So I just read something that really made me think, and honestly I agree with pretty much everything. It is as follows:
I think that is a compelling point of view. In a story where you can really go anywhere, do anything, to stick like glue to an undoing of what was done feels hollow. Themes of failure and gray areas can be effectively - I think more effectively - explored without undoing everything.
This may seem silly but I remember being amazed as a child when I realized that the bad guys were actually the government in charge of the galaxy. That’s kind of a big idea when you’re little. War between different governments or war brought on by bad guys against a government are simpler ideas. One can imagine that the new Republic, relatively good as it may be, is not seen as good by everyone. War between the Republic and competing (not simply evil) factions challenges our heroes and ourselves.