Thought I'd throw my $0.02 in here...
Now, Nene's had this kind of counter-truth thrown at her before we get to DW, in the form of Sylvie, Anri and Adama. For the most part, she's remained firm in her beliefs - it helped first of all that Nene never had the same level of direct connection to those three that Priss had, and it helped that they were, essentially, dupes in larger plans by more unsavory individuals - but the cracks were already there, if narrow and overlooked.
IMNSHO, I'm kinda following Offsides' train of thought; if Sylia (and come to think of it, Leon as well) hadn't hesitated when asked directly about boomers being people, I think Nene would have been sufficiently "cynical" enough to at least gloss over her doubts, and maybe think it through a little more rationally. But they didn't, and she didn't, and so things proceeded as they did.
--Mr. F
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Quote:Belief and denial are funny mechanisms. There are people today who have nigh-unshakeable belief that some people are Noble Heroes and others are Utter Bastards. The only way to break that belief is to throw a counterexample as hard as you possibly can at it. For example, most of the American public figured Nixon was a good, decent man until Watergate broke and showed him as... less than completely honest. Even then, there was a minority that was steadfast in believing it was all a horrible misunderstanding, or maybe a commie setup.
I suppose I see a bit more maturity in Nene than you, though I agree that she wants to be a heroine. But I do have a thought: is it possible for someone to grow up in MegaTokyo without enough cynicism to sort of deflect Doug's facile argument? I mean, she'd have to be Michael Jackson's kids level sheltered to not be able to forgoe the mental and moral tailspin you describe.
Now, Nene's had this kind of counter-truth thrown at her before we get to DW, in the form of Sylvie, Anri and Adama. For the most part, she's remained firm in her beliefs - it helped first of all that Nene never had the same level of direct connection to those three that Priss had, and it helped that they were, essentially, dupes in larger plans by more unsavory individuals - but the cracks were already there, if narrow and overlooked.
IMNSHO, I'm kinda following Offsides' train of thought; if Sylia (and come to think of it, Leon as well) hadn't hesitated when asked directly about boomers being people, I think Nene would have been sufficiently "cynical" enough to at least gloss over her doubts, and maybe think it through a little more rationally. But they didn't, and she didn't, and so things proceeded as they did.
--Mr. F
Mr. Fnord interdimensional man of mystery
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"I. Drink. Your. NERDRAGE!"