Talk:Equalists/@comment-138.67.70.95-20120326200726

Anyone else think the equalists might have point? While the Avatar and the benders we've seen so far don't seem to discriminate against the mob, we have no idea about the rest of Republic City. We've already seen the Triple Thread Triad, an large organized crime outfit (comparable to the 1920's Chicago Outfit, with elements taken from modern African Warlords and the actual Triad), that seem to employ benders of the three common elements to blackmail commoners into paying them "protection" fees. Also, while we don't have confirmation yet, I'd call it an educated guess to say that most of the upper class and "royalty" is composed of benders as well. The police force (the Metalbender Corps) is insofar entirely composed of benders, so all in all it seems like the mob is getting something of a short stick. I hope the creators explore this idea, instead of just saying, "fire, water, air and earthbending rocks (pun intended), so deal with it ya plebeians."