Talk:Amon/@comment-216.186.160.151-20120429191104/@comment-216.186.160.151-20120429213058

"Blaming the violence on bending is like blaming obesity on ice cream scoops. It's not the tool, it's the person wielding it."

There's a saying. Power Corrupts. Benders are given a natural power- of course a lot of them are going to abuse it. It's human nature. Better to not have the temptation in the first place. Prevention of violence is a lot more important than prevention of obesity.

(I think you can indeed blame the widespread obesity on the ease and cheapness of getting food, btw. And I don't think it's going to stop any time soon, no matter how red in the face we get from promoting the medical consequences. Doesn't mean I think we should give up, just don't expect there to be a whole lot of change.)