futhermore even the jedi, which claim to be completely neutral peacekeepers, are shown to be an easily manipulated tool for fascists. They're used as a tool in peacetime as a silly little enclave of monks, and in war they're used for fascist conquest. Once their mission was completed, one of their own was turned to a Sith and used to eliminate the remainder.
Also their commitment to pacifism and neutrality means Qui-Gon Jinn, upon encountering a literal child slave, rigs up an elaborate plan to win a podrace to purchase the child. Instead of simply killing the slave owner on the spot as he could have easily done.
The only things I'd call leftist in star wars are the original trilogy rebels (modeled after the NVA) and the tatooine tusken raiders. The tuskens correctly view the off-world colonists as invaders polluting their land and stealing their water.
Building on your last point: I would argue there is a third leftist thing in Star Wars.
The planet of Ithor was completely ruined by capitalists wrecking the environment and the species adopted a radical environmentalist ethos.
They built herd ships and only return to the surface for sacred reasons or to continue the work of restoring as much of its natural state as possible (these overlap sometimes).
I know environmentalism isn’t exclusively leftist, but it’s adjacent if nothing else.
futhermore even the jedi, which claim to be completely neutral peacekeepers, are shown to be an easily manipulated tool for fascists. They're used as a tool in peacetime as a silly little enclave of monks, and in war they're used for fascist conquest. Once their mission was completed, one of their own was turned to a Sith and used to eliminate the remainder.
Also their commitment to pacifism and neutrality means Qui-Gon Jinn, upon encountering a literal child slave, rigs up an elaborate plan to win a podrace to purchase the child. Instead of simply killing the slave owner on the spot as he could have easily done.
The only things I'd call leftist in star wars are the original trilogy rebels (modeled after the NVA) and the tatooine tusken raiders. The tuskens correctly view the off-world colonists as invaders polluting their land and stealing their water.
Building on your last point: I would argue there is a third leftist thing in Star Wars.
The planet of Ithor was completely ruined by capitalists wrecking the environment and the species adopted a radical environmentalist ethos.
They built herd ships and only return to the surface for sacred reasons or to continue the work of restoring as much of its natural state as possible (these overlap sometimes).
I know environmentalism isn’t exclusively leftist, but it’s adjacent if nothing else.