they have utterly failed at just about everything they are suppose to have done or claim to stand for, which is bad, but what makes it soooo much worse is the way Aes sedai seem to refuse to acknowledge any of their failings or short comings, and as such are not willing to adapt and change instead opting to make the same mistakes again and again.
with TG coming they split the tower, partially because different parties want to approach the final battle in different ways, an almost reasonable reason since it's the end of the world, but mainly due to internal politics. elida wanted to destroy an ajah and Aes sedai that weren't black ajah supported that. that is failure.
Mat, Perrin and Rand are the 3 most powerful ta'veren in recorded history, each equivalent too or greater than Artur Hawkwing, and the amyrlin seat that tried to manipulate and control Hawkwing was stilled and executed for it, as well as turning all the western continent against the white tower. and the when Mat, Perrin and Rand are found morain and suian, 2 of the most reasonable and intelligent Aes sedai we ever see, try and manipulate and control them. thats dumb. that is a failure.
the black ajah exists when they use a rod that can make people keep an oath they swear. that is a failure.
the only 2 ajah that can be said to not have failed their "purpose" in a major way would be the white and red, but both of these ajah can be said to be failures in their own way, whites for simply taking no action, and reds for largely just being a haven for hate and self interest in the tower.
the yellow ajah is committed to healing, but will refuse to learn any healing methods that don't involve channelling, not only that but if the yellows were truly committed to healing surely they would travel and seek out the sick and injured as opposed to simply healing those that are healthy enough to be brought to the white tower. not learning to heal better, despite the runaways figuring it out is also a pretty massive fail.
the green ajah call themselves the battle ajah, but from what we know of the borderlands Aes sedai are not all that common there, more common than other places perhaps but not common, when Shienar was in danger of falling in eye of the world there where no Aes sedai there. this is a failure.
the brown ajah is about collecting and preserving knowledge, and by and large they do alright in this regard as far as we know, however they demonstrate no real understanding of the knowledge that they collect, and we know that the white tower has lost knowledge since the breaking of the world, Aes sedai could make ter'angreal at least up until the end of the trolloc wars. this is a failure.
the grey and blue ajah focus on the political aspects of the wider world and the nations are scattered and bickering and on the verge of war before the beginning of the series, and at no point do either ajah do anything to help fix that or even try, except for suian, who is stilled for it, and Moiraine by trying to help Rand. this is a failure.
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I hate Aes Sedai!
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the Aes sedai suck
they have utterly failed at just about everything they are suppose to have done or claim to stand for, which is bad, but what makes it soooo much worse is the way Aes sedai seem to refuse to acknowledge any of their failings or short comings, and as such are not willing to adapt and change instead opting to make the same mistakes again and again.
with TG coming they split the tower, partially because different parties want to approach the final battle in different ways, an almost reasonable reason since it's the end of the world, but mainly due to internal politics. elida wanted to destroy an ajah and Aes sedai that weren't black ajah supported that. that is failure.
Mat, Perrin and Rand are the 3 most powerful ta'veren in recorded history, each equivalent too or greater than Artur Hawkwing, and the amyrlin seat that tried to manipulate and control Hawkwing was stilled and executed for it, as well as turning all the western continent against the white tower. and the when Mat, Perrin and Rand are found morain and suian, 2 of the most reasonable and intelligent Aes sedai we ever see, try and manipulate and control them. thats dumb. that is a failure.
the black ajah exists when they use a rod that can make people keep an oath they swear. that is a failure.
the only 2 ajah that can be said to not have failed their "purpose" in a major way would be the white and red, but both of these ajah can be said to be failures in their own way, whites for simply taking no action, and reds for largely just being a haven for hate and self interest in the tower.
the yellow ajah is committed to healing, but will refuse to learn any healing methods that don't involve channelling, not only that but if the yellows were truly committed to healing surely they would travel and seek out the sick and injured as opposed to simply healing those that are healthy enough to be brought to the white tower. not learning to heal better, despite the runaways figuring it out is also a pretty massive fail.
the green ajah call themselves the battle ajah, but from what we know of the borderlands Aes sedai are not all that common there, more common than other places perhaps but not common, when Shienar was in danger of falling in eye of the world there where no Aes sedai there. this is a failure.
the brown ajah is about collecting and preserving knowledge, and by and large they do alright in this regard as far as we know, however they demonstrate no real understanding of the knowledge that they collect, and we know that the white tower has lost knowledge since the breaking of the world, Aes sedai could make ter'angreal at least up until the end of the trolloc wars. this is a failure.
the grey and blue ajah focus on the political aspects of the wider world and the nations are scattered and bickering and on the verge of war before the beginning of the series, and at no point do either ajah do anything to help fix that or even try, except for suian, who is stilled for it, and Moiraine by trying to help Rand. this is a failure.
so yeah.
Aes sedai suck.