I’m sorry I just reread that last statement and I call Bullshit

Fucking bullshit

If you were to say that the white pieces were to lose the chess match to the black pieces, I might have agreed with you there

But when you say light/dark, you are implying the forces of moral decisions, goodness vs badness and all of the the symbolism that entails

So to say that Light, Goodness, Enlightenment, is “destined to lose” it makes me want to fight that destiny even more. It makes me want to go in there and fight along side these kids. Because John has it right. His optimism makes him to never give up, keep trying, and there is always a way. There is always that third option.

Fuck anyone who says otherwise