Talk:Amon/@comment-66.27.110.71-20120322062555/@comment-4888161-20120322143733

I agree with you anon at least as far that he isn't doing it out of jealousy. Recently I left a comment about it because I couldn't rule it out. I said I doubted it, but I did say it to stir conversation mostly. There is something about him that seems different to me from the rest of the Equalists, and it isn't just because he is the leader with a funny mask. He certainly doesn't seem like the jealous type, at least as far as I can tell. I could see him being the vengeful type, but not necessarily the jealous type.

Where I disagree with you is when you said that Amon is fighting for equality. That is a front for their movement and I highly doubt he actually believes that. Maybe some of his radical followers do, but still. Equality does not involve genocide and terrorism, which are basically the ideals of someone who says their goal is to wipe out all non-benders. I don't see the Equalists themselves as particularly quality type human beings who are truly trying to make a difference, at least for the most part. That especially goes for their leader Amon. My original theory of Amon involved him not caring as much about the fairness as he claims because that seems. I believe he is simply taking advantage of the turmoil and the radicals in the Equalists for his own personal agenda, and that deep down he is a vicious, spiteful person.

Whether or not that theory is correct, I do believe that his followers are all radicals because they would have to be. There comes a point in time where any sane person draws the line, even in a revolution. No matter how bad things are, genocide of a people (or worse multiple peoples) is not ok. I'm thinking that most moderates in the movement wouldn't be a part of the Equalists themselves, and thus wouldn't qualify. You have to remember that we are dealing with a group of radicals who hide behind ideals to "justify" their heinous acts. We see the same thing with terrorist organizations today, only that tends to be based more on religious zealotry.

So I think the Equalists are beyond moderates. While they may be a result of the turmoil and tension between the benders and the not, I don't think anyone sane will sympathize with them and say anything like, "Ok we forgive you for attacking our city. It was justified." Or maybe, "Their hearts were in the right place." No, I personally can't see it.