Evil empire
An evil empire is a
The theme also often appears in video games. A
The title has also been used as a nickname for the New York Yankees. The nickname originated from a comment made to The New York Times by the then team president of the Boston Red Sox, Larry Lucchino, in December 2002.[6]
Characteristics
Fantastical evil empires typically make heavy use of technology and mechanization, refusing to coexist with nature and destroying or exploiting it instead. The hero or heroes of the story often make use of these natural elements to fight the empire, such as the
Use in politics
The concept of an "evil empire" was appropriated from Star Wars[citation needed] by Ronald Reagan, who used it in his 1983 Evil Empire speech to describe the Soviet Union, dramatically raising the stakes in the arms race between it and the United States.[8]
See also
References
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- ^ Griffin, John (2020-05-04). "How the Yankees became the Evil Empire". Pinstripe Alley. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
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