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look around you again redhand Send a noteboard - 23/01/2011 03:24:01 PM
just the top 5:

- slavery of non-channelers
- a megalomaniacal oligarchy that's developed fanatical devotion, and believes everyone belongs to them
- the wide (& horrible) use of terangreal to brainwash, hurt, and control for the creation of violent, will-less Power-wielding slaves
- a super-secret police striking fear into everyone
- national self-righteousness, superiority complex, and other stupid customs (no eye contact?)

1)
Well, in the books, have you ever see Aiel WOs without gai'shain? Each one may only serve one year and one day, that just means as long as there are at least one raid per year, there will be a constant supply of gai'shain.

Imagine yourself at school, and every time some bully beat you, you give your lunch money to him for one week. It may not be the same bully every week, but does that makes any difference?

Most of the times, it is going to be the same less skilled warriors who become gai'shain, just to different enemies at different times.

If on average, 5% of warriors are gai'shain, how much difference does it make if it is the same 5% all the time(like what the seanchan has), or it rotates among the 50% lower skilled warriors(like what the Aiel has)?

2) Every country believes everything should belong to them. Remember the hate between Tear and Illian? Recall the ship captain who took Mat away from Tar Valon. He marveled about the thought of salting Illian's field and putting all of them in chains.

They all want to do it, just were not able to do it, that is all.

3) The adam is as strong as the Oath Rod.

4) In Tear, they don't need a secret police to strike fear into the populance. There are different laws for High Lord versus regular folks. A High Lord wants something from you, like your daughter, can strike fear into you without any secret police.

In Seanchan, like in Artur Hawkwing's Empire, laws apply equally to everyone, including the Daughter of the Nine Moons. That is why there is a secret police, to gather evidence to use in front of the court.

If what the High Lords say are the law, who needs a secret police to gather what people are actually saying? If the High Lord said you said so, you said so, no evidence necessary, no secret police necessary.

A secret police is worse than a open and transparent police. But it is better than an unequal justice system.

5) Now that is uncalled for. Why is eye-contract a must? Why must people shake hands? Why not a bow? Why not man hug every time you meet?

So purely cultural customs are the reason they can not take over the world?
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Seanchan Takeover of Randland Mordie01 - 22/01/2011 11:25:36 PM 2077 Views
I would be mostly okay with it if they abolished slavery first Deadsy - 23/01/2011 12:19:48 AM 1050 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 493 Views
You mean utter anarchy and a dangerously stratified society? Ghavrel - 23/01/2011 07:24:48 AM 832 Views
The situation in Seanchan isn't that unique ranagrande - 23/01/2011 07:49:28 AM 857 Views
Except with continous rebellion. Chas - 23/01/2011 12:13:17 PM 849 Views
That's to be expected. ranagrande - 23/01/2011 12:56:07 PM 808 Views
there's tons of problems there, but 20+ leaders/royals killed? Disaster anywhere... *NM* newyorkersedai - 23/01/2011 11:38:57 AM 416 Views
Funny; Caemlyn's succession crises aren't nearly as bad. *NM* Ghavrel - 23/01/2011 11:00:45 PM 412 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 450 Views
The anarchy is what happens in the absence of Seanchan power. Cannoli - 27/01/2011 01:10:56 PM 793 Views
Yes. That is a flaw of Seanchan governance. Ghavrel - 28/01/2011 01:54:00 AM 715 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 973 Views
Wait... the indegenous Seanchan haven't changed in a thousand years? fionwe1987 - 29/01/2011 02:09:05 AM 770 Views
Re: Wait... the indegenous Seanchan haven't changed in a thousand years? ranagrande - 29/01/2011 01:10:36 PM 822 Views
Re: Wait... the indegenous Seanchan haven't changed in a thousand years? fionwe1987 - 29/01/2011 10:02:27 PM 674 Views
Re: Wait... the indegenous Seanchan haven't changed in a thousand years? ranagrande - 30/01/2011 03:56:23 AM 868 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 850 Views
They treat channelers like DOGS! so, No. *NM* Evil_Monkey - 23/01/2011 07:56:22 AM 418 Views
I treat my dog better *NM* Voscaia Sedai - 23/01/2011 10:28:08 AM 409 Views
Good point. *NM* Evil_Monkey - 24/01/2011 01:47:29 AM 431 Views
Dogs never broke the world or created Shadowspawn, so they have it coming *NM* Cannoli - 27/01/2011 01:07:32 PM 391 Views
The Pattern certainly has some plan or purpose for the Seanchan. Libby - 23/01/2011 10:59:33 AM 912 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 744 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 772 Views
I think it's interesting Libby - 24/01/2011 09:23:40 AM 781 Views
There has been ta'veren since Hawkwing and before the Triple. Lohikaarme - 28/01/2011 11:56:46 AM 774 Views
Who were they? Libby - 29/01/2011 12:33:58 AM 713 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 701 Views
Um, no newyorkersedai - 23/01/2011 11:36:24 AM 847 Views
look around you again redhand - 23/01/2011 03:24:01 PM 832 Views
Re: look around you again Lo'oris - 23/01/2011 03:54:49 PM 800 Views
Seanchan equality before the law Zeratul - 23/01/2011 04:09:54 PM 853 Views
Re: Seanchan equality before the law Watcher - 23/01/2011 04:22:28 PM 815 Views
a) most of that is your own extrapolation, not shown in the text moratcorlm - 23/01/2011 04:56:14 PM 790 Views
Yes. moratcorlm - 23/01/2011 04:47:30 PM 786 Views
Mostly, yes. redqueen - 23/01/2011 05:57:17 PM 769 Views
Re: Mostly, yes. Lo'oris - 23/01/2011 06:10:10 PM 774 Views
Re: Mostly, yes. ranagrande - 23/01/2011 06:33:00 PM 825 Views
Re: Mostly, yes. Lo'oris - 23/01/2011 11:03:36 PM 747 Views
Not really redqueen - 23/01/2011 07:12:27 PM 767 Views
I disagree. Bergioyn - 25/01/2011 07:17:18 PM 759 Views
I see them as neccessary evil to eventually eliminate channeling. Skeeve the Great - 24/01/2011 08:04:21 PM 868 Views
Re: I see them as neccessary evil to eventually eliminate channeling. Lo'oris - 25/01/2011 10:40:58 AM 700 Views
Re: I see them as neccessary evil to eventually eliminate channeling. Skeeve the Great - 25/01/2011 05:55:13 PM 730 Views
Re: I see them as neccessary evil to eventually eliminate channeling. Lo'oris - 26/01/2011 12:10:54 AM 934 Views
"We" don't know of the One Power existing, so obviously it disappears. *NM* Deadsy - 26/01/2011 12:14:19 AM 428 Views
Lack of knowledge doesn't mean the One Power vanishes or is destroyed. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 26/01/2011 04:03:22 PM 687 Views
If OP still existed, you'd still have sparkers even "today". *NM* Myrdhyn - 26/01/2011 06:34:50 PM 410 Views
Not exactly; genetics are more complicated. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 27/01/2011 09:48:48 PM 756 Views
No RugbyPlayingAshaman - 25/01/2011 05:41:09 PM 878 Views
Ah, um, no. Ghavrel - 29/01/2011 11:53:16 PM 773 Views
The thing is orius - 04/02/2011 05:29:15 AM 717 Views
They didn't break anything Lo'oris - 04/02/2011 02:13:10 PM 780 Views
Contemplate this then.... Jeordam - 04/02/2011 10:29:09 PM 797 Views
Re: Contemplate this then.... redqueen - 06/02/2011 12:44:21 AM 786 Views
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