Mike2640 wrote...
Then we'll take them out too. To invoke Godwins Law a little early here, when Hitler and the ****s were taken out of power Nega-Hitler and the Super ****s didn't rise up to replace them.
Err Cold War? Whole of Eastern Europe and Eastern Germany under control of the USSR, Threat of global atomic war daily till the 1980's, And well a bit of people did die at the hands of the Soviet Liberators. So yes a New Hitler did not rise up, someone else did his name was Stalin. Reminds me of a Humorous qoute "World War Two was really a Race between Stalin and Hitler to see who could kill more Russians. Stalin Won." And lets not forget the 60's all the trouble over Cuba, "Broken Arrows". Or the Fact that the Germans DID resist for some time after the war till the Allies and Soviets adopted **** tactics in dealing with the werewolves. Also given Soviet dominace it set up a dangerous Chess game that makes todays concerns and politics look like checkers.
So your right no new Hitler, the best he managed was to threaten Europe, jews, and Moscow.
I really don't understand the hate for the Chantry here, sure they treat mages baddly and I mean that term moderatly, I've seen no outward abuse of power by the chantry no more than some modern religious institutions whoes black marks were not possible without government support. A prophate can yell all he wants at another group and indeed some will fallow them, but not to a great extent.
Modern Islamist extreamist are proof of that. But if you look at the Crusades well national goverments give the same fanatics more firepower. So is the Chantry really that bad? More so than anything else? Or would you like to live next to someone who without training could set your hair on fire for making fun of them? Maybe the Chantry is not needed but undisputeablly is the fact SOME oversight is needed. As a close example as possible lets look at the FBI in the 50's they pretty much arrested and made anyone vanish that they wanted gone, those people had more power than me or you and are equal in terms to the mages of Dragon age.
Sure they could not set you on fire, but no one would ever find your body had you been spotted as a Communist. Can any of us here make anyone vanish for political views with no backlash? Eventually the FBI Finally had oversight for better or worse based on your views and it still is a powerful orginization. So though you may not agree with the chantry it should not be taken with a grain of salt that the mages can do it themselves. The KGB for another example was an orginization that policed its self and had a seat on the Soviet Government, and listen to no one, even a General of the Army was not beyond being shot in some basement. Russia's Modern FSB operates under Goverment oversight and though many as we call them in the West Civil Abuses happen, you don't see massed deportations to Siberia or thousands of people dying at any given time.
In short you may hate the Chantry but what makes you think the mages could hold power in there own hands and not have bad repercussions. Its like Jedi and Sith, but keep in mind pretty much ALL sith came from the Jedi ranks. All I'm saying is sure tear down the Chantry if you want or sideline its political force as happend to the Real Templars, but it seems many here just want to let the mages run wild. I would support the chantry lossing its power but only if a force that could rien in "bad mages" was set up, and just like bad Cops in the Real world all to often the good ones won't turn on "one of the boys."
Modifié par KenKenpachi, 15 février 2011 - 05:49 .
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