who on earth sympathizes with zealous racist colonizers in this day and age?
Aesleyan Send a noteboard - 27/11/2010 08:12:46 AM
We're looking at people who have ideologically convinced themselves of their superiority on the basis of blood. They combine THAT with a rigidly hierarchical oligarchy for most of society with slavery reserved for some. Their cultural value system is predicated almost entirely on complex ideas of who should kowtow to whom and when, with extremely dire consequences.
Basically, it's racism that's not being called racism combined with slavery that IS being called slavery, laced into a colonization scheme that justifies itself with a providential sense of mission. AND they're basically looking to dominate the societies of every character other than Tuon we've ever liked. (I also don't like Tuon, to be honest.)
On a deep level, I seriously don't get how anyone could be a fan of them, but, oh well, it's just fiction... right?
Basically, it's racism that's not being called racism combined with slavery that IS being called slavery, laced into a colonization scheme that justifies itself with a providential sense of mission. AND they're basically looking to dominate the societies of every character other than Tuon we've ever liked. (I also don't like Tuon, to be honest.)
On a deep level, I seriously don't get how anyone could be a fan of them, but, oh well, it's just fiction... right?
Tuon and Mat
22/11/2010 12:05:12 AM
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The Seanchan are actually more worrisome to me than the DO.
23/11/2010 02:45:27 AM
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Modernity scares you more than non-existence? *NM*
23/11/2010 05:47:05 AM
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uhm, no.
23/11/2010 06:22:44 AM
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Nothing worse than anyone else has
23/11/2010 07:07:59 AM
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What's the point of existing if the existence is a miserable one?
26/11/2010 09:38:56 AM
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Re: What's the point of existing if the existence is a miserable one?
27/11/2010 01:03:41 AM
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I agree. The Seanchan represent a world order based upon all the principles of evil.
23/11/2010 06:37:13 PM
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Agreed.
24/11/2010 01:14:59 AM
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Personally, I'm rooting for the Seanchan to take over Randland.
24/11/2010 02:09:15 AM
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it's easy to ignore treaties when those that made them are dead.
24/11/2010 05:19:19 PM
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who on earth sympathizes with zealous racist colonizers in this day and age?
27/11/2010 08:12:46 AM
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"rigidly hierarchical oligarchy" How the fuck is Randland any different?
30/11/2010 09:54:13 AM
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