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(Puts on my communism goggles) I think staunchly pro-anders fans are fascinating because to me at least it shows how to most people revenge is more important than actual progress. People will always want to do what feels good over what is right, because progress often is slow and unsatisfying in the moment.
My main issue with Andersā action isnāt that he did something extreme, itās that he did in the wrong place. Why the chantry over the gallows, where the actual templars were and there would be less civilians to hurt? He had Hawke on his side, he could have planned to evacuate people or put some safeguard in place to minimize civilian damages in the gallows, since most of the people in the gallows are not civilians. Blowing up property - especially if the property houses information and shelter for the oppressing party- is good. Itās a great plan. It would have made a much bigger impact and put a lot less mages across Thedas in direct danger if it was the gallows that were destroyed and not a chantry.
But Anders was wrapped up in vengeance (and we can have a whole discussion about how responsible Anders is for the actions of Justice). The point wasnāt to make the world better for mages at that point- the mage-Templar war that ensued did not ensure any kind of rights for mages depending on what you did in inquisition, and many had to die for being made automatically complicit in crimes against Andraste (even if they were believers themselves, thatās just the consequence of BLOWING UP THE CHANTRY), it was to do something extreme to feel like he was doing something just for the mages. Blowing up the chantry made this a statement on religion. It distracted from the actual grievances about the abuse taking place in mage circles.
There is no justice when collateral damage in the form of life is acceptable. That is no way forward, and it will create a lot more problems in the long run than it solves. It creates Martyrs, people who wonāt rest until their own versions of feel good revenge is satisfied.
But it did feel real good to see the chantry- at that point housing people sheltering from danger- blow up as a symbol of your hate to the Templar order. It felt real good and thatās all that mattered.
This is great commentary on real world situations where good people - and Anders was a good person, dedicated his whole life to doing right by others and the world around him- get corrupted and twisted and pushed to do things that a younger version of them might never condone. When things get bad enough and no one wants to listen these kinds of actions seem to be the only way forward. The issue, ultimately, is not Anders. Itās not even Kirkwall. Itās fear against magic and a distrust of strangers, both issues that would never be solved or even addressed with terrorism. Anyway. Heās a fascinating character and his writing is really interesting to me
#I think itās a testament to the writing that almost 20 years later people are still discussing this passionately I love dragon age#believe you me I understand that revolution cannot be done without some violence in this world but you HAVE to be smarter about I#andytalk#anders#I view Anders as my wet angry cat who I love to put holiday sweaters on#dragon age#dragon age 2#this is less discourse and more discussion I guess lmao
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You know what got me about Solasā¦. The prison heās in in Rookās mind is designed specifically to torture him. Itās a hell of his own making, constantly surrounded by his regrets.
He assumes Rook would deal with it just the same as he did: by wallowing in misery and despairing.
It was pride that didnāt let him see that Rookās regrets wonāt necessarily weigh them down like they weighed him down. Projection- what pain is worse than this? And handed to someone who has not had millennia to dwell on their actions?
Alternatively: he was just buying time and hoped that Rook wouldnāt get out too soon. In this case, I wonder how long he thought he had
#need a fic where Rook and Solas are the Same Brand of Miserable and Rook is having a MUCH harder time leaving#dragon age the veilguard#dragon age veilguard#solas#solas LAVELLAN! the fuck#he finally gets a family name thatās so nice.#andytalk#veilguard spoilers
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I THOUGHT I HAD TO WAIT BUT HE'S HEREEEE
#HEHEHAUJAKENEMEGENSBBS#I CAN'T EXPRESS HOW HAPPY I AM!!!!#homestuck#karkat vantas#karkat plush#<andytalks>
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charmac is the Fucking friendship ever
#You donāt get it I am a BITCH for lifelong friendships#They throw rocks at trains together every Christmas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!#Charlie Kelly#Mac mcdonald#iasip#andytalk
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Hello! My name is Andy and I like to draw! I am also attempting various styles to see which one fits me at the moment. So, please excuse any inconsistencies š¤
Beware! Some horror art might be posted on this blog! I loveeee horror, but i will tag it!
