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Canon: The Jedi Are Controlled By A Lying Parasite

February 4, 2026·55 min·5 clips
Malcolm Collins argues the Jedi Order is a parasitic hive mind that lies to its followers about the Force.
Malcolm and Simone Collins analyze Star Wars lore to argue that the Jedi Order is a parasitic organization controlled by midi-chlorians, which lie about the Force and use child soldiers. They critique the Galactic Republic as corrupt and suggest the Empire might have been justified in opposing the Jedi.

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A sharp Star Wars takedown that treats Jedi virtue as institutional rot.

The episode treats Star Wars as a moral teardown. It argues that the Jedi Order is less a clean peacekeeping tradition than a control-minded machine, and it leans hard on the lore's own weak points: midichlorians, celibacy, slavery, and the fact that Anakin is pulled out of…

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