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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.
[voice]
The term means nothing to me. It's a word. If people want to use it to be metaphorical towards cruel, vicious humans, what do I care? But only those who've actually fought monsters can use it as an epithet and really mean it.
A man who makes poor choices is a monster to people who have never ventured outside their safe towns and can't conceive of the true evil that humankind and their ilk are capable of. Those of us who have seen the truth don't care to sling around epithets. It's a waste of time.
[voice]
What an interesting concept. A curse that is unused by the only people truly qualified to use it. Like a weapon that must always be kept sheathed by whoever is capable of wielding it.
I enjoy your perspective, Captain.
[voice]
Can't say as I can sympathize with yours.
[voice]