Jdietz43 wrote:
People tend to do what they can to help the ones they love most, even at the cost of the populace. If you can't understand that then maybe you just haven't felt that way yourself about anyone yet.
What, you fell in love with someone? Perhaps you are right. I haven't felt that way to anyone, thus I'm more of a man of moral than a man of love, I will never sacrifice any. Therefore, even if I fall in love madly with someone, I will NEVER sacrifice the populace just for the sake of that one love. I will save that lover, and still keep my name clear for the populace. I'm not someone as petty as one who will let the world be destroyed if it lets me be with one I love. Sounds idealistically stupid, right? Then again, this is me.
Many people who did that (let the world burn if it means together with lover) are mostly portrayed unsympathetically. In this case, perhaps you do admit that Litchi has been unsympathetic, because she'd rather help an organization that will destroy the world and will probably stay that way even if she knows the extent of its vileness. Because everything else is insignificant to her, except Arakune, thus it's completely okay for her to see them destroyed, as long as they leave Arakune alone for cure. She might not think like that, but... well, Actions speak louder than words. And her actions do seem to support that notion.
Funny thing is that during her segment of 'Help Me Dr Kokonoe', she's told to think calmly and rationally. And joining NOL is the 'calm and rational' choice? The 'calm and rational' choice is "Join a world-destroying organization and participate in destroying the world, discarding whatever moral you had!"? Gee...
Yet Bang is probably madder in terms of love to Litchi, compared to her and Arakune; yet he still manages himself better. And this is supposed to be the over-the-top idiot guy.
Still, if it's love on normal circumstances, I could tolerate it. Even I could tolerate Litchi's love to Arakune. But when that love makes you reveal that you're not a good guy after all... it's bad news. Maybe Litchi isn't inherently evil... more 'neutral' actually, but it's still a betrayal from what I thought she was (good), and it's still pretty bad on my book. I got too used seeing Litchi as a good person, and when she reveals that she's more neutral than good... I... you know.
Or perhaps, I've been looking at her at the wrong way. From the point of view of love, Litchi perhaps is doing the right thing in the name of saving the one you love. However, from a moral standpoint, what she is doing is utterly inexcusable and she has fallen. Thus... perhaps I should look at her from love standpoint rather than moral standpoint?
(Ugh... I talked a lot, and probably made myself look like an idiot...)
_________________
Don't wanna sound like a hypocrite. Sig will be as gloomy as me.
Though...
http://tiny.cc/uw386