A further Lucas quote from the article.
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"I looked at ancient Rome, and how, having got rid of kings, the Senate ended up with Caesar's nephew as emperor ... how democracy turns itself into a dictatorship. I also looked at revolutionary France ... and Hitler.
"It tends to follow similar patterns. Threats from outside leading to the need for more control; democracy not being able to function properly because of internal squabbling."
"I hope that situation never arises in our country," he said. "Maybe the film will awaken people to this danger."
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I think Americans are in a deep slumber, when it comes to empire. Most don't even know of the decades-long Declared State of Emergency.
Declared State of Emergency in USA since 1933?