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This article is part of\u00a0<\/i>Upstream,<\/i><\/a>\u00a0The Daily Wire\u2019s new home for culture and lifestyle. Real human insight and human stories \u2014 from our featured writers to you.<\/i><\/p>\n ***<\/i><\/p>\n A long time ago, in a galaxy not far away, Mark Hamill was the man<\/em>. After an appearance on \u201cThe Bill Cosby Show\u201d in 1970 and a recurring role on \u201cGeneral Hospital\u201d from 1972 to 1973, as well as other forays into television, he would go on to portray the Jedi Luke Skywalker in a little trilogy known as \u201cStar Wars.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Since that time, Hamill has done myriad other things, though in recent years he\u2019s become more known for his political temper tantrums on social media than his acting work. Some highlights include referring to Joe Biden as Joe-bi-Wan Kenobi \u2014 because our \u201cWeekend at Bernie\u2019s\u201d president was definitely reminiscent of the Jedi master. He\u2019s made a habit of fanboying over other left-leaning celebrities online, like Stephen King. He\u2019s spoken positively about the Lincoln Project. He\u2019s openly wished for <\/span>President Donald Trump to die<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In short, Luke has embraced the power of the Dark Side, though not for power or money, but for attention. On the internet. Because his brain is addled by his seething hatred of a politician. Totally normal stuff, alas, as politics has replaced religion for far too many people.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n While Hamill deleted the post on Bluesky, the social media equivalent of Mos Eisley combined with the Death Star, the internet is forever. He can\u2019t wave his hand and say, \u201cThis is not the depiction of Trump in a grave you thought you saw.\u201d As such, that image is out there, and it\u2019s not going anywhere. He\u2019s also unlikely to face any consequences for it.<\/p>\n In the media\u2019s eyes, why should he? It\u2019s not like he listed<\/a> his pronouns as beep\/boop\/bop or questioned our questionable response to COVID-19, both far graver sins than wanting to put a fellow human being in a grave because you disagree with his foreign policy and tax plan. As a society, we have to have standards.<\/p>\n He should regret his post, though. While Hamill is not actually a Jedi, there is much to learn from that character, one focused on being righteous and good. Did Skywalker kill? Well, yes, he did blow up the Death Star, but he didn\u2019t revel in murder. He didn\u2019t suggest it was maybe okay to dabble in the Dark Side because he really didn\u2019t like Palpatine, a character who actually killed people and was arguably worthy of assassination himself.<\/p>\n In real life, Hamill embodies very few of the traits that his character exuded. Instead, he hews more closely to his fictional father, getting caught up in ends-justify-the-means arguments. Also, and this bears repeating, while people get way too emotionally invested in politics, Donald Trump is not the devil. He is not a fascist dictator working to destroy our democracy. He is not the American edition of Emperor Palpatine, though the Empire probably would have liked the electoral college, at least <\/span>according to this guy<\/span><\/a> on Reddit.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n