Socialism

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Gran AA — The Gran (member pictured) of Kinyen lived under the socialist system implemented by the ruling Tayan League.

Socialism was a socio-economic ideal of embracing codependence, relying on compassion, community, and cooperation amongst individuals in a society to place the collective good above individual interests. Under the socialist demarchic rule of the Tayan League, the Gran homeworld and agriworld Kinyen boasted low unemployment rates and a high gross domestic product. Poverty was nearly nonexistent, and the planet's overall health and happiness was one of the highest in the galaxy.^[1]

The Kinyen government held exclusive authority over contracted work in the semi-privatized shipping industry, and Saeduree River Shipping was given exclusive shipping rights for food exports in much of the continent that contained the Kinyen city of Capra. Most other sectors of business were nationalized, including food production and construction. The government had specific quotas for the amount of food needed per year, necessitating families and farmhands of the Ayanee Farming Cluster to work together in producing silvergrass.^[1]

Behind the scenes[]

A number of firsts[]

Socialism was first mentioned in a message to readers that was printed in Trade Federation Basic in the non-canon comic "Force Fiction," published by Dark Horse Comics in the seventh issue of the 1999 comic series Star Wars Tales^[2] on March 7, 2001.^[3] Featured in a restaurant menu, the message included attribution to the comic's author, Kevin Rubio, the comic's artist, Lucas Marangon, and the socialist Karl Marx,^[2] who pioneered the real-world socio-economic philosophy of Marxism, which addresses socialism and communism.

Socialism was first established to be an in-universe system of government in the 2015 sourcebook Strongholds of Resistance, a supplement for the Star Wars: Age of Rebellion roleplaying game by Fantasy Flight Games.^[1] The communist Viet Cong and their war against the United States partly inspired George Lucas' creation of Star Wars, specifically the Rebel Alliance and the Ewoks who fought against the Galactic Empire.^[4]

Insider Interview[]

Kevin Rubio clone: "Did he ask you about his crazy "hive mentality" theory, mister prime minister?"

Lama Su: "Well, no, he didn't…"

Kevin Rubio clone: "You didn't ask that?"

Kevin Rubio: "I sort of got sidetracked by all the clones running around—"

Kevin Rubio clone: "What about the Marxism vs. socialism question?"

CT-282-SD00001-983725138: "Actually, he thought it was communism."

Kevin Rubio clone: "What an idiot—"

Kevin Rubio: "Hey!"

―Kevin Rubio, his clone, Prime Minister Lama Su, and CT-282-SD00001-983725138 discuss socialism^[5]

Lama Su interview characters — Socialism was discussed in a non-canon *Star Wars Insider* article.

In the article "Insider Interview: Lama Su," written by Kevin Rubio and published in the sixty-seventh issue of the Star Wars Insider magazine^[5] on April 15, 2003,^[6] Rubio interviews clone trooper CT-282-SD00001-983725138, and asks of the experience of being one of many clones. The trooper replies that it is comforting to know that everyone is equal in their capabilities, and when Rubio asked if it was like communism, the clone corrects him, stating that it would be socialism.^[5]

However, the clone further says that the analogy is incorrect, and asserts that it is instead militarism. Later, a clone of Kevin Rubio enters alongside Kaminoan Prime Minister Lama Su. The clone then asks why Rubio failed to mention his hive mentality theory or the question of Marxism versus socialism, and accuses Rubio of being an idiot for not being able to distinguish socialism from communism.^[5]