Talk:Equalists/@comment-5109557-20120519014253/@comment-69.181.195.98-20120519235020

i think this long argument is exactly what the show creators intended. They're not trying to demonize any particular side. Not all of the Equalists are evil, and not all of the benders are good. Then again, the main benders in the show are the heroes, and any bad ones (the Triple Threat Triad, Tarrlok) are in the background. Likewise, the Equalists are not inherently evil, but they're portrayed as such in their role as opposition to Team Avatar (Korra, Mako, Bolin, Asami, etc.) That's what makes the Legend of Korra a more mature show than Avatar: The Last Airbender. It was clear in the earlier show who the bad guys were, what they were doing and how evil their plans were, and the heroes were pursuing noble goals and pure of heart. The world of Korra, however, isn't black and white. Characters and their motives are depicted with shades of grey; no one is clearly on the right side.