Terrorism is just regular war that has more effect on general population & public opinion (usually, but not limited to, done by attacking civil targets or military targets in public view). And everyone uses this tactic - big superpowers or a small group of individuals. The difference is that the small group doesn't even have the option to face a superpower in direct military conflict.

Terroristic acts are a bit more democratic in the sense that they bring small voices to the stage that are otherwise drowned out by domestic propaganda.

(Needles to say but still - all violence of any kind is bad!)

Yeah, democracy is a bad idea. Sorry, everyone... But it's the truth. I don't have a better solution.

They're turning the friggin' womprats gay!

The proper analogy to this election would be if Luke and Vader both had death stars, both had blown up a planet, but Luke's campaign promise was that he'll blow up fewer planets than Vader will.

Luke Skywalker owns droid slaves. He's just as bad as Darth Vader.

I like my ewok shoes and underwear natural, not with fake fur!!

Yeah. I don't see why I should vote for "Endor" Skywalker.

Nub wub.

UwU

Harder!!

I mean, leaders lift people up!

Empire ended wars that have been going on forever, got rid of seriously corrupted religious private group that had power over every aspect of the republic, and Palpatine was voted into power by several democratic layer.

Analkin was an abused slave his whole life & had enough of that bullshit. Basically only made one big free decision in his whole life (and even that was (attempted) murder of some geriatric head of state).

Luke was guided into de facto terrorism by the powerless remnants of previous elites that wanted to get back into power (and ultimately kinda did).

The propaganda how a religious group A is good but religious group B is bad is just insane - they both do the same shady bullshit, kidnap kids, manipulate leaders, kill without consequences, etc.
Its just that the Jedi were historically victorious over Sith (or at least had their golden age chronologically after the Sith had theirs) so they wrote the (re)public opinion on Sith.

Bro the Empire blew up a planet for a test demo