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Since Rand did not perform any atrocities, Egwene by default (Existing) Cannoli Send a noteboard - 13/11/2009 11:53:22 PM
Everyone here has noted Rand's mass atrocity. Rand most likely killed dozens of Graendal's innocent pawns of Graendal when he balefired her palace. Rand did this to get rid of a necessary evil, and the people he killed were beyond saving anyway.
IMO, the only really bad thing Rand did was by burning them out of the pattern. Those people he killed will never have a chance to live again.
Never have a chance to be resurrected by the Dark One! Not never have a chance to live again! The Dark One can't resurrect them because by the time they die, it is too late to snatch their souls, according to RJ himself. I don't care what some Mormon with a laughably small vocabulary for a professional writer thinks on the subject.

Contrast Rand's mass atrocity to what Egwene did. Egwene ordered the novices and Aes Sedai to kill all the Aes Sedai sisters that were captured by the Seanchan. Since Egwene was the brunt of the attack on the Seanchan-- we can assume that Egwene killed several innocent Aes Sedai-- possibly a dozen or more. Egwene also had to kill these Aes Sedai to achieve a greater good-- to keep the Seanchan from learning traveling. While it seems that Rand suceeded in his mission, Egwene was not successful in preventing the Seanchan from learning traveling.
Not much an atrocity.

It can be argued, therefore, that Egwene made a needless sacrifice of several Aes Sedai.
So?

