Talk:Amon/@comment-4141733-20120413043731

Although from what I've seen his methods seem to be over the top and cruel, I can see why non-benders would find favor in him. I mean, he does have a point. Benders get more opportunities in careers (a non-bender couldn't become a metalbending cop, obviously) than non-benders, and I'm sure that causes jealousy or feelings of unfairness in non-benders. Add the problem of gangs such as the one Korra fought with, which used bending to intimidate people, and you have one or two good reasons that non-benders are experiencing inequality, though calling them oppressed may be taking it too far. Hence why the Equalists would become so popular with nonbenders, as their very name makes it seem as if all the equalists want is equality, a fair and resonable goal to want to attain. Whether or not Amon and the Equalists' intentions are so pure remain to be seen of course, but at this point I could easily believe Amon isn't just some power-hungry person (as I admittedly first thought), he may actually be trying to even the playing field by getting rid of benders/whatever he wants to do with bending, and he will just go over the top in his actions. Why do I say "will"? Because so far (so far meaning the first two episodes.) the only thing I've seen Amon's forces doing is protesting, a perfectly reasonable thing to do. (Although judging by trailers Amon's eventually going to have two certain brothers be electrocuted, at which point Amon's movement will go from peaceful to violent in my book) If I was a non-bender (and a fictional character in a tv show), I'm not convinced I wouldn't join Amon's movement myself. So yes, for now I am on Amon's side.