Rifneno wrote...
He doesn't tell us a big grand plan for reform, no, but that doesn't mean he has no idea. Do remember that he expects to be killed right after the explosion, so if he had any ideas he'd probably leave them in that silly manifesto he keeps leaving all over the frickin' place. Which we never get to see, so it's anybody's guess.
Either way, it's not like he's in charge of an organized revolution. He tells Hawke flat out that he sees Hawke as the revolution's leader. And I just don't see the logic in saying he shouldn't fight oppression unless he has a big thorough plan for a replacement system after the unlikely victory. You know, the one he has no expectation of being alive to see or influence. Even if he DID have a plan, we'd just see post after post about how it doesn't work because someone came up with a situation where the system fails. You'd think the amount of crime, let alone larger matters like terrorism and tyranny, still going on in our modern society would clue people in that no system is perfect and the goal is to reduce bad stuff happening not flat out eliminate it... but no, people want an utterly Utopian system. And they want it from a guy who expects to be dead and quite possibly reviled, thus meaning all he can do is suggest it to someone who might make a difference in the chance of victory. Gonna have to disagree on that one.
Yes, thank you, exactly.
You know what's funny. I'm the type of person who tries to anticipate every possible scenario before taking any action, and have a plan/solution for all of them. I blame this partly on my job, because since you have the life of a human being in your hands, you must be ready for anything that could go wrong in order to respond as fast as humanly possible to emergencies.
My partner, on the other hand, is the living embodiment of the saying:
"We'll cross that bridge when we get to the river".It doesn't mean that he never plans anything. Quite the contrary! He just doesn't plan too far ahead or in too great details because if his initial plan doesn't go exactly as he expected it to, then everything else he had in mind after that will be scraped, or it will completely fail anyway. It's a huge waste of time, and resources.
He has a
vision of the goals he wants to achieve. He thinks about the big lines of how he believes he could get there. Then he says "Okay, this is what I want. What are the first steps that must be taken in order to eventually get there?". After that, he keeps following his vision, but adapts his plans in order to respond to new situations as they arise.
He knows that he'll never be able to remain in perfect control of any situation, and has come to expect the unexpectable without fearing what it could be. He knows how to adapt, while keeping his eyes on his objectives.
Any attempt at bringing change involves taking risks. When faced with a system that doesn't work (or is downright abusive), you can have a global vision of how things could be better, but you don't need to have worked all the kinks in specific details in order to try to set events in motion. You do it step by step.
Okay, so my people are being enslaved. By whom? Why is it being allowed to happen? Why has previous attempts at putting a stop to that situation failed? How? Who holds the power and allows said system to be kept in place? Are they open to negociation? Is there any way they could be forced to negociate? How? What are my own options? What power do I have on my side? If I don't, how could I force those who would have the power to oppose them to act? How can I weaken their structure?
Objective #1: Remove an abusive dictatorship (the Chantry) from having absolute power over the regulation and control of magic.
How? By making them lose control over 2 of their main factions, in order to weaken their social and political influence and power.
What are the steps that must be taken in order to achieve that?
First: Remove the Grand Cleric from the equation, allowing the Knight-Commander to invoke the Right of Annullement, so that the mages will either be given with the option to "fight back and live"; or "submit and die".
What other variables must be considered: The possibility that the Templars might refuse to follow Meredith's orders, should they consider it too extreme a measure. Also, other Chantry representatives could manifest their dissent with Meredith's actions, influencing the Templars opinion.
Solution? Plunge the city in a state of shock, panic, and chaos strong enough that Meredith will be able to seize power and call for the RoA unopposed.
Second: Once the word of what happened in Kirkwall reaches the other Circles, they will fear what their own Templars might do to them in order to avenge those that were killed in Kirkwall (or, out of fear of what the mages they are watching over may do themselves), and the fragile trust/peace between Templars and Circle mages will be broken.
Beyond that, what will happen exactly and in details in open to speculation. If the Chantry had been strong and fast enough to organize themselves in order to prevent other Circles from rising up against their Templars, than the revolution would have stopped there, and any future plans Anders could have made and described in details would have failed.
So really, what would have been the point of Anders telling everyone "Okay, so now Circles must be schools, and you must take the fundings for these schools from this specific source... And the mages must be able to join the City Guards..."?
He doesn't even know what the outcome of his revolution will be. That bridge hasn't been crossed yet!
I'm guessing that, in Anders' vision, his hopes are that the war between mages and Templars will weaken the Chantry to the point where it will be clear to the rest of the world that they are failing at their task (watching over mages, ensuring a fair use of magical abilities, and protecting the public from its abuses).
That the Chantry will thus no longer be perceived as "peacekeepers", and the Circles as prisons no longer a viable solution. And that, for example, the King (or Queen) of Ferelden, the Empress of Orlais, etc., will want to meet with mages representatives / revolution leaders, in order to discuss alternatives, and reach a compromise.
Anders is setting things in motion and creating an
opportunity for change. He's weakening the source of power that, until then, has made such a change impossible (or very highly unlikely).
Beyond that, he is no longer in control. He's either dead, or on the run somewhere. Even if allowed to live and fight the revolution, he is no leader. He's the catalyst. He has already played his part.
Perhaps he could become a leader should the mages all want to rally behind him and follow his vision. But it's not all that important.
The status quo was no longer tolerable, things had to change. Will the alternative be any better once all has been fought? Perhaps yes... Perhaps no... But at least someone came up with a vision, and tried to change something. He sent the message to others that change was possible.
Even if the outcome of the revolution is less than what could have been hoped for, there will now be hope that the world can change if you are brave enough to take the risk.
Modifié par River5, 30 juin 2011 - 03:06 .
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He started thinking he was cursed doomed forever to Kirkwall. It makes his rage all the more funny (yay aggressive Hawke).
And I fully agree. I doubt that people are ever truly "ready" when a revolution comes. But the more you wait, the more you allow abuses to be perpetuated, and give more and more power to the oppressors.