Who was worse in this case? If you were a judge, who would you penalize most? Also consider that Rand was insane and Egwene had full sanity.
Egwene - more insane than insane people.
Cannoli
“Tolerance is the virtue of the man without convictions.” GK Chesteron
Inde muagdhe Aes Sedai misain ye!
Deus Vult!
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Who performs the worst atrocity in this book: Egwene or Rand? (A good Cannoli question) Matrimony Cauthon - 13/11/2009 06:22:50 PM 1999 Views
Given the chance, Egwene would certainly have chosen death herself had she been captured Lordling - 13/11/2009 07:04:02 PM 743 Views
That doesn't make her right, it makes her a coward *NM* Cannoli - 13/11/2009 11:53:50 PM 448 Views
Your hatred and judgment of Egwene is obsessive and at times unreasonable. Like right now. *NM* lord-of-shadow - 14/11/2009 03:56:34 AM 412 Views
In this he his reasonable...I think he is mostly wrong with the statement, but it is reasonable *NM* RabidWombat - 14/11/2009 04:08:35 AM 302 Views
Wrong and unreasonable. krassos - 14/11/2009 11:07:16 PM 750 Views
It's not herself she's sacrificing *NM* guttering flame - 15/11/2009 06:09:02 AM 404 Views
"Given the chance, Egwene would certainly have chosen death herself had she been captured" krassos - 15/11/2009 02:45:21 PM 564 Views
Re: "Given the chance, Egwene would certainly have chosen death herself had she been captured" guttering flame - 15/11/2009 03:14:27 PM 721 Views
Because most people often get acclimated to being beaten 3 or more times a day. krassos - 17/11/2009 01:02:37 AM 591 Views
When teenagers were physically punished in schools guttering flame - 18/11/2009 05:52:54 AM 609 Views
Teenagers at school didn't spend hours a day getting spanked. Repeatedly. For weeks straight. krassos - 20/11/2009 02:13:38 AM 535 Views
Egwene also killed Aes Sedai who belonged to the shadow by the dozens guttering flame - 13/11/2009 07:19:14 PM 721 Views
Re: Egwene also killed Aes Sedai who belonged to the shadow by the dozens Night Walker - 13/11/2009 07:25:14 PM 653 Views
Forcible turning is not the only method guttering flame - 13/11/2009 08:28:08 PM 756 Views
But... fionwe1987 - 13/11/2009 08:43:53 PM 793 Views
The point is guttering flame - 13/11/2009 11:00:58 PM 537 Views
They were tried. *NM* fionwe1987 - 14/11/2009 12:23:45 AM 264 Views
Mock trials guttering flame - 14/11/2009 08:06:14 AM 616 Views
Proof? fionwe1987 - 14/11/2009 09:09:14 AM 549 Views
That's the impression I got from Sheriam's 'trial' guttering flame - 14/11/2009 09:44:09 AM 631 Views
But... fionwe1987 - 14/11/2009 06:55:54 PM 599 Views
And if Verin had been caught, she would have deserved death. Cannoli - 13/11/2009 11:55:13 PM 698 Views
Ordinarily, I would disagree... RabidWombat - 14/11/2009 04:20:28 AM 748 Views
Re: Ordinarily, I would disagree... Cannoli - 14/11/2009 08:04:37 AM 651 Views
Except for the fact that she never served the Dark One. She was Black Ajah in name only. krassos - 21/11/2009 04:16:48 PM 534 Views
Not true. Verin did in fact serve the DO. She admited as much darius_sedai - 12/12/2009 04:28:56 AM 590 Views
They had trials. No mention of them presenting such evidence. *NM* Cannoli - 13/11/2009 11:54:23 PM 276 Views
Forced turnings should be killed too Sidious - 15/11/2009 07:06:43 AM 562 Views
Sad but true darius_sedai - 07/12/2009 05:05:08 PM 532 Views
Based on those two actions... entyti - 13/11/2009 08:01:32 PM 734 Views
How was she going to protect the Tower and occupants then? NaClH2O - 13/11/2009 08:02:31 PM 637 Views
There is a difference between collateral damage and targeting your own people! *NM* Cannoli - 13/11/2009 11:56:10 PM 298 Views
She did not target her own people... fionwe1987 - 14/11/2009 12:39:14 AM 592 Views
You seem to be contradicting yourself here guttering flame - 14/11/2009 07:52:07 AM 644 Views
Because they were indistinct specks high in the sky? *NM* fionwe1987 - 14/11/2009 09:11:15 AM 281 Views
Considering the power she had in her hands guttering flame - 14/11/2009 09:52:10 AM 938 Views
That's ridiculous... fionwe1987 - 14/11/2009 07:07:11 PM 624 Views
Re: That's ridiculous... guttering flame - 14/11/2009 07:21:44 PM 612 Views
typical cannoli double speak, she wasn't targeting her own people NaClH2O - 14/11/2009 01:46:10 AM 2200 Views
Nothing wrong with that. Cannoli - 14/11/2009 08:11:15 AM 664 Views
She does have first hand experience TheCrownless - 14/11/2009 07:52:20 PM 659 Views
Dozens of dark sisters together...trapped like rats... krassos - 18/11/2009 12:29:19 AM 578 Views
Re: Who performs the worst atrocity in this book: Egwene or Rand? (A good Cannoli question) randfandom - 13/11/2009 08:16:29 PM 625 Views
Neither is an atrocity... fionwe1987 - 13/11/2009 08:17:08 PM 865 Views
this ^ *NM* Deadsy - 13/11/2009 08:34:10 PM 244 Views
Re: Neither is an atrocity... Knightscape - 13/11/2009 08:59:30 PM 666 Views
Bull Sh!t! fionwe1987 - 13/11/2009 09:08:00 PM 678 Views
Come on now... Rand al'Thor - 13/11/2009 09:13:50 PM 593 Views
Not outraged on their behalf... fionwe1987 - 13/11/2009 09:26:11 PM 607 Views
Re: Not outraged on their behalf... Knightscape - 13/11/2009 09:56:01 PM 524 Views
Re: Not outraged on their behalf... fionwe1987 - 13/11/2009 10:08:06 PM 542 Views
Re: Not outraged on their behalf... Knightscape - 13/11/2009 10:37:04 PM 618 Views
fionwe1987 - 13/11/2009 10:45:57 PM 558 Views
Re: Knightscape - 13/11/2009 11:16:58 PM 591 Views
Re: fionwe1987 - 14/11/2009 12:34:49 AM 497 Views
Re: Knightscape - 14/11/2009 01:46:51 AM 592 Views
Yes your argument is very much Bull Sh!t Knightscape - 13/11/2009 09:15:17 PM 658 Views
So... fionwe1987 - 13/11/2009 09:27:11 PM 612 Views
Re: So... Knightscape - 13/11/2009 10:07:15 PM 528 Views
Not at all... fionwe1987 - 13/11/2009 10:09:43 PM 537 Views
Re: Not at all... Knightscape - 13/11/2009 10:54:14 PM 527 Views
Re: Not at all... fionwe1987 - 14/11/2009 12:36:36 AM 537 Views
Break out the inflatable balloon swords and have at it already! Ryan - 14/11/2009 02:14:47 AM 565 Views
Rand. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 13/11/2009 09:17:14 PM 688 Views
Re: Rand. Dragonsworn - 13/11/2009 10:56:04 PM 687 Views
But that is not her choice to make. She has NO right to decide that for anyone. *NM* Cannoli - 13/11/2009 11:57:03 PM 297 Views
No, she had no right to make that choice Ryan - 14/11/2009 03:54:35 AM 530 Views
Yes, it was her choice to make, and she is now responsible for the consequences. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 16/11/2009 06:24:46 PM 951 Views
Since Rand did not perform any atrocities, Egwene by default (Existing) Cannoli - 13/11/2009 11:53:22 PM 770 Views
Its the difference between lodlom - 14/11/2009 02:59:42 AM 579 Views
Cannoli mentioned already - after balefire you can live again Skeeve the Great - 20/11/2009 03:38:06 AM 492 Views
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