Hmm, interesting. I can absolutely see Clark doing something stupid, but I like to think he's occasionally capable of thinking something through and not acting on impulse.
Endorsing genocide: I think Lex is confident of his own judgments; he doesn't feel constrained by conventional right and wrong. But in this case, the conventional wisdom might have been exactly what you said -- kill them all, let God sort them out. He took a risk -- risking the rest of the world along with himself -- by letting them live, because he has very strong motivations to believe that the children don't have to become their fathers.
And certainly there were plenty of people who agreed that they should all be killed, like Judy, who killed 18 kids who trusted her. I don't think there was unified opinion in the resistance by any means, but Lex is the guy in charge. Sure, he's about half sociopath, but the other half is capable of surprising generosity.
When you write your own, I'll be interested to see your take.
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Endorsing genocide: I think Lex is confident of his own judgments; he doesn't feel constrained by conventional right and wrong. But in this case, the conventional wisdom might have been exactly what you said -- kill them all, let God sort them out. He took a risk -- risking the rest of the world along with himself -- by letting them live, because he has very strong motivations to believe that the children don't have to become their fathers.
And certainly there were plenty of people who agreed that they should all be killed, like Judy, who killed 18 kids who trusted her. I don't think there was unified opinion in the resistance by any means, but Lex is the guy in charge. Sure, he's about half sociopath, but the other half is capable of surprising generosity.
When you write your own, I'll be interested to see your take.