silver-crescent wrote...
Well given that there's a war going on, I figure there ought to be a lot of mages who would help them/ally themselves to them/give them shelter.
Sure, but if I'm a moderate mage - even one who might otherwise be sympathetic to the cause - I'd
resent Anders if he started this whole continental ****storm and then didn't follow through by organizing and leading a revolution, instead electing to run.
Because that'
d add cowardace and irresponsibility to the list of things Anders could be criticized for. I really don't see "running away" - in the metaphorical sense of abandoning the cause to preserve his/their lives, as of course theyre going to have to be on the run from the Templars - as a responsible choice for him or a Hawke that follows him. Otherwise what he did could be described as picking a fight with the bully on behalf of all the kids he beats up, and then leaving those kids to fend for themselves when the bully gets really, really pissed.
maselphie wrote...
Osama Bin Laden is still at large, isn't he?
At large and still in charge, at least in the same sense he always - well, for a couple decades now at least - was.
If Anders simply
ran it would be like if Osama bin Laden had orchestrated 9/11 and then bailed on his organization to hide from the Western militaries that would now be coming after them. Sure he's hiding, but he still runs the show. At least as much as he ever did.
That being said, while some comparisons to contemporary terrorists do work they tend to fall apart under scrutiny in a number of ways. While what he did was an act of terrorism, that doesn't mean he has a great deal of things in common with other terrorists. Terrorism is a tactic, not a way of life, so the people that utilize it can be very different.
Modifié par Upsettingshorts, 18 mars 2011 - 11:33 .