Talk:Amon/@comment-180.252.198.92-20120509143441/@comment-4888161-20120510170758

Yes. While he has a point, he takes it too far. His point is also flawed because it ignores the real problem and blames it on an ability only some people have. The real problem is a culture that favors benders and that doesn't encourage non benders. Bending should be a part of the culture, but so should non benders and it appears like their isn't enough of that balance. Despite their namesake, the Equalists are eliminating one side of the scale and thus would cause a massive tip that would throw the world into chaos if they were to succeed.

There are always people who would abuse power (from bending, weapons, etc.) to get oppress others and get what they want. There are also those who would start wars for conquest because they are power hungry. Our world in real life has a history full of this. Our world never had bending or magic or anything else like that. And yet, the same kinds of things still happen.''' If it wasn't bending, it would have been something else. '''The Fire Nation abused their technology as well, yet no one is saying they have to take that away and live as one with the earth. It's good for some people, but not everyone (including non benders) want to live that way.

Taking bending away is like taking a gift that certain people posses. Everyone has natural gifts (or talents), but different people have different gifts. Some people in the Avatar world have a unique gift of bending, while other people have gifts in different areas. It isn't unfair as people think because it balances out on the other end. The problem is people get all caught up in the flashy abilities of bending and forget this. They fail to realize what they can do. '''Non benders should work on those other gifts, rather than being jealous. They should learn to defend themselves from bending predators rather than blame every bender for that problem.''' Non benders can hold their own in a fight more than most people realize, just as they can hold their own in a world of benders more than most people realize.

''Btw, bending is also important to the Avatar the Avatar cycle, which acts as a guardian to protect the peace and balance of the world. Taking away bending would not only ignore the problem, stunt a remarkable evolution, and be unfair. It would disrupt the very order of the Avatar world itself. There are benders for a reason just as their are non benders for a reason. Messing with that would cause a lot more trouble then their is now in LOK.''