• usernamesaredifficul [he/him]
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    1 year ago

    the monster is a victim who then becomes a monster

    It is both true that he is wrong and deplorable for killing the baby and that had he had a different upbringing and life he wouldn't have ever become the kind of person who could murder a baby. people are a product of their circumstances

    • Vampire [any]
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      1 year ago

      this foreshadows the incel ideology so much

      • usernamesaredifficul [he/him]
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        1 year ago

        I don't think so because I think the incel ideology has more of a dismisal of the personhood of others specifically women. Incels think that worth as a man comes from women sleeping with you but they don't care about the women as people instead of instruments to gain the respect of other men

        The phenomenon of people who had a tough time of it being more likely to for example be violent than they would if they had stable upbringings and a position in society is not a unique observation of the incels.

        The monster like Miltons devil is both a tragic and a wicked figure. You sympathise with him while recognising that what he does is wrong

        • Vampire [any]
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          1 year ago

          https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frustration%E2%80%93aggression_hypothesis