but also fuck rose quartz even more, im gunna drop some truth bombs
because she not only knew that shattering the other diamonds was an option, but she bubbled the person willing to facilitate it (someone please let bismuth out already holy fuck), and chose again and again to fight a war. one in which her allies would be shattered for her ideals anyway!
rose was not 100% dedicated to her acclaimed cause. she used other gems lives and pearl's servitude to compensate for what she wasnt willing to give. for something that SHE wanted. and as amethyst said, she left some 1,000 year conflict behind for her kid to fuckin deal with.
Rose was enamoured by earth and the beauty of life, but she acted for the sake of her own desire to experience it, and not what was actually truly best for earth, the gems, and the people on it.
she also never set pearl free for real, which is what shouldve happened if she was looking out for other peoples' best interests. which is worse now we know the romantic "love" (love being used loosely) was mutual. she even gave pearl an order on her last day in power, that lasted beyond her actual death.
to be fair, pearls actions were also short-sighted and based on pleasing someone, which never works out long-term. but how was she supposed to emotionally develop past that while still being in the role of "slave"? she didnt have the opportunities to, and once she finally did with steven around, she learned. rockily, but she did.
her and rose's relationship could never be a healthy one because they were never on equal terms. rose gave a crap attempt at trying to do that, but gave pearl another order right after her speech about pearls actions now being independent. especially in a power dynamic relationship, thats not healthy or even remotely functioning. this recent episode shows us that they probably shouldve had some time apart so pearl could emotionally develop.
its also kinda shitty that they just now framed it as "you swept rose off her feet so much she wanted to run away with you and live on earth with you forever". ok well she clearly didnt actually want that for too long, because greg was in the picture later, and pearl was very VERY clearly hurt by that. only for greg and pearl to justify it with, "she always did what she wanted".
it literally wouldve been fine if her actions had a limited effect on others. as new the episode tries to teach, self sufficiency is a good thing; but theres a middleground between relying on no one (Cowgirl Ruby), and relying so heavily on the people around you to make you happy that you're emotionally stunted and try to please people too much (Pearl), or you take responsibility for everything (Steven & Amethyst). Conversely, you can act irresponsibly using other people to fulfill yourself (Rose), or always rely on a singular person and their judgement without thinking for yourself (Ruby, pre-proposal).
Everyone but Rose has made huge gains in emotional development. Rose, sadly, had a kid and left those responsibilities in everyone else's hands. And during her life, in terms of emotional fulfillment, she would just pick up and move on when she needed something different, instead of trying to be responsible and more self-sufficient.
tldr; rose is a hedonistic, self-centered person, and a shitty parent. she's a person who put herself on a gigantic pedastal she didnt deserve. she took the decisions that were easiest for her in difficult situations, and the results screwed over countless other people. she also left a gigantic militaristic AND emotional mess for her kid and best friends to clean up.
so honestly? amethyst for president i love her. and i cant wait for the wedding