This wasn’t fiction. It happened here. In America. And just like in the galaxy far, far away, the message was clear: dissent will be punished, questions are dangerous, and power answers only to itself. But here’s the thing about Empires, people rise. Oppression breeds rebellion.

I think I knew you about then, and I think you're right.

And though it's worth far less than your own opinion, I'm proud of you, too, love.