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SatanBurger · 36-40, F
I see both sides, I don't know the tale that well but know the time period. Back in those ages you were nothing if you weren't born into money so I can see it as a cause for rebellion. On the other hand, even good people with the best intentions can end up hurting others and not all rich people are bad so they should rightfully keep what they earn. I could see innocent people being caught in the cross fire of both sides as well.
However societal attitudes as a whole create these sorts of problems in the first place. If their going to create a poor verses rich system and their going to make a clear line in the sand, then their essentially creating enemies where there are none and thus that is the problem.
That's basically a declaration of war when you already label a person well before their born, to decide a fate for someone is cruel. Therefore I feel like people must accept consequences 🤷♀️
The best example of this I can give is modern day India. Phoolan Devi, a lower caste girl turned bandit, nicknamed the Bandit Queen (I provided a link to her interesting story) who ended up making it into parliament after 8 years imprisonment for the murder of 22 men (for gang rape and refusing to give up the where abouts of other attackers.) She was the first lower caste woman from India to be elected (later she was assassinated.)
She grew up in the caste system and was forced to marry at the age of 11. Her husband beat her and she escaped, only to be ostracized by her family:
[quote]‘I told her to drop dead,’ said her mother. ‘I told her to jump in a well or drown herself in the Jamuna.’” At the age of 12, Phoolan Devi was considered ruined.[/quote]
[big]https://roadsandkingdoms.com/2017/indias-bandit-queen/[/big]
However societal attitudes as a whole create these sorts of problems in the first place. If their going to create a poor verses rich system and their going to make a clear line in the sand, then their essentially creating enemies where there are none and thus that is the problem.
That's basically a declaration of war when you already label a person well before their born, to decide a fate for someone is cruel. Therefore I feel like people must accept consequences 🤷♀️
The best example of this I can give is modern day India. Phoolan Devi, a lower caste girl turned bandit, nicknamed the Bandit Queen (I provided a link to her interesting story) who ended up making it into parliament after 8 years imprisonment for the murder of 22 men (for gang rape and refusing to give up the where abouts of other attackers.) She was the first lower caste woman from India to be elected (later she was assassinated.)
She grew up in the caste system and was forced to marry at the age of 11. Her husband beat her and she escaped, only to be ostracized by her family:
[quote]‘I told her to drop dead,’ said her mother. ‘I told her to jump in a well or drown herself in the Jamuna.’” At the age of 12, Phoolan Devi was considered ruined.[/quote]
[big]https://roadsandkingdoms.com/2017/indias-bandit-queen/[/big]
Jackaloftheazuresand · 26-30, M
@SatanBurger I have always agreed with the justice of deposing the state, not necessarily with guillotines and whatnot. I am brought to a phrase supposedly spoken by Jesus when asked about taxes, he said give to God what is his and give to Caesar what is Caesar's. The king in the story is in control of currency and runs everything they know. They can overthrow him but to steal is not a righteous path, it shows me an individual's self-justification for poor behavior. The good guys shouldn't have to sacrifice virtue to win.
Maybe Robin Hood isn't a story of a hero but that is what he has come to be known as by the public. I would have liked to see punishment all around but I recall no such perspective in the work.
Maybe Robin Hood isn't a story of a hero but that is what he has come to be known as by the public. I would have liked to see punishment all around but I recall no such perspective in the work.
SatanBurger · 36-40, F
@Jackaloftheazuresand I don't actually remember any consequences as well. I feel like sometimes people just need heroes when they feel powerless. It's not right but that's what I gather from various mythologies and stories like Robin Hood. I know that comes with it's own set of fallacies too because heroes are not perfect and some are downright con men.
This is all my opinion but just a side thought, overthrowing would be a good option rather than stealing (never thought of it that way in the case of Robin Hood but it makes more sense) but it still presents another line of problems as it often involves innocent bloodshed.
If this king was so power driven then there's no good ending that would happen. Look at Venezuela or North Korea.
Stealing wouldn't be best but at the same time if someone was that power hungry, psychological warfare may be the best bet. If you can't hit them physically, you hit their resources and starve them out which would happen to be money at the time.
This is all my opinion but just a side thought, overthrowing would be a good option rather than stealing (never thought of it that way in the case of Robin Hood but it makes more sense) but it still presents another line of problems as it often involves innocent bloodshed.
If this king was so power driven then there's no good ending that would happen. Look at Venezuela or North Korea.
Stealing wouldn't be best but at the same time if someone was that power hungry, psychological warfare may be the best bet. If you can't hit them physically, you hit their resources and starve them out which would happen to be money at the time.
Jackaloftheazuresand · 26-30, M
@SatanBurger They even mentioned that need for heroes in your Indian example.
They did end up with confrontation in the end so I suppose they saw that the thievery wasn't going to change anything long term.
They did end up with confrontation in the end so I suppose they saw that the thievery wasn't going to change anything long term.
Jackaloftheazuresand · 26-30, M
@YukikoAmagi Aha, agreed
@Jackaloftheazuresand sounds like a petty excuse to me 😂😂
Jackaloftheazuresand · 26-30, M
@SW-User where does it stop?
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@Jackaloftheazuresand i dont condone thievery but i guess at some point its just payback