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-[X] [Are Homo Lupus Human?]
--[X] That is the wrong question. The better question is: why does it matter?
i propose an alternative
-[X] [Are Homo Lupus Human?]
--[X] That is the wrong question. The better question is: are we human enough?

i think that we are generating a brazen disconnect when we sidestep the matter of humanity. the question lies not in ignoring our diferences but in surpassing them. not all men are born equal, that is a fundamental reality in the world we live in. but it doesnt have to be that way. humanity must rise to the challenge, not to earn some sort of hegemonic supremacy but to take its righteous place in the annals of history side by side not as a leader but as first among equals,to uplift and be itself uplifted in turn.if this past century has taught us anything is that there exist far too many humans without humanity, monsters in human skin. A chance unlike any other has been given to us, a chance to show whether or not we really are human.

you ask if the wolfmen are human, i say to you what does it mean to be human then? the answer doesnt lie in our DNA but in our endless desire to live, to be free and to pursue of happiness in whatever manner we so choose. who are we to deny the same to others(no matter how many fluffy tails they might have)
 
i propose an alternative
-[X] [Are Homo Lupus Human?]
--[X] That is the wrong question. The better question is: are we human enough?

i think that we are generating a brazen disconnect when we sidestep the matter of humanity. the question lies not in ignoring our diferences but in surpassing them. not all men are born equal, that is a fundamental reality in the world we live in. but it doesnt have to be that way. humanity must rise to the challenge, not to earn some sort of hegemonic supremacy but to take its righteous place in the annals of history side by side not as a leader but as first among equals,to uplift and be itself uplifted in turn.if this past century has taught us anything is that there exist far too many humans without humanity, monsters in human skin. A chance unlike any other has been given to us, a chance to show whether or not we really are human.

you ask if the wolfmen are human, i say to you what does it mean to be human then? the answer doesnt lie in our DNA but in our endless desire to live, to be free and to pursue of happiness in whatever manner we so choose. who are we to deny the same to others(no matter how many fluffy tails they might have)

I strongly disagree, because under that framework you are still extending the definition to humanity to include others - and with that comes the possibility of retracting that definition.

On a separate note, I think next update is the Glushko interrupt?
 
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Scheduled vote count started by HeroCooky on Feb 17, 2023 at 12:52 PM, finished with 13 posts and 11 votes.
Wow, such debate, much uncertainty!

Next up: Rocketboi does a move and Spacetwink goes BRRRR.
 
Even Russia might be slightly wary.

But of course, our gift did set them on fire AGAIN. So they got more important things to worry about, such as surviving the purge and keeping the nation from collapsing. Assuming things hadn't quite stabilized yet.
 
Even Russia might be slightly wary.

But of course, our gift did set them on fire AGAIN. So they got more important things to worry about, such as surviving the purge and keeping the nation from collapsing. Assuming things hadn't quite stabilized yet.

Are you kidding? Russia is absolutely fucking fuming about this. They don't want to move against us because a) we're providing those juicy integrated circuits which the USSR has always struggled with, b) we just presented them with a fait acompli that they can't really do anything about it, and c) they know that if push comes to shove, America wants to screw the USSR more than they hate the gays, and if Guangchou decides to enter detente the USA will absolutely jump in to do triangular diplomacy.
They are absolutely not a fan of the fact that the world has become more multi-polar and their hegemony is reduced, and if they weren't in the middle of dealing with a whole load of internal instability they would do something about it. They might still do something about it.
 
This is a hiatus announcement. After a few months of steadily decreasing weight and health of my cat, we had to make the decision today to let him go in peace into the beyond before his life becomes one filled with pain. This made a bad week into a miserable one. As such, I will take an undefined hiatus from all my projects to properly mourn and process his death. I may update to take my mind off of things and distract myself, but I won't be able to do so on schedule.

Hug your pets. They won't be around forever.
 
