Previous Star Wars novels have long established Palpatine (aka the Emperor) as a racist, but Zahn explains here why the Empire harbors hate for non-human races: the Clone Wars, with the Separatists mostly made up of non-humans. Given Palpatine orchestrated the entire war to place himself in power, this explanation makes his and his empire's racist attitudes that much more disturbing. Palpatine's Sith title of Darth Sidious is well-deserved.
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Riveted_Reader_Melissa He orchestrated a scapegoat that worked well for him personally and in some ways probably made it easier for his followers to digest. Much easier to build up an us vs them narrative (and raise an army) if the them looks very different. 7y
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