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Contemplate this then.... Jeordam Send a noteboard - 04/02/2011 10:29:09 PM
Think about the (real) world right now. How do you feel about slavery and torture? How do you feel about the whole "waterboarding" thing? Gitmo and the indefinate incarceration? Do you like these things? Are you "Ok" with it?

Now imagine if this was not just an isolated (if horrible) event, but was society wide. And guess what...no one...not even in protest....ever thought it was wrong. Instead you have a society that is so used to it, that they actually believe that the way that they are treating those individuals is correct. Is so correct that they go willingly to it.

Now ponder that for a moment. Is all that orderly society stuff really worth living in an environment that is based upon such ideals?

~Jeordam
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Saving the Princess, Humanity, or the World-Entire since 1985
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Seanchan Takeover of Randland Mordie01 - 22/01/2011 11:25:36 PM 2344 Views
I would be mostly okay with it if they abolished slavery first Deadsy - 23/01/2011 12:19:48 AM 1272 Views
Hopefully the Dragon's Peace (not the one Avi saw the effects of) those concerns. *NM* Japhy - 23/01/2011 03:21:04 AM 600 Views
You mean utter anarchy and a dangerously stratified society? Ghavrel - 23/01/2011 07:24:48 AM 1050 Views
The situation in Seanchan isn't that unique ranagrande - 23/01/2011 07:49:28 AM 1106 Views
Except with continous rebellion. Chas - 23/01/2011 12:13:17 PM 1100 Views
That's to be expected. ranagrande - 23/01/2011 12:56:07 PM 1041 Views
there's tons of problems there, but 20+ leaders/royals killed? Disaster anywhere... *NM* newyorkersedai - 23/01/2011 11:38:57 AM 544 Views
Funny; Caemlyn's succession crises aren't nearly as bad. *NM* Ghavrel - 23/01/2011 11:00:45 PM 530 Views
Rand deserves some credit, he did get involved early and held the Lion Throne for Elayne. *NM* Libby - 24/01/2011 08:47:42 AM 556 Views
The anarchy is what happens in the absence of Seanchan power. Cannoli - 27/01/2011 01:10:56 PM 1059 Views
Yes. That is a flaw of Seanchan governance. Ghavrel - 28/01/2011 01:54:00 AM 959 Views
It's not the Empire's fault, and that flaw is not being duplicated in the wetlands Cannoli - 28/01/2011 11:24:00 PM 1251 Views
Wait... the indegenous Seanchan haven't changed in a thousand years? fionwe1987 - 29/01/2011 02:09:05 AM 967 Views
Re: Wait... the indegenous Seanchan haven't changed in a thousand years? ranagrande - 29/01/2011 01:10:36 PM 1065 Views
Re: Wait... the indegenous Seanchan haven't changed in a thousand years? fionwe1987 - 29/01/2011 10:02:27 PM 890 Views
Re: Wait... the indegenous Seanchan haven't changed in a thousand years? ranagrande - 30/01/2011 03:56:23 AM 1113 Views
It's like you don't even read anything when you post. My posts, the books themselves... Cannoli - 02/02/2011 06:41:10 PM 1089 Views
They treat channelers like DOGS! so, No. *NM* Evil_Monkey - 23/01/2011 07:56:22 AM 530 Views
I treat my dog better *NM* Voscaia Sedai - 23/01/2011 10:28:08 AM 504 Views
Good point. *NM* Evil_Monkey - 24/01/2011 01:47:29 AM 531 Views
Dogs never broke the world or created Shadowspawn, so they have it coming *NM* Cannoli - 27/01/2011 01:07:32 PM 522 Views
The Pattern certainly has some plan or purpose for the Seanchan. Libby - 23/01/2011 10:59:33 AM 1134 Views
That's what's scary. In many ways, the Seanchan embody the goals of the Pattern Lord Haart - 23/01/2011 11:41:35 PM 966 Views
If we're going to personify things, we should be personifying the Wheel, not the Pattern. Ghavrel - 24/01/2011 12:13:49 AM 998 Views
I think it's interesting Libby - 24/01/2011 09:23:40 AM 1021 Views
There has been ta'veren since Hawkwing and before the Triple. Lohikaarme - 28/01/2011 11:56:46 AM 1072 Views
Who were they? Libby - 29/01/2011 12:33:58 AM 942 Views
Re: That's what's scary. In many ways, the Seanchan embody the goals of the Pattern Lo'oris - 24/01/2011 12:38:38 PM 907 Views
Um, no newyorkersedai - 23/01/2011 11:36:24 AM 1094 Views
look around you again redhand - 23/01/2011 03:24:01 PM 1076 Views
Re: look around you again Lo'oris - 23/01/2011 03:54:49 PM 1024 Views
Seanchan equality before the law Zeratul - 23/01/2011 04:09:54 PM 1101 Views
Re: Seanchan equality before the law Watcher - 23/01/2011 04:22:28 PM 1063 Views
a) most of that is your own extrapolation, not shown in the text moratcorlm - 23/01/2011 04:56:14 PM 1035 Views
Yes. moratcorlm - 23/01/2011 04:47:30 PM 1043 Views
Mostly, yes. redqueen - 23/01/2011 05:57:17 PM 991 Views
Re: Mostly, yes. Lo'oris - 23/01/2011 06:10:10 PM 1035 Views
Re: Mostly, yes. ranagrande - 23/01/2011 06:33:00 PM 1116 Views
Re: Mostly, yes. Lo'oris - 23/01/2011 11:03:36 PM 976 Views
Not really redqueen - 23/01/2011 07:12:27 PM 981 Views
I disagree. Bergioyn - 25/01/2011 07:17:18 PM 996 Views
I see them as neccessary evil to eventually eliminate channeling. Skeeve the Great - 24/01/2011 08:04:21 PM 1128 Views
Re: I see them as neccessary evil to eventually eliminate channeling. Lo'oris - 25/01/2011 10:40:58 AM 956 Views
Re: I see them as neccessary evil to eventually eliminate channeling. Skeeve the Great - 25/01/2011 05:55:13 PM 953 Views
Re: I see them as neccessary evil to eventually eliminate channeling. Lo'oris - 26/01/2011 12:10:54 AM 1191 Views
"We" don't know of the One Power existing, so obviously it disappears. *NM* Deadsy - 26/01/2011 12:14:19 AM 546 Views
Lack of knowledge doesn't mean the One Power vanishes or is destroyed. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 26/01/2011 04:03:22 PM 942 Views
If OP still existed, you'd still have sparkers even "today". *NM* Myrdhyn - 26/01/2011 06:34:50 PM 527 Views
Not exactly; genetics are more complicated. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 27/01/2011 09:48:48 PM 1018 Views
No RugbyPlayingAshaman - 25/01/2011 05:41:09 PM 1133 Views
Ah, um, no. Ghavrel - 29/01/2011 11:53:16 PM 1036 Views
The thing is orius - 04/02/2011 05:29:15 AM 982 Views
They didn't break anything Lo'oris - 04/02/2011 02:13:10 PM 1031 Views
Contemplate this then.... Jeordam - 04/02/2011 10:29:09 PM 1076 Views
Re: Contemplate this then.... redqueen - 06/02/2011 12:44:21 AM 1033 Views
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