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[amyraine]

I know, I know, I know that AtLA is a Asian centric universe and the parallels are of Asian countries/cities and comparing everything to a Western location or idea displays ignorance of the rich diversity of cultures and histories that LOK draws upon

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[ljlee]

Woo-hoo, Districters testify!! Sorry, got excited that you're living near my old school town. I mean, give Eleanor Norton Holmes a vote already, you know? That lady is badass.

That is the impression I got from Republic City, that it's a place ruled by outsiders, though I hadn't made the DC connection. Tenzin is probably the closest the city has to a local representative, and even if his seat is mostly symbolic in nature he also seems to be the one who most genuinely cares about the city's welfare.

I've been thinking about the role of Republic City for some time since I saw how prosperous and diverse it is, and I can't help but think it's being held back in a way--this place has tremendous potential for both economic and political power, and the other Nations fear it. If it does become a self-ruling democracy, it'll be practically unstoppable.

[amyraine]

It's Districters, not Districtites? I have no idea how the city-dwellers actually identify themselves.

I'm in Virginia, which means I actually get to elect my own representatives. Kind of. My vote gets drowned out by all the extremely conservative people south of me. *sigh*

Now I want to write a fic where a bunch of disguised people hijack an incoming merchant ship and dump all the tea into Yue Bay, and the Council blames Amon, and he's all "I didn't have anything to do with that." Meanwhile, somewhere in the spirit world, Iroh is crying...

[ljlee]

Actually I don't know either. Hey, I was just a student there. So I take it you don't live in the "real" Virginia? That makes you practically a godless Districter. Or Districtite.

Ha, the Republic City Tea Party. Would they dress as Water Tribe or pirates, I wonder. Makes you wonder what kind of trade restrictions Republic City chafes under.

[cadesama]

I tend to think Amon will win, on a temporary basis anyway. I'm sure they will eventually have a more democratic election system eventually. It seems like a lot of reforms need to happen -- not just government reforms, but social welfare reforms. There doesn't seem to be any kind of social safety net and while I wouldn't normally expect a kids' cartoon to tackle that, having Mako and Bolin grow up on the streets sort of begs the question of why anyone let that happen and if they will do anything to prevent that in the future.