I do think, however there is a big difference between polishing and tinkering or changing. Polishing a classic car with an original paint job seems to me akin to what Harmy is doing. What George Lucas has done would be more akin stripping parts of the original paint to add new designs, destroying the original in the process. But the contradiction is striking, isn’t it?
Not a contradiction, but a contrast. The “Special Editions” are on the spectrum of giving the fans the middle finger while the Despecalised are a resurrection and restoration of the true versions of Star Wars.