I also think Locke feels that his side is the Island's side, so you are not siding with him so much as opening yourself up to the place. He is the High Priest in this scenario and needs a congregation to prove his own belief is correct.
Lost: OMGWTF POLAR BEAR
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Perhaps a large outcropping of iron-rich black rock nearby?
Ah-ha! And we know that Rousseau went to the black rock(s) after she sent the message. But why? Does it mess up the Others' mojo?
So Locke is bad because he tied someone up and injured them for their own good (and it worked) rather than tying someone up and injuring them in the name of someone else's good, even though it doesn't work?
Totally forgot about the black rock. Has it been mentioned besides in the (untranslated by Shannon) transmission?
I'd say there's a matter of degree involved, as "wants to share a secret with Shannon" doesn't quite scream for intervention to me in the way that "won't tell anyone where Shannon's life-saving medicine is" does. Presumably Locke didn't know how deep and unhealthy Boone's Shannon issues were when he pulled the Perils of Pauline schtick.
Also, Sayid and Jack were at least theoretically better able to control the risks and level of harm than tying someone up in the middle of a forest where wild pigs, bears, and a giant invisible robot dinosaur have been known to roam.
So Locke is bad because he tied someone up and injured them for their own good (and it worked)
He didn't. He tied him up and injured him to stop him telling Shannon - or at least that's arguably what happened.
Has it been mentioned besides in the (untranslated by Shannon) transmission?
Rousseau mentioned it when she had Sayid tied up. I forget the context, but she mentioned it, and it was supercool cause it meant they actually cared what the transmission really said in French.
Why is Sayid such a fucking moron?
I read that scene as both Jack and Sayid knowing there was something weird about the compass/island but were just glossing over it in a sort of "We both know it's weird but we'll just blame Locke".I'm with UTTAD. Jane E (I think) once described Buffy as keeping her own counsel. I think that's what we're seeing here with the characters generally and more so with all of the stronger characters--Locke, Jack, Sayid, Kate, Sawyer, and probably Jin and Sun (although where they're concerned, it's harder for me to tell what's going on, I'm not sure how much of their story I've missed, though). I definitely got the "keeping their own counsel" vibe off the compass scene from Sayid, more than a clueless vibe.
He tied him up and injured him to stop him telling Shannon - or at least that's arguably what happened.
I'd assumed he'd tied him up to cure him of the fixation that meant he needed to tell Shannon.
Maybe ita, but what about motive? Do you think Locke did so for Boone's own good, or anyone's good (other than Locke's own), or do you think he did it, because Boone wasn't sufficiently bowing to his will? Boone had protested staring at the block-of-marble/metal-hatch, and then he wanted to let Shannon in on what he was doing.
My own take is Locke didn't do anything to help Boone. He did it to control Boone. If it helps in the process, whatever, I don't think Locke's intent has to do with either harming or hurting Boone, outside of wanting to control and manipulate him (and the others).