Star Wars VII (21)

14 Name: Couch Potato : 2016-05-19 16:01 ID:hK2+K30M

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The Republic in TFA is the NEW Republic, formed by the rebel leadership after the defeat of the Empire. The impression I get is that it largely demilitarized, although military might was needed to defeat the Empire the New Republic leaders seemed to think military intervention was no longer justified after that point. Unfortunately, this attitude allowed the First Order (a specific group formed from the Imperial remnant) to grow and become powerful. By the time of TFA the galaxy seems to have these two competing groups, the New Republic and the First Order, both of which could be considered "legitimate" governments (though they may not see each other as such).

The Resistance is basically a private military organization funded by certain members of the Republic leadership, while maintaining plausible deniability. They're the ones who take direct military action against the First Order when the official military of the New Republic is unwilling to.

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