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Ani is ingroup coded, the Jedi are outgroup coded. Ani cares and worries about his mother, Padme, Obi-Wan. He takes a special care to "his droids" C3P0 and R2. He has disdain for the generic universalist republic and would rather foster "his empire." He is parochial. He's driven insane by the constant willing apathy of the Jedi, their universalist complacency, their disregard for natural humanity, which includes emotion, attachment, care (remember they forbid attachment entirely).
The funny thing is, Lucas is probably more in the universalist group, and writes the Jedi tenets as righteous, characterizing Anakin as out of control and wayward. He characterizes care, attachment, ingroup priorities as "pathways to the dark side" and attack vectors for sith manipulation. But the movies clearly show a more balanced sense of care for one's own is necessary in order to protect them and foster cohesion and mutual love and respect. Or maybe Lucas does know this and he just hides his power level, who knows.
