one.
Thor, I have worked in customer service, both in person and on the phone, and I can tell you that I have run into a lot of people who did not treat me as a human. In fact, I've heard threats, threats of violence and death. I just worked at those places and did my job. I know it's not 100% on topic, but in my experience I have run into something you mentioned, that people don't always treat others as a human. I think what you're saying in the video is right.
I talked to a close friend about episode 8, she loved it and I didn't. When I listened to her I took it all in, when I explained why I didn't like it I got "I can't believe you toxic fans." Am I toxic because I disagree with her? I deeply care about Star Wars and it's been a huge part of my life. I didn't disrespect her, I just said what I didn't like or talked about what doesn't make sense to me. It almost seems like an arms race from some of the comments I have seen. You don't like my point, well screw you....things like that. It just escalates and gets out of hand so fast. Maybe we could just agree to disagree... when you get down to it, both sides want what's best for something we love.
Don't be an Anakin when discussing Star Wars. Be an Obi-Wan.
One of my favorite videos so far.... really appreciate your candor.
You were supposed to fight the toxicity not become it.
Thank you, I’ll be here all night!
You were supposed to fight the racism and segregation not become it
You were supposed to bring balance to the races not leave it ruin
After every video, Thor be like ‘I have spoken’
This man has been blessed with knowledge
Crazy how I had this exact conversation with a family member today. Somehow everyone seems to think the answer is fighting fire with fire. Opening up a conversation would lead you to see that we aren’t so different after all.
I love this video! You helped me to get to understand better. I have always thought the same as you but I didn't knew how to express it until now that you said very wise words. I love this video😌🤘🏻
In Sept. of '01 *President Bush* said, _"You are either with us, or with the terrorists."_ It was the first thing I thought of when *Anakin* said that line in your thumbnail/Ep III.
So you're a Great Lakes region resident huh
Either Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana or Michigan might be where you from
... Curious
I knew someone would say this!
@@max1muslegend772 So did i, didn't lose a beat at it
@@max1muslegend772 Wait...
I missed whatever you are referencing?
Don't forget Iowa!!! (Lord knows I do... all the time)
I know this probably won’t be seen, but I want to say that this was sign of relief for me. As someone who is attacked constantly for my opinions, this has given me a much better way to push back. Look for common ground and be kind. Don’t try to obliterate them like an enemy
Thanks. I had an arguement with a Last Jedi lover and said my opinion and stepped down on my stance on a bad a arguement, but realized that people have genuine reasons for loving the movie. I learned to respect others opinions after that. I really hope that others get that same message out of this video.
This is just 14 minutes of Thor flexing about how kind, smart and great of a person he is.😂 I love it.
"There are heroes on both sides. Evil is everywhere."
- Revenge of the Sith opening crawl
This is one of my favorite "quotes" of all time.
Master Thor, your presentation here is a breathe of FRESH AIR‼️ We have always been a polarized nation. However, since Neo-Cons rose in the 90’s and the Left’s inevitable response, the HARD OPINION, generally based on... NOTHING, but a “gut feeling” is so toxic and radicalizing that it begs the question, in the History of Modern Politics, since the 80’s, when those who are educated and informed were demonized for doing what I’m willing to bet they all wish their kids to aspire, WANTON IGNORANCE has run rampant. Based solely on that, HARD OPINIONS, with people who will simply NOT open their minds and hear what each other is saying has increased the Toxicity, certain politicians NEED to sew to remain in office.
I’m also really stoked that you had a positive dialogue with people who are clearly out of their minds in liking that abomination. I also greatly appreciate that you played it cool. You never let your own, well founded, passion, cloud the discussion. That requires wisdom. Much Dap to you‼️‼️
Much L♥️VE to You and the Whole of Team Thor Skywalker‼️♥️✊🏼💯🙆🏻🥃🥃🥃
You don't stand alone. Your content is very well thought and says a lot about the person. Keep up the good content and don't let detractors bring you down.
Your ending point reminds me of a quote from my college history professor when he started lectures on the Cold War. "There are two kinds of people in this world. People who think they are right, and people who think they are right."
Sadly cancel culture isn't a new issue, the internet and its ability to let people speak anonymously simply amplified it.
Well... actually the US in the Cold War had internal reports that basically admit that we were the bad guys... literally had internal reports that admitted that socialism would benefit the world more so than capitalism... but our government has a mission to protect and further the interests of the capitalist ruling class.
Very well spoken video, as always.
It is great to hear your thoughts. The world can always use a bit more compassion, thoughtfulness, and less haste, when making judgements.
Thor, this video really hits home. In SO MANY areas these days, extremism seems to be the norm instead of the exception. That is not the Jedi way. Thank you for pointing this out. Love your channel, your passion, and your videos. Keep em comin!
Another great video. I often feel a burn that Star Wars became one of the first big battlefronts of the current culture war, but on the other hand, the fact it was Star Wars - something I love and treasure so deeply - it gave me a much better perspective on how life (as in politics, media, news and now community) has devolved since 2015.
If I hadn't been on the "wrong" side of the fandom thanks to how poor I found TFA, and if I hadn't been verbally attacked online, completely unwarranted, for daring to questions that film, I might still be looking at the world with one eye closed. We have to talk to one another, we have to exchange ideas and allow ourselves to be challenged, whether it's about Star Wars or anything else.
People now see common ground as being weak, and flaky. It really is like anakin said.
I know people who think like this and their side is never wrong always right. If you question it, you are attacking them.
These are strange times. But bad times never last.