Well of course I would pick the Republic because the Empire is, you know, evil. They're all about hatred and nukes and stuff.
Besides, we know that the Republic is still around centuries later in the movies and the Empire isn't, so the Empire is predestined to lose in the end.
And I don't want to hear any flack from you Palpatine fanboys with your "but Palpatine finally destroyed the Republic and rebuilt the Empire in the end!" crap. Because first of all, Palpatine establishes the Galactic Empire, which is not the same thing as the Sith Empire. And ultimately the last surviving Jedi (Ben and Yoda) arrange events so that Palpatine gets killed and that Empire crumbles anyway.
Besides, we know that the Republic is still around centuries later in the movies and the Empire isn't, so the Empire is predestined to lose in the end.
And I don't want to hear any flack from you Palpatine fanboys with your "but Palpatine finally destroyed the Republic and rebuilt the Empire in the end!" crap. Because first of all, Palpatine establishes the Galactic Empire, which is not the same thing as the Sith Empire. And ultimately the last surviving Jedi (Ben and Yoda) arrange events so that Palpatine gets killed and that Empire crumbles anyway.