And so, the cycle continues.

Do you know when the Galactic Empire is rattled? I mean — panicked, desparate, really rattled?

Publicity. You see, for the Empire, there’s no such thing as good publicity. Yet here we are. Two galaxy-wide broadcasts within a week, and a plague of “reeducation” officers spewing their vitriole all over the holonet. They are desparate to play it down, desperate to maintain the facade of so-called order. 

And so, the cycle continues. Senior Imperials try to do the right thing. To effect positive change from the inside. They are hounded, persecuted, branded traitors. They see the Empire for what it truly is. A system designed to protect the interests of the few. That’s how you end up with a Super Star Destroyer stalking the Outer Rim, isn’t it? Pirates pillaging peaceful planets, all because Imperial High Command valued the life of one man above billions of others. 

Do you know, this will be the fourth Imperial civil war that I’ve lived through? Time and time again, citizens and soldiers have risen up against their corrupt oppressors. I’ve been there, I understand better than most.

You see it now, don’t you? 

Meridan’s house of cards is fundamentally flawed. No system built on fear and paranoia can ever hope to prosper. But that’s not his fault, of course not. He is simply the latest in a long line of weak men and unfit rulers. 

He knows that the real power lies with you, the people. 

That is why they are angry, scared, desparate. 

Now is the time to stand up. Now is the time to fight back. 

Now is the time to Resist.