Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25266931-20161228230634/@comment-4010415-20170102073104

KNN005 wrote: 1. With Salem manipulating people into blaming each other, I still don't get why Qrow, Glynda, and Iron can't at least tell people Salem is a cruel terrorist. Wouldn't that be enough to let people know they're being fooled into fighting each other while some monster-witch-lady benefits?

2. The Faunus popped up after humanity.

3. With all the tech they have in the show, I'm glad Qrow said most people are really religious. 1. Letting everyone in the public know about Salem's existence could possibly set off a domino effect of more and more things getting revealed leading to things that really are better left secret being revealed, leading to the chaos and war and power-hunting that Qrow said would happen. After all, if they rally the whole world against Salem, that means they have to let everyone know

Ozpin's group: Oh, by the way, one of her lackeys has this thing called the Fall Maiden powers, so be careful of that.

Public: Wait, you mean like in The Story of the Seasons? The Maidens are real?!

If they didn't, the first time people would face Cinder and witness her Maiden powers, if anyone survived, that would lead to

Public: What the hell was that, guys?!

Ozpin's group: Uhh, well...

Public: Are you hiding something?!!

It'd just... be a whole mess they'd rather not get into. Instead, the brotherhood stuck with getting the unaware Huntsmen and Huntresses to keep fighting Salem's Grimm for them, while the people who are in the know deal with the other stuff.

2. Actually, Qrow suggests that it's possible Faunus have been around for longer than Humans, but no one really actually knows when they popped up. From WoR: Faunus: "As far as everyone’s aware, Faunus have been around as long as mankind, if not a little longer. History gets a little fuzzy past a certain point,"

3. I'm sorry to break it to you, then, but Qrow actually said the exact opposite: "Not many people are super religious these days." As in, very few people are.