Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-34633327-20171216025048/@comment-34633327-20171219141151

Ozpin's largest Issue isn't he's inability to get moving, but that his paranoia stops him from making a definitive decision. He puts faith in humanity, yet as Qrow says, he also knows telling them all this will incite a panic. And based on experience, even if they are told there is no guarentee they will side with him. Raven is proof enough on her own. He uses the bad experiences as a baseline for how to behave in the future so as to avoid those experiences again. Problem is, by constantly acting like he's walking around eggshells, he's handicaping himself severly.

People can ally under a common goal if they are given time to digest the information. Just look at Menagerie. They initially wanted nothing to do with defending Haven, but after the Albain's botched Assassination Attempt, the people rallied under the Belladonna's with the express goal of stopping the WF and defending Haven.

The same would be in regards to Salem. You know what would have been a good idea? Let the higher ranking seniors in Beacon in on the secret. I say Seniors because by then they have already proven their strength, and they have been monitored long enough to determine if they are liabilities. By letting them in on the secret, then they can make the decision themselves, and if they try to ally with Salem, he could stop them before hand.

Or another idea, recruit all the teams that were at the Vytal Festival. They heard Cinder's announcement, they fought on the front lines, they would have an easier time accepting someone having the power to control Grimm. Hell, Yang and Weiss believe it, and the only evidence they had before hand was Raven turning into a Raven. Just get Qrow to turn into a Qrow for them! Team SSN would no doubtedly jump on board since Sun is pretty much all but involved, and ABRN would probably get involved if they knew Haven was next.

Its amazing Ozpin's paranoia ultimately superceeds his faith.