TM 179: Rhett Butler Empire Quote
"What most people don't seem to realize is that there is just as much money to be made out of the wreckage of a civilization as from the upbuilding of one… There's good money in empire building. But, there's more in empire wrecking."
Rhett Butler, Gone With The Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
A lot of people think I was out of my mind when I said No more mutants. They believe I was acting out, that I wasn't thinking, only reacting. Trying to punish my father. My brother thinks everything I have done has been to fix things, solve things. My sister pities me. My father strives to forgive me.
What all of you don't understand, is there is a method to my madness. This is the lesson Phoenix taught me. Now I can look back on that moment with the eyes of an avenging goddess, an elemental truth.
Perhaps the world is not ready for the next step in evolution. I grew up in a society that was hated for being different. This hatred was based on preconceived notions of what was good and what was not. It was not rational but it was real. The hatred only grew when my mutation manifested. I lived with this hatred. It formed my life from my birth to this moment. The world hates mutants; the world hates me.
What good have I brought with my actions? Be they conscious or not - can you answer, what good have I brought? Throughout our history mutants have been hated. Hunted. Feared. Reviled. Held responsible for what is wrong with this world. I do it myself. I blame my lack of balance on the precarious nature of my power - you try feeling deeply connected to the chaotic energies of the world and retaining your sanity! I blame my lack of stability on the world that rejected me and my brother, and even, my father. And, of course, when in doubt, blame Magneto.
And then, when there is no one left to blame, I realize I have brought this on myself. My father wished to build an empire, a monarchy, his blood to inherit the earth. It would be glorious and beautiful...in fact, it was. And it was destroyed by those who believed honesty was more important than innocence and reality was more vital than joy.
My father and those who follow him believe mere humans to be imperfect. But those of you who opposed me - those who chose to reset the world - you chose imperfection. When I spoke those words I was simply following your example. Perhaps I was out of my mind. Perhaps I was not. In the end, it matters little. The mutant race is what I've made it...imperfect. And nearly extinct.
ooc: The mention of Phoenix relates to current RP in which Wanda was a host for the Phoenix Force at one point.
Rhett Butler, Gone With The Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
A lot of people think I was out of my mind when I said No more mutants. They believe I was acting out, that I wasn't thinking, only reacting. Trying to punish my father. My brother thinks everything I have done has been to fix things, solve things. My sister pities me. My father strives to forgive me.
What all of you don't understand, is there is a method to my madness. This is the lesson Phoenix taught me. Now I can look back on that moment with the eyes of an avenging goddess, an elemental truth.
Perhaps the world is not ready for the next step in evolution. I grew up in a society that was hated for being different. This hatred was based on preconceived notions of what was good and what was not. It was not rational but it was real. The hatred only grew when my mutation manifested. I lived with this hatred. It formed my life from my birth to this moment. The world hates mutants; the world hates me.
What good have I brought with my actions? Be they conscious or not - can you answer, what good have I brought? Throughout our history mutants have been hated. Hunted. Feared. Reviled. Held responsible for what is wrong with this world. I do it myself. I blame my lack of balance on the precarious nature of my power - you try feeling deeply connected to the chaotic energies of the world and retaining your sanity! I blame my lack of stability on the world that rejected me and my brother, and even, my father. And, of course, when in doubt, blame Magneto.
And then, when there is no one left to blame, I realize I have brought this on myself. My father wished to build an empire, a monarchy, his blood to inherit the earth. It would be glorious and beautiful...in fact, it was. And it was destroyed by those who believed honesty was more important than innocence and reality was more vital than joy.
My father and those who follow him believe mere humans to be imperfect. But those of you who opposed me - those who chose to reset the world - you chose imperfection. When I spoke those words I was simply following your example. Perhaps I was out of my mind. Perhaps I was not. In the end, it matters little. The mutant race is what I've made it...imperfect. And nearly extinct.
ooc: The mention of Phoenix relates to current RP in which Wanda was a host for the Phoenix Force at one point.