This is pretty good.

You should consider writing a spin-off novel fleshing out your theories about Vader and his goal of bringing balance. It makes Vader an incredibly compelling figure (using both the Jedi and the sith to attain his ends).

Enough people are under the illusion that government is more legitimate than McDonald's that it is not useful to simply disregard the illusion.

It's like the Matrix. Yes, there is a more real world outside the matrix. But when you go into it, you can only bend the rules so far. This is a helpful piece if knowledge. Sometimes we have to operate within the Matrix and we are more effective if we know how far to bend the rules and where to stop.