The Jedi's Greatest Mistake with Anakin

It's rather easy to imagine all the ways in which the Dark Side lured Anakin through promises of great power and rewards but it's not so simple to consider the part the Jedi played in inspiring his betrayal. Today we look at one crucial mistake they made that might have been the straw that broke the Jedi's back.

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[nicklaskurzweil]

One interesting thing is that Palpatine trys to make Sith and Jedi seem similar. When he orders Anakin to kill Dooku, he says "he is too dangerous to be kept alive". When Windu is about to kill Palpatine, Windu says exactly the same. That was the final moment Anakin realized that Jedi and Sith have no difference to him anymore. Confronted with the betrayel of the code by Windu and the possibility to save Padme, he made his choice

[masterqui-gonjinn]

And people wonder why I didn’t like the Jedi Council

[rlt]

A good therapist would have saved everything. The Jedi didn't ever tell Anakin how to face, process and get past his trauma. They only ever said "let it go" and anyone who's experienced trauma will tell you that's NOT how it works... ever. If the Jedi believed in therapy Anakin likely wouldn't have fallen.

[Leisuremaker]

“You are on the council, but we do not grant you the rank of master.”

[kenbrown]

the fatal mistake was assuming that bringing balance to the force would be a good thing when the current distribution of power was strongly in favor of the jedi.
remember: when Anakin finished what he was chosen for, there were two sith, and two Jedi: a master and an apprentice.

[Chivalry]

Clone wars series shows Anakin's emotional side and his conflict with the Jedi, sith and he own path far better then the movies do

[dianabarnett]

If a code cannot survive its own principals, what good is it?

"Stand in the ashes of a trillion dead souls, and ask the ghosts if honor matters. The silence is your answer."

[aseroxd]

Your beliefs become your thoughts, Your thoughts become your words, Your words become your actions, Your actions become your habits, Your habits become your values, Your values become your destiny. ~ Gandhi

[sergeyoneill]

2:13 The jedi didn't care that Anakin slaughtered the Tuskan's, only that he was pissed off while doing it. And they call themselves peace keepers.

[shannoncurry]

Years later the prequels are still being deciphered, while the new Disney trilogy is already forgotten.

[chiroh]

"I'm no genocide apologist, I don't even like the NBA" Funniest thing i've heard all week

[stephennelson]

"Embody your Virtues or be judged by them."

-Unknown

[patrikkalus]

Leťs summarize what Jedi order knew at the end of Phantom Menace:
One Sith have fallen be Master or Apprentice doesnt matter, because either Apprentice died so master required new one or master died and Apprentice became master and required Apprentice. (As dictate rule of two).
There is this new boy some say he Is chosen one anyway he has potential to become very powerful Force user.
He is however really old by your Standards and have developed strong connection to his mother.
You know location of his mother and she Is slave of someone who is willing to sell her if you pay enough.
Reason why you train very young children Is because connection to loved ones can lead to dark side.


So my question wtf council just left his mother where she was and didn't get her and place under Jedi protection somewhere where Anakin will not find her if you have fear from negative effect she could have on him.

Also why give him as Padawan to Someone who was Padawan himself like few hours ago and on top of that he had master who used controversial methods

[ElderNewt]

I've always believed that the sith lord planned all this. Acting when and how he did he knew how the Jedi would act and when he saw Ankin the way he was acted with it

[theacolyteranger]

Obi Wan: YOu WerE tHE cHoSEn OnE
Anakin:
Palpatine: No Noo

[kenzopo]

That's why I Love Kreia from KOTOR. She challenged the beliefs & motives of both the Jedi & Sith.

[maksymilianziele]

“Anakin became a Jedi Knight. He served valiantly in the Clone Wars. His fall to darkness was more his choice than anyone else’s failure. Yes, I bear some responsibility and perhaps you do, too, but Anakin had the training and the wisdom to choose a better path. He did not.”
- Obi-Wan Kenobi

[Tackleberry]

I'll argue that the fatal mistake was the very creation of the jedi code in the first place. The fact that they had to break it may have pushed anakin along the way to the dark side but that's only due to the code's flawed nature.

[WhiteFangofWar]

Due to his upbringing Anakin remained very much a person of the material galaxy, not the spiritual, and Yoda's talk of the idea of letting go and accepting that at some point, the people he loves will die, only seemed to disillusion him further. He was hardly alone in that- plenty of others resigned or went Dark over the compromises the Order made during the Clone Wars. This is likely because the Code wasn't written to cover these kinds of situations- being forced to take the frontline in a galaxy-spanning war, a government that is secretly a Sith Lord powerful enough to conceal his presence. The rule about following the legitimate Galactic government conflicts with everything they know about the Sith Lords of the past, and created a paradox that they could not overcome in time to save themselves, or their democracy.

[vladmatei]

George Lucas' story is heavily anchored in reality. As I pass the 50 years treshold, I also felt along the way there is so much evil at every corner that I don't care anymore who is guilty, who is very gulty or just a little guilty. There are moments when I become too tired of the countless petty machinations that I surprise myself thinking " Everyone is guilty, details don't matter anymore". This is what Anakin felt when he succombed numerous times. Personally, I solve this state of mind by remembering that it is not up to me to judge my peers and I have to find ways to go on with my life.