Talk:Equalists/@comment-4769676-20130524184159

If you think about it the other Equalists were more hypocritical than Amon

Amon had a troubled childhood and couldn't control the fact he was born a bender. He was always taught to abuse his bending and after seeing what Republic City is like, it's no surprise his belief that benders abuse their powers is so strong.

The Equalists main source of power was using electricity, generated by firebenders so they were basically relying on the firebenders to power their weapons. And a large portion of RC's economy is revolved around bending so by ending bending (which they claimed would fix Republic City) they would actually be risking a depression.