I totally agree that a lot of problems could be solved with more information dissemination, but how? You don't even have the printing press in this age, much less the ability to disseminate information widely. Word of mouth is the only way news is spread and that's highly unreliable.
So should he spend his money and man power on drawing up a bunch of informational posters and then spreading them throughout the entire continent and/or sending out thousands of messengers that hopefully would give the exact message they were told to give and no one would kill them for it??
Then of course, people would be untrusting of whatever they were told ANYWAYS, particularly since these messengers would likely be total strangers. So it would be wasted man power.
Gather all the Gleeman and Bards withing a city when he first arrives, produce a bag of gold for each and then tell them what they will be informing the people of. He would have controlled a large portion of the information flow that way.
In general I think not properly informing the masses of what they were up against and getting everyone or at least most of everyone on board was Rand's biggest failure in the series.
All good things come to those who wait.
Rand needs a publicist
- 11/10/2010 11:56:26 AM
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You really don't understand? Or it just upsets you since he's a "good guy"?
- 11/10/2010 12:50:55 PM
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The people of Randland need him
- 11/10/2010 01:26:48 PM
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He's not hated. He is feared because of the inevitable destruction salvation will bring.
- 11/10/2010 02:18:30 PM
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It makes sense to fear the times and the DO; The Dragon Reborn less so
- 11/10/2010 03:18:56 PM
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their previous "rescue" broke the world anyways.
- 11/10/2010 03:24:09 PM
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The previous "rescue" saved the world but at great cost
- 11/10/2010 03:39:18 PM
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And where do you see people (other than dark friends and politicals) denying that?
- 11/10/2010 03:49:27 PM
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If the people don't know what is at stake, then he needs to tell them
- 11/10/2010 04:49:58 PM
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why will the people believe a crazy man over everyone else they know?
- 11/10/2010 05:08:14 PM
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That always bugged me. Some males killed entire CITIES
- 11/10/2010 05:44:50 PM
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but he wouldn't have done it without being tainted...
- 11/10/2010 05:49:46 PM
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To err is human. To blame it on someone else is even MORE human. *NM*
- 11/10/2010 05:53:43 PM
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It's easy to say that from our side.
- 11/10/2010 03:23:05 PM
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Re: It's easy to say that from our side.
- 11/10/2010 04:00:34 PM
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You are assuming you would have full knowledge of what was happening.
- 11/10/2010 04:08:50 PM
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Re: You are assuming you would have full knowledge of what was happening.
- 11/10/2010 04:46:19 PM
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with what infrastructure? With what TIME?
- 11/10/2010 05:06:43 PM
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Gleeman
- 11/10/2010 06:24:24 PM
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that is incredibly impractical
- 11/10/2010 07:35:06 PM
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Gleeman would be the most effective way to spread any message in Randland
- 11/10/2010 08:18:38 PM
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it would be the most effective. That does not mean it's practically effective.
- 11/10/2010 08:59:59 PM
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Gleeman and Peddlars are the most likely means of transporting information in Randland
- 11/10/2010 09:25:39 PM
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No.
- 11/10/2010 09:35:37 PM
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Mmm I think using Asha'man and AS would be counter productive
- 11/10/2010 09:39:05 PM
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I wouldn't think that they would necessarily proclaim themselves.
- 11/10/2010 10:15:27 PM
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When the FS and AS not even knowing this information don't ya think it's pointless?
- 11/10/2010 05:58:54 PM
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If they don't know then informing them would be an important first step in the PR process. *NM*
- 11/10/2010 06:28:10 PM
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why would they believe him? *NM*
- 11/10/2010 07:30:08 PM
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Common Sense, Influence of the Pattern *NM*
- 11/10/2010 08:20:29 PM
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"Common" Sense tells them that Rand is a violent crazy lunatic.
- 11/10/2010 08:55:10 PM
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They followed him when he cleansed Saidin
- 11/10/2010 09:41:45 PM
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"when in close contact"
- 11/10/2010 11:13:22 PM
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The pattern will work on anyone anywhere
- 12/10/2010 07:06:49 AM
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*NM*