10 points
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Might to be rare, but they also had a massive temple located on the capital planet, very near the political and military centers on that planet. They served as generals in the Republic Army - the Army he likely served in before it was reorganized into the Empire. He would have known of them and their exploits, if not first hand, then from news and military reporting.
Of course the EU (which Disney wiped away) would have tried to clean up George’s short sightedness.
12 points
Or, the stories of the Jedi’s exploits faced a counter-narrative that it’s a conspiracy propaganda. QAnon Star Wars edition, and he was totally there for it.
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