>>126589940Amon wasn't an outside observer who'd think "JESUS CHRIST we have wasps the size of vultures this world is cursed!". His movement is really three different kinds of crap. He's not a messiah ordained by spirits to kill bending. He's not a regular guy standing up to benders. He's certainly not actually addressing the problems in the society by scapegoating benders.
What's left to rally around? The only actual oppression the show...shows benders doing to non-benders was a reaction to the Equalists. Just the fact life has a habit of sucking and some benders have it good?
Bending doesn't magically make anyone into a rich national celebrity or infamous top-level criminal. They're just as likely to be trapped in a shitty cycle of poverty, be victims of crime and circumstance, and way more likely to be exploited. I can't imagine season 3 was the first batch of children press-ganged by the Earth Queen and two of our heroes were orphans that joined a gang because they had this pesky food habit.
If your point is "Benders have the upper hand in a fight" then the constant plot convenience benders lose to non-benders gets in the way. Nevermind "who would win in a fight" isn't typically nor actually something that comes up in day to day life.
