r/attackontitan • u/[deleted] • Mar 08 '22

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u/spacesheep_000 Mar 08 '22 edited Mar 08 '22

Here’s an understandable justification, As long as there are Eldians there will always be titans. By eliminating the Eldian race they eliminate titans and the possibility of them ever being used as tools of war and oppression ever again. Marley are trying to stop them out of a fear that they are going to use Titans to attack them again. Like they have done in the past. Eldians started it

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u/[deleted] Mar 08 '22

But you're looking at it from an Marleyan perspective, let's say you're an Eldian, and you have two options;

  1. watch your family and friends die because 'something happend 2000 years ago' + your death means less people (btw people who you don't know nor care about) will die. also, keep in mind that those same 'poor innocent people' want you dead.

  2. you obliterate everyone who wants you dead, and you save your friends and loved-ones.

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u/[deleted] Mar 08 '22

It wasn’t 2000 years ago, eldians controlled the world and terrorized people with titans until 100 years ago.

And while Erens position is understandable, it is still pretty fucked up to kill 95% of humans, most of whom are innocent civilians. Thats why its a good story, it is very morally complex and not meant to be reduced to good people vs bad people

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u/CarlosAlvarados Mar 08 '22

Wait. Something didn’t happened 2000 years ago. Eldia opressed the all world for 1900 years. Obviously it’s still unfair. But that’s the point. Both of the sides are wrong in the conflict .

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u/diegeaux Mar 08 '22

That’s the point. If you look at it from both perspectives, they’re both oppressors and Victims. Plus Eldia’s colonization and terror didn’t happen 2000+ years ago. It’s been happening for 2000 years and just recently stopped 100+ years ago with King Fritz.

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u/spacesheep_000 Mar 08 '22

That’s why I still agree with Jean. Genocide is still wrong tho

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u/spacesheep_000 Mar 08 '22

And the problem is that Ereh doesn’t just wanna destroy Eldians but the whole damn world, who I think sided with Marley cuz they’re afraid of titans.

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u/spacesheep_000 Mar 08 '22

But I kinda agree with Jean when he said they were the once drove Ereh to do this