Someone yesterday also pointed out that Korra's lack of spirituality coincides with Republic City's lack of spirituality. People have left the spiritual nature of bending behind, and replaced a lot of it with technology- just think about the situated nature of Air Temple Island. It is distant and far removed from the troubles of the city- imagine being a non-bender, looking out at that and thinking how privileged the people living there must be. For that matter, imagine being a bender, looking out at the island and thinking how little a collection of monks have to do with your daily life, and how little their presence has done about the bending gangs or the angry Equalists.
Heck, there isn't a single non-bender on the Council. The world is out of balance, and no one seems ready to give Korra a chance to restore it- they just see her as a means for their own ambitions. Even Amon seems to be just toying with her.
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Someone yesterday also pointed out that Korra's lack of spirituality coincides with Republic City's lack of spirituality. People have left the spiritual nature of bending behind, and replaced a lot of it with technology- just think about the situated nature of Air Temple Island. It is distant and far removed from the troubles of the city- imagine being a non-bender, looking out at that and thinking how privileged the people living there must be. For that matter, imagine being a bender, looking out at the island and thinking how little a collection of monks have to do with your daily life, and how little their presence has done about the bending gangs or the angry Equalists.
Heck, there isn't a single non-bender on the Council. The world is out of balance, and no one seems ready to give Korra a chance to restore it- they just see her as a means for their own ambitions. Even Amon seems to be just toying with her.