Ya just sucks because this was their chance to do something positive for the horde. I mean orcish horde out side of blood elfs, and they had a history with Kil’jaden and the legion. It was a crime to not bring this up not even a dialog or anything.
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I agree that they would have been excommunicated, but the way Jaina handled it was horrible. The majority had no idea what was happening and all of a sudden they’re being arrested, have their means of leaving cut off, and the silver covenant was being sicked on them, killing shopkeepers that didn’t want to join the Silver covenant, or a magister trying to grab everything he owns before he can escape, etc.
On the other hand, it is understandable why Jaina from her POV just becomes fully fed up and does that.
But it’s not the correct way to handle things, especially not by a leader of the Kirin Tor.
Honestly just horrible handling of the situation by Jaina, of an overall horrible situation. And the victims are the unaware citizen that sees themselves as sunreavers.
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Actually what started that mess was Twilight Hammer SKINNING night elves and Thrall’s whole “I am not going to give up Horde citizens to Alliance justice even if they were guilty”(at least he has changed his tune on that). Not to mention Thrall failing to actually investigate it properly. Had he discovered it was Twilight Hammer he could have ended the embargo and embarrass the Alliance at the same time.
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I think the embargo took place before the skinning. But ya Thrall blew it here.
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I am pretty sure it was after but I’ll have to check later after work.
If the force is opposing only one group from attacking the other, then it’s not neutral.
It may be correct or praiseworthy, depending on circumstances and the other two forces involved. But it’s not neutral.
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Isn’t only one side doing the attacking here? If the Horde didn’t attack there would be peace.
I think you mean between cata and mop
Nope there was another peace in between LK and Cata
Yes but the poster was talking about tides of war
You’re correct. I meant between Cata and MoP. I thought that I had edited my original post to correct the error but my edit appears to have vanished. I will try again.
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Two answers:
1—The Alliance, with Jaina’s help, had already invaded the Barrens at this point. Taurajo happened before Theramore.
2—Even if you were right, that still doesn’t make Dalaran neutral.
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Where would you have placed dalaran to defend the Horde from Alliance aggression?
Theramore was going to be invaded by the Horde and Dalaran went there so both sides don’t come to blows.
As I remember it, Thrall left before resolving it, leaving Garrosh incharge who had no issue with it. When Tauren and Night Elf druids tried to talk it out, they got ambushed by the Twlight Hammer again. Cairne assumed it was under Garrosh’s orders and accused him. Rather than deny it, Garrosh took that accustation as an insult the two Mak’gora ed it out to the death.
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I’m sorry, this is excuse making to me. If someone in the NCAA or the Black Panthers commits a crime, we don’t round up all the black people and imprison them. If the leadership does something wrong (and, in fact, Jaina had no evidence on Arthas either) then you punish them. Not the group they are associated with.
The shop keepers did nothing. They were rounded up, by race.
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Alas, in Western history such has occurred multiple times, especially in the United States 
usually in the wake of some specific tragedy that became racialized
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And that is racism.
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Not only that, they specifically had a literal hate group do it. Not even the actual Dalaran guards. The Silver Covenant’s literal reason for existence is to oppose Blood Elf presence in the city.
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Don’t forget the Stormwind Knights and Stormwind Clerics helping the Silver Covenant purge the Blood Elves in Dalaran
because, reasons?
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Wasn’t Varian in talks with Lor’themar while this was happening?
Stormwind troops going against orders on behalf of certain personalities in the Alliance does seem like an interesting concept, but I am pretty certain it was just because “the Alliance came to help do it” without thinking about the whole context.
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