The Sith are not evil.

My assertion is that the Sith are not inherently "evil." So first I will define my terms so we may avoid ambiguity. Sith - Fictional dark-jedi order from Star-Wars. Evil - "profoundly immoral and malevolent." Immoral - Not conforming to accepted standards of morality. Round 1: Introduction Round 2: Arguments/Rebuttal Round 3: Rebuttal/Conclusion 72 hours per round. 10k Characters. [1]http://starwars.wikia.com... ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- My main argumentum would be that in cases of morality it's always subjective. In the eyes of a Jedi the Sith are evil and vice-versa. In the star-wars galaxy, you largely see many planets rampant with: betrayal, slavery, death, war, crime. That's not just when the Empire was in control but when the Republic held majority control over the galaxy (as seen in KOTOR and the 6 movies.) So the standards of morality (as far as Christian or mainstream morality we experience in America) is not accepted. I will continue with a quote from the extended universe from a Sith Lord. "If you seek to aid everyone that suffers in the galaxy, you will only weaken yourself " and weaken them. It is the internal struggles, when fought and won on their own, that yield the strongest rewards" If you care for others, then dispense with pity and sacrifice and recognize the value in letting them fight their own battles." R13;Darth Traya So if you truly seek to assist someone then allow them to grow strong on their own rather than weaken them. This shows that Sith are not immoral and have their own morality that rejects blind charity. Another instance in the KOTOR 2 game when you have the choice to either give someone charity or be cruel and rude to them. When you give that someone money without them earning it, you were scolded and they died as a means to prove the lesson. The other option of being cruel, led to her scolding you and claimed that " cruelty leads to suffering. And when one suffers, it is the way of life to spread suffering. " This shows that positive morality (although more akin to social darwinism) can exist and does exist within Sith ideology. I will further delve into the Sith ideology. Their ideology (as I've said) is very akin to social darwinism or Nietzsche's "Ubermensch." Their ideology seems to aim at becoming free from all restrictions. Their ideology is built around that true peace is a "lie" or is an unattainable goal. Which can be argued is plausible. That the only thing to do when faced with that truth is to become more powerful and stronger than their enemies for survival and furtherance of their Sith ideology. Their core beliefs are shown in a mantra: "Peace is a lie, there is only passion. Through passion, I gain strength. Through strength, I gain power. Through power, I gain victory. Through victory, my chains are broken. The Force shall free me." In their eyes weakness is the way to decline and destroy a society and turn it into utter chaos while strength and competition is the morally superior role to assume if you truly care for the universe and the people's preservation. "Evil is a word used by the ignorant and the weak. The dark side is about survival. It's about unleashing your inner power. It glorifies the strength of the individual." R13;Darth Zannah Many dark-side force users are said to use the dark-side as a means to an end and that their goals are not evil nor are their intentions. It's in their own mantra that their intentions are to seek "freedom." "Peace is a lie, there is only passion." It's a very simple statement but powerful. It recognizes that peace can never truly be achieved within our outside and inner-selves. Although instead of turning their backs on passion and denying them the Sith bask in them and pull strength from them. "Through passion I gain strength." Power and strength are different. Just because one has strength, does not necessarily mean that one is powerful. Power is the realistic application of strength; the ability to put that strength to actual use. So the Sith believe in self-empowerment. "Through Power I gain Victory." That self-empowerment is the "victory" achieved. With the passion and strength to break through obstacles one may face. The entire ideology is based around denying peace as a goal and instead discarding it for personal victory and personal freedom. "The Sith believed that conflict was the only true test of one's ability, and so emphasized its importance. It was their belief that conflict challenged both individuals and civilizations, and so forced them to grow and evolve. They believed that the avoidance of conflict"like the pacifist teachings of the Jedi"resulted in stagnation and decline. " [1] In conclusion the Sith believe themselves to be morally superior by denying pacifism and disallowing it to stagnate a civilization and to actually promote competition and conflict to force the civilization to strengthen and evolve.