It's really funny that the Equalist occupation lasted only like a few days. But they still had enough time to put that bigass mask on Aang's statue. Do you think they already had it. Just a huge Amon mask just in case. Whose idea do you think it was to make that shit.
People really don't remark upon this but the city/country the Gaang built had an incredibly autocratic political system, one which, by Korra's time at least, seemed to be completely lacking in legitimacy among its population. You can't build up massive combined arms militaries in secret unless literally everyone hates the government so much that there's zero risk anyone will report anything.
There's a real chance that the Equalist movement had 80%+ popular support.
How do we feel about bumi ii being an equalist as a part of his edgy teen years? Am I crazy for liking the idea?
sketches!!!
(dont worry, he just was protesting, nothing violent)
I feel like as a nonbender who feels like an outsider in his own family, a group that preys on his insecurities and validates his fears of being seen as less than could very easily pull him in.
Not to mention, I don't think the equalist movement is completely without merit. I actually have a lot of thoughts on equalists and nonbenders in general in meta and in universe.