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052569 · 2006-10-31, 01:24

NoSanninWa:
I think you meant the ends justify the means.

As for my 2 cents, I think the question is rather vacuous. Either way, both good things and bad things happen; the only distinction is who gets to pass judgment. And that is always the "winner."

That's more or less how I feel about this, and I think the "message" in Death Note pretty much matches that, based on the manga ending (although it may just be confirmation bias). I only read up to...

Spoiler for REALLY BIG SPOILER FOR PEOPLE WHO DIDN'T READ THE MANGA!:

... and the ending, so maybe there was something I missed.

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052569 Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Santa Barbara, CA	Just to be pedantic... NoSanninWa: I think you meant the ends justify the means. As for my 2 cents, I think the question is rather vacuous. Either way, both good things and bad things happen; the only distinction is who gets to pass judgment. And that is always the "winner." That's more or less how I feel about this, and I think the "message" in Death Note pretty much matches that, based on the manga ending (although it may just be confirmation bias). I only read up to... Spoiler for REALLY BIG SPOILER FOR PEOPLE WHO DIDN'T READ THE MANGA!: ...the point when the first L died. After that the story just gets too dull. ... and the ending, so maybe there was something I missed. __________________ When a man sits with a pretty girl for an hour, it seems like a minute. But let him sit on a hot stove for a minute--and it’s longer than any hour. That’s relativity. -- Albert Einstein