Talk:Equalists/@comment-72.37.244.172-20130205235047/@comment-5888498-20130207171150

As a true matter of fact, they are Fascists... and the fascists also used a great deal of popular power to get in power [hitler,mussolini,ultra right-wing at japan,etc] just like the communists.

And they seek total elimination [removing their powers or worse] of a group, in this case the benders.

But there are hints of other movements too...

Amon's person seen as a person who received advice from the spirits,etc seems quite close to Taiping Heavenly Kingdom leader Hong Xiuquan [Taiping rebellion leader] who said he was the brother of Christ and would remove impurity from China [he considered impure things llike footbinding,confucian thought,concubinage,traditional religion,etc etc]. And his movement did quite a damage, to some extent much worse than the ww2 japanese army.

Some hints of Taisho-Showa Japan also. They have support of industrialists [such as Sato] and popular support, and want to wage a 'holy war' against the imperialists/western colonialists. And a sense of absolute 'righteousness' against those they are against.

The Equalists as a movement can be considered Fascist or not, but there are many stuff similalr to the Kodo-ha [kingly way faction], the party which lead japan to the ww2.

Ever heard of the 'Racial Equality Proposal'?? Japan did that at the Paris conference...