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I'm starting a gang.

So, after extensive research and trying to get close to the essence of the council of Good, I have uncovered a disturbing fact. Before I just simply lay the proverbial (and in one unfortunate instance literal) turd in the punch bowl, let me try to elucidate my point via a popular science fiction narrative.

In Star Wars, what is the one key organizational difference between the Empire and the Rebels?

I pose this question; b/c it cuts to the heart of what I believe is the ultimate answer to the morality puzzle. The puzzle in my mind is why are those who are on my evil council on average more reliable than those on my council of Good? It seems like reliability should be critical for one's morality. However, I just didn't see this in practice. In fact, I can think of two reliable members of the Council of Good, where as over eighty-five percent of the evil council is made of dependable people. There was a time when I felt that I simply was favoring those I saw as righteous and trustworthy. Then I came to realize a fact best summed up by one of my righteous counselors. Mike said that 'you can only trust someone like you know them' meaning if you know your friend is generally very worthy of trust, but even more passionate about pastries, then you don't leave a fool next to your cake.

Back to the question at hand.

How is the galactic empire fundamentally different from the rebel alliance? The answer is self-evident: scale. The Galactic Empire is clearly a better-funded and larger organization than the rebels. This is very strange. By the by, I can feel in my bones the loyal reader's natural question. He or she asks themselves, "why is this guy so preoccupied with Star Wars?" Is it because he still plays with the action figures, watches the movies regularly, or simply wishes he were as bad ass as Hon Solo, but as paid as Lando? Yes. However, that is not why I focus on the Star Wars films as the looking glass to my moral dilemma. If I were simply out for a fantastic fictional work about morality, I'd reference the Bible. The reason I am focusing on Star Wars is due to the fact that George Lucas read a book called The Hero with a Thousand Faces, by Joseph Campbell. See, Campbell argues that all great stories are great because of a flawless relationship with the archetypes buried deep within our collective psyche

.....sigh, an archetype is essentially a character or model that permeates the mind and heart of mankind to such a degree that it transcends cultural differences. One good example is the dream that you are flying, every culture around the globe reports of such dreams, regardless of their geographic location or point in history. So the reason I think Star Wars is important is because it is saying something fundamentally essential about morality and the interaction between good and evil.

Now, I come to the point. In Star Wars, the Empire is a well-organized and ruthless machine, because this is the essence of those without the impractical limits on their morality. The Council of Evil is reliable because they know there is something in it for them. Whether it's immediate or down the road, they know they'll get theirs. The Council of Good is a non-profit enterprise, and it runs as such. The employees are consistently late, they lack accountability, and are generally unmotivated. At the same time, I've been looking for my place in the grand scheme of the Good Council.

The Rebels had an 'Alliance', so I am getting on the streets with this and taking it one step further. I'm starting a gang. We're gonna be hard, and we're gonna ally up against the harmful forces in the world. Also, I'm letting in a few members of the Evil Council, because someone's gotta TCB (take care of business...Jesus watch some episodes of Gangland). Anywho, if you're interested, shoot an email with what position you want and think you can handle within the gang. We're gonna do right by the righteous, do wrong by the wrong bunch, and get paid.

Only qualified applicants need apply, this is not an entry level position.

Send Resumes to SeanBadgley@yahoo.com and thanks for reading