Thread:Vahldeer/@comment-5441738-20121011011956/@comment-5441738-20121013184339

It's a common mistake to associate black with evil. The two are closely related, but not necessarily so. A totalitarian state is a perfect example of white evil; in such a case, black (or possibly red) would be the good guys. Black isn't necessarily evil; it just thinks that you should do stuff to benefit yourself first and foremost. One of the best ways to argue someone as black/green or black/white is if they believe that doing things for the "common good" is actually a way to benefit yourself indirectly. Black, like every color, has a number of dynamics within it; black jsut tends to get a lot more hate because our current society has white/green ideals (note that those colors are opposite black, the colors of community vs. the color of the self).

The main overlap between black and blue is information control or deception (not quite the same thing, but closely related). I'm tertiary blue, and I hate this notion that deception should be a typical modus operandi. Information is best off shared for the good of all, rather than tightly handled and meted out only as absolutely necessary. Just because you're U/B, though, doesn't mean that you have to be control, in the same way that R/W doesn't have to be aggro (much as I do enjoy aggro :D ).

I'll agree with you on that last part especially: Milling is not a fun way to win OR lose. It is kinda nifty to see a successful mill deck, though.