This is a hiatus announcement. After a few months of steadily decreasing weight and health of my cat, we had to make the decision today to let him go in peace into the beyond before his life becomes one filled with pain. This made a bad week into a miserable one. As such, I will take an undefined hiatus from all my projects to properly mourn and process his death. I may update to take my mind off of things and distract myself, but I won't be able to do so on schedule.

Hug your pets. They won't be around forever.

No worries HC, take all the time you need.
 
Take care my friend.

Life sucks sometimes. I only hope you feel better and take as much time as you need to get that way
 
This is a hiatus announcement. After a few months of steadily decreasing weight and health of my cat, we had to make the decision today to let him go in peace into the beyond before his life becomes one filled with pain. This made a bad week into a miserable one. As such, I will take an undefined hiatus from all my projects to properly mourn and process his death. I may update to take my mind off of things and distract myself, but I won't be able to do so on schedule.

Hug your pets. They won't be around forever.
Sad to hear that. Lost my cat a few years back. Poor guy was with us for a considerable amount of time. Lasted just long enough for dad to come home from work, hour later.....

It's never easy saying goodbye to a pet. And it never should be.
 
This is a hiatus announcement. After a few months of steadily decreasing weight and health of my cat, we had to make the decision today to let him go in peace into the beyond before his life becomes one filled with pain. This made a bad week into a miserable one. As such, I will take an undefined hiatus from all my projects to properly mourn and process his death. I may update to take my mind off of things and distract myself, but I won't be able to do so on schedule.

Hug your pets. They won't be around forever.
Take as much time as you need i perfectly understand iv lost too many pets already.
we will always remember them.
 
This is a hiatus announcement. After a few months of steadily decreasing weight and health of my cat, we had to make the decision today to let him go in peace into the beyond before his life becomes one filled with pain. This made a bad week into a miserable one. As such, I will take an undefined hiatus from all my projects to properly mourn and process his death. I may update to take my mind off of things and distract myself, but I won't be able to do so on schedule.

Hug your pets. They won't be around forever.
If it would help, I'm sure I'm not the only one who'd like to hear about him. They're never really gone so long as we remember.
 
This is a hiatus announcement. After a few months of steadily decreasing weight and health of my cat, we had to make the decision today to let him go in peace into the beyond before his life becomes one filled with pain. This made a bad week into a miserable one. As such, I will take an undefined hiatus from all my projects to properly mourn and process his death. I may update to take my mind off of things and distract myself, but I won't be able to do so on schedule.

Hug your pets. They won't be around forever.

To be frank ive never been attached to any animal/critter and have come to dislike quite a few of them in my lifetime. However, to see someone be moved so much by the loss of what can only be described as a treasured friend must mean that they must have held not only incredible esteem in your eyes as their owner but an incredible value all of their own.

It seems that no matter how hard we try to avoid it, death has a way of worming back into our lives as an univited and unwelcome guest. But its our frail humanity which gives us the grandest gift of all, the capacity to forget. to forget all the bad and remember with rose tinted glasses. to look at that feline shaped hole in your heart and find it stuffed to the brim with happy memories unblemished by the nastiness of our lives.

I can only hope you find solace in your friends and family, resting easy on the fact that no matter how primite her tiny animal brain was, she knew that she was wanted, loved and that she would forever hold a place in your heart with a certainty only held by those gifted with child-like innocence.

loss hurts in a way that cuts different from any other pain. its like our soul has been ripped to pieces. but no matter how bad it feels, tomorrow will feel just the slightest bit better until one day we continue almost as if nothing had really happened. except something has happened, and we have become stronger and better for it. for we now know , in our heart of hearts ,that the gentle caresses, those acts of kindness and laughter come with us as we continue our journey through life to spread that same love and affection to all whom we meet.

i leave with you the words my grandfather said to me after the loss of my grandmother.
" Dont feel bad for her, shes already partying with all of our friends. if you want to cry, cry for yourself , for all of the work you have in front of you. after all, we got to get new stories to tell her once we go to meet her again. so leave the death to the dying and lets get ourselves to living"
 
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