Talk:Equalists/@comment-121.44.217.252-20111228044002/@comment-3338975-20120115013158

Perhaps their motive for revolting against the bender is due to the danger they perceive in letting a few people hold that sort of power, and not because they strictly equate the person (the bender) with the weapon (bending). If the benders are viewed as over-privileged members of society by the general populous of Republic City due to the gifts given to them at birth, the Equalists may be the the most politically active portion of the extreme opposite movement which seeks to (over-)correct this injustice by depriving them of their equality with the non-bending populous.

Also, since Republic City seems to be composed of a conglomerate of Earth Kingdom and Fire Nation culture, they may be running into trouble with trying to have a sense of their own identity as a Republic; the benders (mostly Firebenders & Earthbenders, I would guess), because they reflect the original cultural heritage of the people, may viewed as causing division amongst the new country by their very presence, and hence the Equalists may draw support for their cause by promising that a united national identity for Republic City will unfold if they all stand strong in their opposition to bending.