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Re: Still sounds like rationalization to me (no offense.) DomA Send a noteboard - 22/08/2013 03:57:04 AM

View original post Other than, once again, Jordan being deviously complex for the sake of illustrating the Shadows devious complexity, even if it does just the opposite on closer scrutiny.


But it's supposed to, on closer scrutiny (books later anyway.. in TGH you're supposed to believe in the apparent machiavellian complexity).

The "devious complexity" turns out to hide gross inefficiency.

Jordan compared it once to the Nazi leadership: a maze of chaos, duplicate responsibilities, fierce rivalries etc. One hand does one thing unknowing the other pulled in the other direction.

It was often a miracle they achieved anything (and that "miracle" was often the civil servants). It's mostly the same with the Shadow.

It's mostly chaos and despair the DO wanted. In the end it all comes down to placing Rand in the right extreme mindset of desperation to stand a chance to sway him to His side.

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Who did try to send Bayle Domon east, and why? Lo'oris - 29/07/2013 10:03:15 AM 1603 Views
Dark Friends echooff - 29/07/2013 05:04:02 PM 979 Views
Re: Dark Friends Lo'oris - 29/07/2013 05:08:41 PM 906 Views
It's fairly obvious, Jordan-style (ie: a few cl;ues, you have to think it up yourself) DomA - 30/07/2013 02:56:55 PM 1011 Views
Mmh I would need to re-read the relevant chapter... Lo'oris - 30/07/2013 03:01:51 PM 879 Views
At that point the Shadow had PLENTY of resources in Illian though. Joel - 18/08/2013 01:06:06 PM 933 Views
Re: At that point the Shadow had PLENTY of resources in Illian though. DomA - 18/08/2013 06:12:46 PM 772 Views
Still sounds like rationalization to me (no offense.) Joel - 19/08/2013 03:19:51 PM 976 Views
Re: Still sounds like rationalization to me (no offense.) Fanatic-Templar - 19/08/2013 05:56:29 PM 802 Views
Rand (or ter'angreal Rand) seemed to think it would. Joel - 20/08/2013 03:34:29 AM 778 Views
The way I see it, Fanatic-Templar - 20/08/2013 04:36:30 AM 772 Views
Right, so Rand either serves the Shadow in all worlds or none. Joel - 20/08/2013 04:58:51 AM 803 Views
Re: The way I see it, DomA - 22/08/2013 03:40:52 AM 801 Views
That's pretty much what I think, and also why I don't think there's one 'real' world. Fanatic-Templar - 22/08/2013 04:01:44 AM 825 Views
Re: That's pretty much what I think, and also why I don't think there's one 'real' world. DomA - 22/08/2013 07:54:43 PM 778 Views
I see. Fanatic-Templar - 23/08/2013 03:43:22 AM 866 Views
Re: Still sounds like rationalization to me (no offense.) DomA - 22/08/2013 03:57:04 AM 813 Views
Yeah, it works on that level, as noted in that response: Joel - 22/08/2013 08:40:30 AM 880 Views
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