The Sith have a better and more realistic philosophy then the Jedi.

I will begin with examining the core principles of the Sith philosophy. "Peace is a lie, there is only passion, through passion I gain strength, through strength power, through power victory, through victory my chains are broken. The force shall free me" The Sith code, as shown above, demonstrates the basic principles of the sith. Their ideas emerged after some of the members of the old Jedi order became disenchanted by the principles of the Jedi. The Jedi saw their role as being altruistic, emotionless individuals (There is no passion, there is serenity). The issues the sith felt with this relied more than anything on the ideas of lacking emotion. As we see from the movies the Jedi banned romantic attraction, which they saw as disruptive. To illustrate why one must see that when a Jedi would be faced with a choice, to save 10 people or to save their loved one, the emotions they felt towards that person would make the choice "detrimental". The Sith rejected this. Their code, the one above, was intended not to portray things as they should be, but as they are. It was a fundamental shift in value (later absolutely distorted by sociopaths like Sidious). The principle of the Sith was that of self improvement and competition. The idea was that the brutal reality of this competition which involved infighting at times, would overall improve improve the quality of those within their empire. The passion, they felt, was necessary for general individual improvement. And through the individual striving to better his position, he would improve the society as a whole. In other words, the sith acknowledged the reality that existed in the universe, and instead of an altruistic approach which made the Jedi "feel" good, they would teach people to rely primarily on themselves, which would do good. In contrast, the Jedi have a tendency to try to help each other from avoiding negative consequences of their actions. This teaches dependency, because individuals have no incentives to fix their mistakes. Reliance means weakness. One of the greater strengths of the Sith philosophy is that it did not deny the natures of its followers. The principles of the Jedi, which were not to show emotion and to only think about others, a pathological altruism I would say, lead to huge internal conflicts that would damage individual Jedi and be generally disruptive. Instead, the sith embrace passion, through the dark side, accepting themselves as they are and making themselves stronger. Now to answer the charge often levied against the sith, which is that of cruelty. Sometimes, short term suffering prevents long term suffering. It is profitable to end an incompetent ruler in a bloody civil war, if that ruler would be responsible for the death of many in the long term. The Jedi do not see this. They fail to see the importance of order. The Jedi have a tendency to acquiesce to disorder. They allow the chaos of the republic to be responsible for the misery of many. On the basis of both of these it is beneficial for the sith to take the republic in one bloody conflict, as opposed to surrendering the universe to disorder in the long term. The Sith Empires of the Old Republic, though they had their issues, were strictly disciplined and ordered. They brought order and peace to the planets they conquered. The might of the empire was without doubt. Imagine, the two situations. Either a strong, ordered empire, which allows individuals to excel, or a weak and corrupt republic. I know which I would choose. I'd like to thank my competitor for answering the call. I wish you good luck.