Be it tens of thousands of Jedi or a dozen, saying that the Jedi would have no impact on a galaxy is like saying the Pope or Mother Theresa had no impact on the world as a whole. We all know that to be nonsense because no matter what belief you are or lack thereof, everyone knows the reputations of the Pope, Mother Theresa, Ghandi, etc., and the contributions they have made for society have been felt by all. Jedi in the galaxy would be like this. Even though they may not be all strung out in the galaxy, I would believe that their reputation of powers and mysticism would carry weight with other planets. Would their reputation enforce laws, heck no. But their reputation would carry a certain amount of fear that if the Jedis had to come to your area, you would know you were pretty screwed.
That's not remotely the same thing. Obviously I'm not saying it isn't possible for an individual to make a big impact in some situations, but the people you mentioned are some of the most influential figures in the whole of human history. Unless the Jedi are
all of the same calibre as Ghandi or Mother Teresa, which is fantastically unlikely, the vast majority of them are not going to have anything like as much influence as those people did.
As for their powers, just think about Obi-Wan - a wise, experienced and powerful Jedi, but he couldn't even stand up to Vader in a one-on-one fight. Now imagine him facing Vader and a thousand highly-trained soldiers - which would actually be far
fewer than you'd expect, given the relative numbers involved, in a galactic war. No matter how you try to slice it, mathematically that ratio just does not work.
Between their wisdom and being able to literally influence people's thoughts, it's not a stretch to think that even just having a few Jedi on most of the major systems would definitely help guide what the Republic could and couldn't do.
Yes, I'm afraid it is a stretch. All we really see them display in the OT is sword-fighting, quick reflexes, some fairly minor levitation and the ability to jump very high - impressive, but not nearly enough to allow any Jedi to take on more than a few opponents at once. Even the mind-control only works for a few minutes at most, and
then only on the weak-minded. I'm sorry, but like I said, the mathematics of a few hundred/thousand Jedi in a galaxy of trillions simply does not work out. It would make it utterly impossible for them to carry out their main function: protecting the Republic against its enemies.
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The sandpeople had women and children. We know this because Anakin killed them how could he tell? The children might be smaller but I never saw a sandperson with breasts. Did they hike their skirts and show him some leg or something?
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Also, I can see the point of wanting to kidnap a human and use her as a slave, but they didn't. They tied her to a flimsy easel for a month. It's assumed they had to feed and give her water. What for? Was she purely ornamental? I can understand them wanting the droids, you can sell those for a lot of money, but a chick who's only skills are finding non-existand mushrooms and getting randomly pregnant, you're not going to get much.
- J m HofMarN on the Sand People