I've been thinking about DA2 Justice lately. I've been trying to figure out all the possibilities of where it went wrong, and i've come to one solid conclusion:
Justice is when it is benifit for society, Vengeance is benifit for yourself. Justice claims to be doing good to society, but he doesn't seem to know what justice truly is, anymore. I know the quote "Justice is tempered by Mercy," and i'm thinking that's what justice really needs. A wake up call from a spirit of Mercy. maybe even a fade-punch to the face?
(And as for how i know about justice, is that i work as a cop, who camps under a bridge near an interstate.)
"Justice is tempered by mercy..." Anders, where did we go wrong?
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, oct. 19 2012 10:14
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Posté 26 octobre 2012 - 11:24
Lurockia
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Vengeance.. Justice.. It really all depends on the point of view.
If the cause doesn't concern you, it's terribly difficult to relate or even support it because you don't understand the need. Everyone's life is different and we all have had different experiences. Some have suffered injustices that others will never face throughout an entire lifetime.
Grotesque stories happen in our own world and we live in a world where magic is something you can only find in stories. Yet things like Necrophilia and Murder still happen.
When you think about it, locking mages up in the Circle Towers is no more different than what happened during World War II. Jewish families were taken away from everything they knew and locked away in Concentration Camps to be dealt with. Many of which had no misdeeds to their name other than having been born Jewish, homosexual, or just people who disagreed with the regime.
Many downright despise Anders for his beliefs, but that's because they don't feel like it concerns them. When in reality it does, more than they know. Whether they like it or not, Hawke has magic in their bloodline. It will only take them having one more mage child born of them to reconsider whether or not it might've been for the better to have had the freedom Anders always talked about.
Every revolution in our own world history has started with someone doing something controversial.
The Rise of the Protestants against the Pope.
America's Independence against the British.
The Civil Rights Movement.
And many more.
Things that have changed people's lives for the better. What really struck a chord with me though is the last thing Anders says just before the Final Battle assuming you romanced him.
"Ten Years.. A hundred years from now. Someone like me will love someone like you, and there will be no one to tear them apart."
That meant a lot to me because I can relate. A hundred years ago, my parents wouldn't have been allowed to have been together. My father is white and my mother is asian. A biracial relationship? Unacceptable. Nowadays? No one minds. Everything he stands for has already happened and is continuing to happen. If they win. Anders will probably be remembered as a hero. He did something rather than do nothing and sometimes that's all that matters.
So really. What is Justice? It's a point of view and can be applied in several ways.
If the cause doesn't concern you, it's terribly difficult to relate or even support it because you don't understand the need. Everyone's life is different and we all have had different experiences. Some have suffered injustices that others will never face throughout an entire lifetime.
Grotesque stories happen in our own world and we live in a world where magic is something you can only find in stories. Yet things like Necrophilia and Murder still happen.
When you think about it, locking mages up in the Circle Towers is no more different than what happened during World War II. Jewish families were taken away from everything they knew and locked away in Concentration Camps to be dealt with. Many of which had no misdeeds to their name other than having been born Jewish, homosexual, or just people who disagreed with the regime.
Many downright despise Anders for his beliefs, but that's because they don't feel like it concerns them. When in reality it does, more than they know. Whether they like it or not, Hawke has magic in their bloodline. It will only take them having one more mage child born of them to reconsider whether or not it might've been for the better to have had the freedom Anders always talked about.
Every revolution in our own world history has started with someone doing something controversial.
The Rise of the Protestants against the Pope.
America's Independence against the British.
The Civil Rights Movement.
And many more.
Things that have changed people's lives for the better. What really struck a chord with me though is the last thing Anders says just before the Final Battle assuming you romanced him.
"Ten Years.. A hundred years from now. Someone like me will love someone like you, and there will be no one to tear them apart."
That meant a lot to me because I can relate. A hundred years ago, my parents wouldn't have been allowed to have been together. My father is white and my mother is asian. A biracial relationship? Unacceptable. Nowadays? No one minds. Everything he stands for has already happened and is continuing to happen. If they win. Anders will probably be remembered as a hero. He did something rather than do nothing and sometimes that's all that matters.
So really. What is Justice? It's a point of view and can be applied in several ways.
Modifié par Lurockia, 26 octobre 2012 - 11:33 .
