gillo: (chained Spike)
gillo ([personal profile] gillo) wrote in [personal profile] madimpossibledreamer 2021-08-27 12:11 am (UTC)

I think Government without controls is potentially a Big Bad in the Buffyverse, and too much at risk of corruption. There's the Senator near the end of AngelS5 too. Mob rule (as in MOO) is also dangerous. Jasmine might be considered a warning against populism. The Mayor and Snyder misuse their power. On the whole individuals have a duty to take a share in the responsibility of running the world as well as possible:

When nothing you do matters, the only thing that matters is what you do.

Chanterelle/Lily/Anne is a good example of a trajectory across seven years from helpless, inert and gullible to strong and determined to make everything she does count. Without even superpowers.

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