Though they now have also departed from the Pokémon anime along with Ash, the villainous trio that is Team Rocket may still be on some fans' minds, including this one. Having been reminded of them, I've decided to gloss over something that is characteristically theirs: the motto they recite practically almost every time they appear. Though the motto is geared toward less savory deeds, there may be room to interpret its terms in a better light, which becomes the point of this post.
While the initial part of the motto remains "dicey", at least the middle parts of the motto have that possibility for better interpretations. The objective of "protect[ing] the world from devastation" is certainly a prerogative - especially with consideration of today's real world - for continuing the team's efforts, at least if those haven't led to actual "devastation". Then, "to unite all peoples within our nation" becomes a very utopic objective, which as fans of other speculative fiction can attest, it becomes very difficult to achieve, whether with good or evil.
Continuing on, "to denounce the evils of truth and love" is actually a pretty good objective, knowing how truth and love in the real world has evils of their own. For "extend[ing]... reach to the stars above", that's an objective that's always on par with efforts in space exploration, in both the Pokémon world and otherwise. After that, it's just a matter of "blast[ing] off at the speed of light"... and as with the beginning, the last part doesn't really matter for a "better light". Overall, the room for that interpretation seems to be quite wide.
As an aside, it has been said that the form of the motto is actually "misread" by the trio (to a certain extent), which means that the motto is not in true form... making the one read by Cassidy and Butch to be reputedly more true in form as well as "sinister", leaving no room for a "better light" interpretation. That might also explain why quite a bit of the motto as above can be rendered with the "better light" interpretation, perhaps becoming a reflection of the "better side" of the members, given their backstories.
Even if further stories of the Team Rocket trio may not be heard anymore, some of the stories they leave behind are still worth looking into, like the motto they frequently recite by way of their frequent appearance. It might seem that the story of this motto presents an oddity with them being villainous, intending that in the motto yet having the chance for it to be seen in a better light. In a more perfect world, that "better light" may just be theirs for the taking... but until that is realized, trouble and a fight are still on the menu.
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