a) pod racing brings other good stuff (tourism, commerce, street vendors).
b) the pod racing industry are wealthy and can take the hit. Rather than betting against other gamblers he’s betting against bookies (the gambling industry).
c) homegrown hero stories bring the planet closer to supporting rebellion politics.
Aren’t the rebels the bad guys at that point? You know, with the whole gassing thing? The rebellion against the Galactic Empire doesn’t exist, seeing how the Galactic Empire doesn’t even exist yet.
He knows that
a) pod racing brings other good stuff (tourism, commerce, street vendors).
b) the pod racing industry are wealthy and can take the hit. Rather than betting against other gamblers he’s betting against bookies (the gambling industry).
c) homegrown hero stories bring the planet closer to supporting rebellion politics.
Aren’t the rebels the bad guys at that point? You know, with the whole gassing thing? The rebellion against the Galactic Empire doesn’t exist, seeing how the Galactic Empire doesn’t even exist yet.
IIRC they called the bad guys the Separatists in that movie.
They didn’t exist then either. The bad guys were the Trade Federation that blockaded Naboo and wanted to take over the planet.
Weren’t the trade federation and the separatists the same thing?
Or am I mixing up my ep 1 and ep 2 names?
It’s been a while, and tbh I’m not eager to go back and rewatch them.
The Trade Federation were part of the Separatist in Episode 2 and 3 (and the Clone Wars series).