Talk:Pink Diamond/@comment-26233996-20171112165355/@comment-3225961-20171113054104

I think being "biased" is a rather weak argument for why we shouldn't believe Garnet. An individual's alignment does not have bearing on whether their claim is true or false. Just because Garnet has an incentive to not trust Homeworld Gems doesn't mean that she doesn't have a legitmate reason to.

Take Peridot for instance. I know she was poofed in Catch and Release (only to be released by Steven), and when Garnet tried to reason with her through conversation, she insulted Garnet. We see Peridot snatch the Diamond communicator in It Could've Been Great, and find out that she intended to contact Yellow Diamond. Her incentive to cooperate prior to Message Received was out of self-preservation, rather than to spare humanity. Ultimately, she joined the CGs, but that doesn't mean Garnet was wrong not to trust her; even Steven recognized that little maneuver betrayed their trust.

Lapis was also risky, and her returning to Homeworld led to the destabilization and capture of Garnet and Steven in The Return. I assume she didn't intend for this to happen (to Steven), but somehow her return to Homeworld assisted Peridot and Jasper with locating the fugitives. I would call that reckless endangerment. Again, her current alignment does not rectify her past behavior.

I think Blue Diamond has spoken well of Pink Diamond. But, like Garnet, she is biased, and a fellow Diamond should think highly of PD. Jasper may not have said anything outright that lauds PD, but she has mentioned fighting since she emerged to avenge her Diamond (PD). Like BD, she is also biased. Even Eyeball has indirectly praised PD by saying that the colony began successfully, producing "big, warm pieces of Quartz", and that her shattering was a "tragedy". My point is: everyone in this show (except for most humans, I guess) has an alignment toward or against PD, so an inherent like or dislike doesn't automatically qualify or disqualify a claim. When Garnet says "ravage the Earth", she's really only guilty of perhaps exaggeration;  . We've already discussed the Zoo.

A being can have "redeeming" qualities and still be a villain. I think Blue Diamond fits this very well. But to say she's not a villain is missing the big picture, since the Diamond Authority seeks to expand its empire and race by colonizing other planets at the expense of native species. Sparing Greg from the geoweapon fails to address the larger issue.

Compare the former to how Garnet and Pearl are keen to praise and idolize Rose, despite what we know about Bismuth and other questionable acts (i.e., shattering PD). Rose Quartz was by no means perfect, and some of her actions weren't "good", but her ultimate goal was "the greater good", for humans and gems alike.