: Now you've come back with the above, which makes no sense, and is giving me
: the impression you think there should always be some enormous massive
: bloody conflict in space that's the center of attention at all times.
: Which is ridiculous.

I mean if you're telling a story about an ages-old galactic-scale civilization that hasn't been stable the whole time since it reached that scale, there are going to be battles, most likely big ones that are in space, and some of those will change the face of the galaxy, to where Star Wars after that point would not be what it is without those massive space battles. I know, it's stretching meanings and connotations a bit... but am I wrong?