A flawed philosophy is flawed philosophy whether it is real or fictional. A character defense---rationalization and intellectualization----is a character defense regardless of whether the person engaging in it is a real one or a fictional one. ...and the analogy to the [url=http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin%27s_law]-godwinslaw!-[/url]...and the Sith...is an appropriate one. [i] 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.[/i] ----Code of the Sith. Nowhere in that doctrine do you see them saying that they'll do all sorts of horrible things. What you see is evil distilled down to its most BASIC form. Someone who sees a univese of conflict, not cooperation. Someone who only thinks of himself and his own desires...and sees conflict and the domination of others as a legitimate means of satisfying those desires. Except the Dark Side doesn't "free" a Sith. At first the Sith uses the Dark Side....but over time, like an addiction....the Dark Side eventually consumes the Sith and uses him or her to its own ends. Much like what has happened to the Hive. Which is why Yoda answered Lukes question about the schism between Light and Dark as he did in "The Empire Strikes Back": "Is the Dark Side more powerful than the Light? "No. Quicker. Easier. [i]More seductive.[/i]"