Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-3257939-20140105070225/@comment-16502426-20140718151651

Bismarkus wrote: But Hornets don't sting for the sake of stinging. They sting because they are trying to protect their hive at all costs. By your logic, does that make the CoG any different? Vale is apparently a stronghold for the CoG in Remnant, so it can be argued that the CoG are acting for the same reason that Hornets swarm and sting, to protect their homes which Humans and Faunus continue to encroach on.

This would make them sympathetic. Because we humans, when faced with our homes being taken from us, will fight back desperately to keep what they have (Example: basically every war, ever). Furthermore, Humans cannot change their nature just as the CoG cannot. Humans cannot stop themselves from fighting incessantly, both amongst each other or other species (Don't even try to argue that it isn't human nature to fight; we evolved to be apex predators at the top of the food chain, it is in our very DNA to seek conflict). That's what I was trying to say. Putting a label of "evil" doesn't work when they are just hardwired to do what they do. It doesn't matter if it is a puma or a boarbatusk if it is attempting to kill you.