Talk:Equalists/@comment-67.174.14.38-20120610071032

A lot of things reflect this shift from feudalism to capitalism.

Someone compared Amon and Zuko, but I would compare Amon and Jet.

A host of characters in Last Airbender were maimed, orphaned or otherwise inconvenienced by some nasty firebender. Jet, Zuko, Aang, Katara, etc... Most of these characters sought revenge for this act in some manner. Jet, for example, swore revenge against the fire nation. While Zuko, Aang and Katara all dealt with their desire for revenge in a different matter, an antipathy towards the Fire Nation was at least peripherally a result.

But by Legend of Korra, in some parts of the world at least, national identity is far less important. So when Amon is burned, he doesn't blame the Fire Nation. What would that even mean? Instead, he blames BENDERS, all of 'em. In the old world, he would have probably been a Jet. Amon is only possible in a world where national identity has become far less important