@aral No I don't, since them "pretending" being the good guys is the reason why their cultural imperialism works so well. They have been the bad guys consistently for at least 40 years now, and now that some people start realizing that, maybe some things will change at a global level.
It's only after Palpatine revealed being Darth Sidious that the Rebel Alliance could be formed.
_(and even now, my cultural reference comes from the US)_