I don't see much 'closing off to those who don't agree'.
It appears to be a matter of interpretation. Iirc, Zacharias Smith questioned and got threatened and hexed for it. Adding to that the treatment of Marietta and the end mass hexing on the train, I actually find the DA a much more dangerous and malicious group than the Inquisitorial Squad.
I don't see any of the Inquisitorial Squad has having particularly kind personalities, definitely. My point is that I don't see kindness in many characters in this series, so I guess the logical conclusion for me is that kindness is something either the culture or the author doesn't find valuable, in comparison to other traits.
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It appears to be a matter of interpretation. Iirc, Zacharias Smith questioned and got threatened and hexed for it. Adding to that the treatment of Marietta and the end mass hexing on the train, I actually find the DA a much more dangerous and malicious group than the Inquisitorial Squad.
I don't see any of the Inquisitorial Squad has having particularly kind personalities, definitely.
My point is that I don't see kindness in many characters in this series, so I guess the logical conclusion for me is that kindness is something either the culture or the author doesn't find valuable, in comparison to other traits.