What do you think is the reason why people hate the politics in the Star wars prequels but people like LOTGH despite a large part of it being about politics? (ignoring the fact that LOTGH politics is obviously more based, since normies generally don't care about that)
Edit: LOTGH=Legend of the Galactic Heroes for those who don't know
Well-crafted in-world politics is different from hackneyed, patronizing, out-of-place references to the modern-day politics that basically amounts to preachy propaganda.
Also, they are 2 different types of works. You don't really watch Star Wars for the political intrigue.. The opposite is true for LotGH, you're definitely not watching for the high-octane action or cool fights.
minus when Walter Von Schonkopf breaks out the fucking axe and starts cleaving and beheading dudes.LotGH is actually incredibly balanced and nuanced with its political takes. It tries its best to be neutral towards almost everything, taking a historian's approach to the storytelling and focuses exhaustively on the small details of the world and respects the viewer's intelligence to an almost absurd degree.