Although the Jedi are the clear ‘good guys’ ofStar Wars, they certainly weren’t without their flaws.
Yet, that isn’t where my complaints used to stem from.
In recent years, though, I’ve realized I had this all wrong.
It therefore felt baffling that the Jedi didn’t sense Palpatine being on the dark side of the Force.
However, Palpatine was very likely using one ofStar Wars’Force powers: Force concealment.
As the name suggests, this power allowed the user to hide themselves in the Force.
Palpatine was very likely using one ofStar Wars’Force powers: Force concealment.
The earliest evidence for that comes in the prequels themselves.
The problem was,Palpatine had very effectively tied the Jedi’s hands in terms of accusing him.
This enabled Palpatine to orchestrate Order 66, which nearly eradicated the Jedi.
Likewise, the Jedi couldn’t really accuse Palpatine of being a Sith and have that go anywhere.
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