They had short lifespans, were blindly obedient, and (according to now-Legends material) were unable to effectively wield the power of the Dark Side: all things that Palpatine was likely to despise.

If this were the case (or even if were not), it would not be extraordinary for him to have a similar attitude toward clones. Nonetheless, it seems likely that Palpatine, being a human himself, supremely arrogant, and indeed the source of much of the Empire’s propaganda, might have believed nonhumans to be inferior.

He was a hypocrite at best: his former apprentice Darth Maul was a Zabrak, for example. It is difficult to say how much Palpatine bought into this. YouĬould trust a human, the Empire said aliens would always betray you. Scumfroth rebels consisted of many more nonhumans than humans.

Palpatine and his propaganda machine worked to drive that nail ofīigotry deeper by demonstrating how the old Jedi thugs and the This was definitely something promoted by the Emperor himself, and not merely the prevailing attitude:

Wookiees and Twi’leks were often enslaved, for example. The Empire had a codified policy of xenophobia.

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