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capeandcowl2012-01-14 11:12 am
liebe_krieg) wrote in capeandcowl2012-01-14 11:12 am
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44th Insane Speech // Voice
I have been thinking about monsters.
The question of what humanity there may be found in monsters has already been asked and discussed many times. Do they have a soul, are they capable of love, and other romantic notions. [The Major can be heard scoffing] My interest is focused on the other side of the coin: what depths a human being may sink to before they receive the label ‘monster.’
One hears it thrown about of course: ‘you monster! You fiend! You mad demon!” [Laughter] Such vicious rhetoric! But do the people who say that really mean someone is devoid of all humanity? That they lack the things which truly make a genuine human?
A claim like that carries great implications, you know. A brief look at the history of humanity shows that a great many of us have done things which might prompt some to cry ‘monster!’ Would it follow then, that a significant portion of humans on this Earth have never been human at all? Whatever would that mean for the concept of ‘human?’
These questions are of keen interest to me. And part of that interest is what you think on the matter.
The question of what humanity there may be found in monsters has already been asked and discussed many times. Do they have a soul, are they capable of love, and other romantic notions. [The Major can be heard scoffing] My interest is focused on the other side of the coin: what depths a human being may sink to before they receive the label ‘monster.’
One hears it thrown about of course: ‘you monster! You fiend! You mad demon!” [Laughter] Such vicious rhetoric! But do the people who say that really mean someone is devoid of all humanity? That they lack the things which truly make a genuine human?
A claim like that carries great implications, you know. A brief look at the history of humanity shows that a great many of us have done things which might prompt some to cry ‘monster!’ Would it follow then, that a significant portion of humans on this Earth have never been human at all? Whatever would that mean for the concept of ‘human?’
These questions are of keen interest to me. And part of that interest is what you think on the matter.
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Have you lived through wartime? The machine you describe tends to be loudest during those times.
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Cold war. So, most all of it was that. And I like to read.
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[Brief sadness, shaken off and replaced by nervous enthusiasm.]
Yeah. I've seen -- I've watched movies. Newsreels. It's a fantastic spectacle. Everything about it. [But this is the kind of gushing that most people don't like to hear. He makes a face as he remembers that.] Which doesn't excuse any of it.
[He pulls his knee up to his chest. Just coincidentally showing off his well-worn boots... his jackboots.]
But I'm an entertainer, you know? I've got to appreciate it for that.
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[The Major sees the face, the beginning of the gushing, and immediately wants more, wants to encourage what he sees] 'Spectacle' really is the word though, isn't it? The choreography of marching millions, the symphony of a thousand cannons, the fireworks of a world in flames. There is no shame for any entertainer to appreciate such a show. It is only a reasonable reaction to what is on display.
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[The returned enthusiasm. Not what he expected. He licks his lips, trying to work something out. Careful, careful...]
Most people, they'd say there was. Some things you're not supposed to go around appreciating. But you make it sound like you've got some personal experience, yourself.