This demonstrates the beast’s cynical pragmatism. He’s basically correct, while Spider has some Sorkin-sauce liberal brain worms about democracy, because Warren Ellis does. The beast knows that the game is fucked and uses that knowledge to enrich himself so that he can have more and better treats. Anyone he hurts is a means to that end. DeSantis watched people force fed in gitmo and laughed. He’s more similar to the Smiler, who actively enjoys hurting people.
This demonstrates the beast’s cynical pragmatism. He’s basically correct, while Spider has some Sorkin-sauce liberal brain worms about democracy, because Warren Ellis does. The beast knows that the game is fucked and uses that knowledge to enrich himself so that he can have more and better treats. Anyone he hurts is a means to that end. DeSantis watched people force fed in gitmo and laughed. He’s more similar to the Smiler, who actively enjoys hurting people.