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You have to keep in mind that Anakin trusted Palpatine -- alot more than he trusted any Jedi. Look at the scenes between them...Palpatine treats him kindly and encourages his abilities. In AOTC, Anakin cites Palpatine as an example of a respectable politician; later, he states that politics don't work in the current form..."someone wise" would be needed to make everyone agree, to make decisions for the populace. Hmmm, wonder who Anakin is thinking of....
The question you should be asking yourself is WHY does Anakin trust Palpatine more than the Jedi. Obi-Wan has been Anakin's 'father' for over 12 years. I think it pretty safe to assume that he has also treated Anakin kindly and trusted his abilities. Anakin also refers to Padme as a politician he can trust in ATOC, why then in ROTS, doesn't he get her side re how politics work, she seems pretty clued up to me. Also, you refer inaccurately to that politics scene in ATOC - Anakin says they need a system where people can sit down and discuss problems etc and Padme very kindly points out to him that they already have such a system but that it doesn't always work because people don't always agree. And that's when Anakin suggests putting someone in place, someone who will make it work and Padme tells him, yes a dictator. Hmmm, wonder who Padme was thinking of ...
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Anakin is desperate...*and* he learns that his long-time mentor and friend is actually that which he had sworn to fight. That might make you reconsider your views on the Sith, learning that the only person who really treats you kindly (as you see it) is a Sith.
Anakin has another long-time mentor and friend - Obi-Wan. One whom he spent a lot more time with than Palpatine, one whom Anakin considers has been like a father to him. Anakin's switch to the darkside has nothing to do with Palpatine being a mentor etc, and more to do with is own self interest, that is keeping Padme alive.
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Ontop of *this*, the Jedi Council has been acting in ways that have definitely made Anakin question their loyalty to the Republic...such as giving him a secret mission to spy on the Chancellor and talking about removing the Chancellor from office despite the wishes of the Senate. Anakin doesn't turn just because Palpatine tells him to -- he turns because he's confused, he's desperate, and the actions of the Jedi are making him feel very, very uneasy.
I think you will find that Palpatine asked Anakin to spy on the Jedi Council before the Jedi Council asked him to spy on Palpatine. Interesting how this didn't seem to effect his conscience. Palpatine relocated the power of the Senate in himself, this was against the Constitution and moreover the Senate, I think the Senate were more bothered about this little matter, than the Jedi removing the Chancellor from his office.
Anakin does indeed turn against the Jedi because Palpatine tells him to, Palpatine is obviously acting against the Constitution and the Senate, and his classes in how the Constitution worked would have told him this.
This scenes weren't handled well at all. I hate to think of Anakin transposed to Earth during the 1930s. Just think of how Hitler could have used him. Oh wait, Hitler had many Anakins, they were called Himler ....
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