To me, it’s akin to the current US situation (and the many similar situations in the past around the world). Oppressors/government come in saying they’re only focused on the “bad guys” (benders) and will leave everyone else alone. People who are liable to believe them, either because they are desperate to cling to hope and want to believe that they are safe, or need to prove they are “good,” then turn on the people in their midst who haven’t done anything wrong other than exist.
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u/ChaosofaMadHatter Mar 30 '25
To me, it’s akin to the current US situation (and the many similar situations in the past around the world). Oppressors/government come in saying they’re only focused on the “bad guys” (benders) and will leave everyone else alone. People who are liable to believe them, either because they are desperate to cling to hope and want to believe that they are safe, or need to prove they are “good,” then turn on the people in their midst who haven’t done anything wrong other than exist.