wyrmlovingwyrm:

wyrmlovingwyrm:

Just a thought here but uh. We can agree that Flint is a definitively morally grey person fueled by rage and the desire for revenge without saying that he doesn’t genuinely care about ending England’s rule on Nassau or that he never strongly believed in the concept of the pardons before becoming utterly disillusioned by England as a force of potential good. Especially when he expressed that he fanatically wanted to pursue two idealistic, risky plans to carry out such a goal and that he was willing to exchange the treasure to end the war for Nassau. The misinterpretation of the character bothers me, but it genuinely bothers me more the idea that like. Being motivated by anger because of the injustices you have personally faced somehow is an “ impure” motive for revolutionary activity that makes it somehow not as good a cause? Is something that is prevalent with you people. Especially considering that a majority of the fan base is like consisting of non-straight women and some gay/bi men, some of whom are not white or able bodied, I expected you all to better grasp what powers revolutions or any sort of movement for social change and anyway that’s. Troubling.

also. did you all miss the speech he gives where he talks about how he wants to pursue the ability to change who tells the narrative to those who are feared instead of colonial england. 4×10, like. He is absolutely not an altruistic man and he is motivated by his own personal tragedies but that doesn’t necessarily cheapen the goal he is trying to pursue or mean that it is not worthwhile or that it is not something he truly believes in.