Muse is back after a 5-year hiatus...

[onlythingtofear]

There was an old lady who swallowed a spider
That wiggled and jiggled and tickled inside her.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
I don't know why she swallowed a fly.
I guess she'll die.

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[onlythingtofear]

You find me a monster, then?

[...as he should, Jonathan.]

[can_fall_no_lower]

You're human. I therefore find you unstable, possibly dangerous, and not to be trusted. I have re-evaluated some of my views of humanity, but yours is not a people with a proud history.

[Yes, he does find you monstrous. He's planning the genocide of all humanity. But he knows better than to say that.]

[onlythingtofear]

[He's certainly right with this particular one.]

That doesn't sound like a comforting world view.
But being honest with yourself is the first step.

[can_fall_no_lower]

It's more of an interworld view. But ask yourself: if my people had struck yours so violently without provocation, would your response to us be any different?

[onlythingtofear]

No.
We are all animals, after all.

[can_fall_no_lower]

Then you'll understand it's nothing personal. It's just the only sane reaction to something of that nature. I hold nothing against the individuals I meet; it's the group that makes me uneasy.