Notes of a Zabraki Sith - nesta

[Joslae]

A number of thoughts regarding peace and the orthodoxy of the Sith.

The Sith Code states that “Peace is a Lie.” This is something every Sith is meant to believe in with almost fanatical confidence. This applies to much of Sith Philosophy, but above all the Sith Code, which is called on for everything a Sith does, even for governing our great Empire. Every Sith is expected to believe in the teachings of the Sith Code with almost a fanatical belief, if they wish to remain orthodox, which is the generally accepted tradition or practice. Thus, we can conclude that the orthodoxy of the Sith means not thinking--not needing to think, only believing what you are told. The orthodoxy of the Sith is unconsciousness.

Yet this goes against every principle of the Sith Order, and sounds more like the Jedi. After all, each Sith has autonomy, while the Jedi have to abide by the restricting rules of their order. If the Sith are orthodox, are we not alike the Jedi? Fanatically believing in our own beliefs, while denouncing the other group as heretics, or traitors. We denounce peace as a fabrication of the Jedi and the Republic, yet I fear we have all been interpreting ‘peace’ the wrong way. The Sith argue that there is no peace, as there is constant change. The world is not stagnant, they argue. The world is ever in flux.

The Jedi, in turn, argue for peace - harmony - in all things, yet if all we desired was peace for all, then we - or at least intelligent beings - would still be scratching for food from rotted tree-stumps.
Yet the Sith require peace as much as the Jedi. Without peace, you cannot keep your mind clear. Without peace, you forgo technique for brutal yet ineffective hacking and slashing, with no clear driving force but blind rage.

The Sith argue that peace is a lie, but have we not been at peace - true peace, not the lies the Treaty of Coruscant enforces as ‘peace’ - with the Republic for almost 2000 years following the founding of the Sith Empire by the Jedi Exiles until the Great Hyperspace War in 1,347 BTC?

Yes, the original Sith Empire was founded on the principle of war with the Republic, but its founders, the Dark Jedi exiles, never lived to see the war they prepared for.
Peace plays an important role in war, too. For what purpose have we sacked Coruscant in the Great Galactic War, other than to ensure favorable terms in the Treaty of Coruscant that followed?

It is foolish to dismiss ‘peace’ as a fabrication, as it has played a significant role in the history of both the Sith Order and our glorious Empire. Yet, the Sith refuse to see ‘peace’ for what it is: A driving force behind galactic affairs.