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Series creator George Lucas has said he based the villains in Star Wars on right-wing political movements, most notably in the prequel trilogy where Palpatine is an allegory for Dick Cheney and is based on Richard Nixon in Return Of The Jedi https://time.com/4975813/star-wars-politics-watergate-george-lucas/ https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/star-wars-inspired-president-richard-nixon/ https://www.slashfilm.com/1224356/george-lucas-might-not-have-written-star-wars-without-richard-nixon/
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