Re: Was Eddington the wrong leader for the Maquis?
Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2019 2:23 am
My opinion of Eddington.
He is the world’s largest hypocrite and he never realizes it. Before him, the Maquis were freedom fighters, but he turned them into a terrorist group. He has them attack people on mass, steal from the Federation, and murder and torture people. When he became the leader, he turned them into that. Eddington has shown to be a rather smart and clever guy, but every single one of his plans was one that had nothing to do outside of violence. He had lead the Maquis right to failure, because he turned them into a pack of thugs. I cannot see Chakotay or Cal listening to this guy and it’s clear why, Chakotay was gone and Cal probably died early on. Because of that, the Maquis had no real leader and wanted to be seen as a real threat, so they had Eddington as their boss.
Eddington constantly talked about how Sisko made it personal, and while it’s not wrong, he is OBSESSED with Sisko. It’s obvious that all he cares about is Sisko. Sisko is his arch enemy, and thus everything Sisko does is wrong. Sisko supports the peace? The peace is bad. Sisko supports the federation? The federation is evil. Sisko does the same actions Eddington does? Those actions are cruel.
One thing about Eddington is that no matter how he is, he’s a murderer. He murdered a man who gave the federation useless info when he didn’t Need too. Sisko May have done some awful things but he was remorseful, while Eddington had no sympathy about how he threw the man there. Funny how a traitor can’t stand traitors.
Another thing was the Klingon last. Eddington saw how the Klingons were DESTROYING the Cardassians, and what did he do? He didn’t start creating the ‘nation’ that he wanted. He attacked the Cardassians. Over and over. Eddington didn’t want to build a nation. He wanted to make the Cardassians pay and to hurt the Federation. Because a hero ‘fights the villain and saves the people’, and building a nation isn’t the kind of thing you write books about for heroes. But the biggest reason I feel Eddington is a hypocrite.
He is Dukat. He blames all his flaws on others, kills people and states he is a hero while talking of the actions of others are evil, ruins worlds and yet sees he’s improved it, and betrayed his people while insisting they were in the wrong when it was all him. Eddington is not pure evil, no one is, but he is three things. He’s a bad leader. He’s a bad person. He’s a villain. He attacks whole worlds of people with biological weapons, kills people and yet makes speeches of how he’s a hero, and drops ships of innocent people on planets to be killed as a distraction. He attacks those who are already dying rather then build up His people, mocks others by mentioning their dead friends, and gloats of how great he is. Eddington is not a hero. He is the villain, and the saddest part is he has no idea he is... and neither did the Maquis.
Is he to blame for them being killed? No. The Cardassians were always going to go to the Dominion the second the changeling convinced Gowron that the Cardassians were a threat. But he made the Maquis a threat to the Cardassians that needed to be stopped, and he lost all sympathy for them by the Federation when instead of building a home he turned them into a terrorist threat that attacked the Federation and Cardassians constantly with no reason beyond a grudge. He failed to create them beyond a group sent to harm others. He failed the goals of the Maquis, to create their own home. Eddington was not a mistake to the Maquis. He was their greatest enemy.
He is the world’s largest hypocrite and he never realizes it. Before him, the Maquis were freedom fighters, but he turned them into a terrorist group. He has them attack people on mass, steal from the Federation, and murder and torture people. When he became the leader, he turned them into that. Eddington has shown to be a rather smart and clever guy, but every single one of his plans was one that had nothing to do outside of violence. He had lead the Maquis right to failure, because he turned them into a pack of thugs. I cannot see Chakotay or Cal listening to this guy and it’s clear why, Chakotay was gone and Cal probably died early on. Because of that, the Maquis had no real leader and wanted to be seen as a real threat, so they had Eddington as their boss.
Eddington constantly talked about how Sisko made it personal, and while it’s not wrong, he is OBSESSED with Sisko. It’s obvious that all he cares about is Sisko. Sisko is his arch enemy, and thus everything Sisko does is wrong. Sisko supports the peace? The peace is bad. Sisko supports the federation? The federation is evil. Sisko does the same actions Eddington does? Those actions are cruel.
One thing about Eddington is that no matter how he is, he’s a murderer. He murdered a man who gave the federation useless info when he didn’t Need too. Sisko May have done some awful things but he was remorseful, while Eddington had no sympathy about how he threw the man there. Funny how a traitor can’t stand traitors.
Another thing was the Klingon last. Eddington saw how the Klingons were DESTROYING the Cardassians, and what did he do? He didn’t start creating the ‘nation’ that he wanted. He attacked the Cardassians. Over and over. Eddington didn’t want to build a nation. He wanted to make the Cardassians pay and to hurt the Federation. Because a hero ‘fights the villain and saves the people’, and building a nation isn’t the kind of thing you write books about for heroes. But the biggest reason I feel Eddington is a hypocrite.
He is Dukat. He blames all his flaws on others, kills people and states he is a hero while talking of the actions of others are evil, ruins worlds and yet sees he’s improved it, and betrayed his people while insisting they were in the wrong when it was all him. Eddington is not pure evil, no one is, but he is three things. He’s a bad leader. He’s a bad person. He’s a villain. He attacks whole worlds of people with biological weapons, kills people and yet makes speeches of how he’s a hero, and drops ships of innocent people on planets to be killed as a distraction. He attacks those who are already dying rather then build up His people, mocks others by mentioning their dead friends, and gloats of how great he is. Eddington is not a hero. He is the villain, and the saddest part is he has no idea he is... and neither did the Maquis.
Is he to blame for them being killed? No. The Cardassians were always going to go to the Dominion the second the changeling convinced Gowron that the Cardassians were a threat. But he made the Maquis a threat to the Cardassians that needed to be stopped, and he lost all sympathy for them by the Federation when instead of building a home he turned them into a terrorist threat that attacked the Federation and Cardassians constantly with no reason beyond a grudge. He failed to create them beyond a group sent to harm others. He failed the goals of the Maquis, to create their own home. Eddington was not a mistake to the Maquis. He was their greatest enemy.