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If only my parents named me Mitch so my Simblr handle could be āMaxis Mitchā because (giggles to myself while awkwardly raising my hands) I use Maxis Match cc. Imagine the clout.
Also I could be called that bitch, Mitch.
Just some thoughts this evening.
This is so stupid, I shouldnāt type my thoughts out!
#nonsims kinda#saviorhide#text post#wtf am i saying#maxis mitch would be cool tho!#NO ONE STEAL MY IDEA UNTIL I LEGALLY CHANGE MY NAME TO MITCH JUST FOR THE SAKE OF THE URL NAME#andytalks & thoughts
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Do you do requests?
sometimes I do, but it really depends if I like the idea or noot
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Oh i dont like the notification system update from the mobile app... i wanna see every single person who reblogged my stuff... not click three more times before seeing it
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YALL BETTER VOTE FOR THE ARTS & CRAFTS OR SELF CARE ROUTINES THEMES or Andy is gonna have some problems with yāall!š”š
Oh man, the first two are definitely my/my Sims thing. But properly-sized telescopes and microscopes are hard to vote against.
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I will complain about a lot in veilguard but I canāt complain about the companions themselves. All of them deserved more from the story and all of them are such fascinating and wonderful characters and I love them all
#hot take veilguard should have had Lace as a protagonist#can you fucking imagine#I will never regret laying my eyes on Neve Gallus not a minute of my life#andytalk#dragon age veilguard#dragon age
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Can you imagine being clan Lavellan and having this random barely-an-adult member of your clan ascend to human godhood and permanently change the landscape of the world you live in only to, a decade later, have her ascend to Elvhen Godhood with your peopleās worst adversary as her loving husband. Hell of a story to tell at clan meetings
#lavellan#dragon age the veilguard#dragon age veilguard#veilguard spoilers#solas taking on the clan Lavellan last name#idk if they would care for that!#andytalk
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Don't you hate it when you found out an artist who you love their art style sm turns out to be a proshipper
#cuz that literally happened to me minutes ago#sighhhh....#such a waste#dni proshitters#proshippers fuck off#<andytalks>
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"Hello guys - new hair self"
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-happy new year!
Well Simblr, here is my last post of 2019! What a fucking mess this year was in my personal life but if anything was for sure a positive from this year, it was creating my Simblr. This has been a fun journey seeing all your beautiful sims & reading yalls crazy good stories (yes I actually read them!). Iām so glad to be here with yāall & I look forward to seeing what my beautiful fellow Simblrs come out with in 2020ā¤ļø Iām very happy with who Iāve met on here & I feel like I made a good decision joining Simblr this year. I hope to continue sharing my sims & all that with yāall!
So with that being said I would like to set some 2020 Simblr Resolutions. Some are easy to come & some will take some practice & time. But here it goes!
1.) Interact more with other Simblrs. Donāt allow my social anxiety get the best of me & actually go out and make friends with other simmers
2.) Learn & FINALLY make some custom content for yāall. From clothing, hair & poses. This is a learning process but it is a true goal of mine!
3.) Actually committ to storytelling & STICK TO IT. Give myself some time to write it out. Even if my stories arenāt captivating & amazing like my fellow simmers on here, but something easy to follow & something yall can catch on about my sims (because girl, thereās story & tea in my game!)
4.) Get better at building & sharing more of my builds on the gallery
5.) Be kinder to myself. Personally Iām my biggest critic. I often tear myself down of my work & physically slap my head hard because I get frustrated with myself a lot because of reasons I could go on forever listing. I didnāt know until this year that I had a problem doing that to myself, but Iām working very hard to quit doing that. First of all it hurts, itās harmful to me & it needs to stop. So right now Iām promising myself NOT to do that anymore. With my mutuals as my witness!
Welp sorry for the long post. I tried to keep it short & sweet (and I failed at that lol) but I wish all of you beautiful people for blessings, growth, love, happiness & acceptance in 2020. Youāre all great writers & people...so please keep going. Love yāallā¤ļø
Happy New Year!
-Andyš¤
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Could I draw fan art for your ocs?
Yes!!! Yes dude do it and tag me
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