As autistic and shitposty as all of this could become tomorrow, I need to throw my five cents into this.
I kinda understand what the Empire was trying to do all along - get the fucking galaxy back on its feet in a real way the Republic couldn't, let alone effectively maintain. Too bad a lot of their tactics and behaviors - besides Palpatine being a fucking power-famished nutcase (both in the film and the REAL EU (novels/stories)), were written to be one-dimensional levels of villainous, which is just sad, because in the right hands, we could've shown some of them being a little more morally balanced.
The same story is rightfully so with the Republic / Rebels (who do deserve some good amount of ire for trying to bring back a lifestyle that lead to the Empire coming into being in the first place!), who are shown to be too goody-goody in a lot of spots, where such otherwise should have been avoided - if only to portray a more human, balanced nature in the struggle between right & wrong.
Here's the thing (and part of why there are likely more Empire fans than Republic / Rebel fans in general): In war, NO ONE should be seen as a clear-cut good or bad guy. Where Gundam (especially in the old school years) got this right most of the time (IMHO, of course), Star Wars just gets it all fucking wrong, too early on. With stronger writing, the Empire could be seen as a little more sane and the Republic not portrayed as the heroes / saviors that "everyone is praying for and whatnot".
Worst of all? Don't get me started on how 1D everything is being handled between the Resistance and the First Order in the Sequel Trilogy films. And no, bringing Palpatine back isn't gonna make anything better for me. Star Wars is fucked, no matter what happens to it. I did like Rouge One, though - that doesn't change anything, regardless, about how I feel Disney is fucking up what was once a good thing (plus, at least the prequel trilogy films are fun to make fun of, so there's that.).
