History Tropers / Prime_of_Perfection

** State that The Templars in AssassinsCreed are good guys or heroic in any sense of the word. The Templars at their most moral are shitbags and agreeing with them is foolish. The Templar's philosophy can sound appealing on the surface, what with the whole thing about pursuing peace, recognizing that people are flawed, and a belief in the necessity of order. However, the failings of the philosophy is obvious when you stop to assess. First, THEY'RE AS HUMAN AS EVERYBODY ELSE! Which is best reflected in how when they go about their elitist assholery. Internal issues crop up and cause them to lose so many times. So either they believe all humans suck but them - which if you believe that, it either shows how flawed you are or it should give hope for humanity as a whole - or that humanity sucks in general, at which point they should just eliminate themselves. Next, it's the way they go about seeking world peace. First, world peace is an unattainable idea because change is the one constant. There will always be conflict. Conflict is inevitable. What we should focus on is how we can end it as quickly and compassionately as possible. The Templars lack wisdom and benevolence. This also comes round circle to why The Templars world will never work. First, they force it on to people, not get them to accept it as a belief of their own. People are going to resist no matter what. Second, harmony cannot come from an external source. External systems are guides that point in the way of something, not the end all, be all. One cannot "make" peace, it has to come from within. Which is why The Assassin's are superior. They realize that discipline must be internalized, it must be nurtured. And that's why I hate The Templars and it's a serious button for me since they stand for everything that disgusts me and I immediately think that person is just fooled by the illusion of pretexts and haven't thought things through. The path of The Templars is the path without self-reflection. It's all about romancing being a dictator. And there's a reason dictator starts with dic(k).