Beyond parody that conservatives see a study saying “perhaps we should provide animal companionship to college kids?” and immediately respond with “NOOO PUNISH THEM! HURT THEM! SLAP THEM!”
Their whole ideology is built on normalized cruelty to the point that having cats give college kids some semblance of companionship and affection seems like a radical act that they cannot abide. Like, jesus christ. If you saw a kid asking their parents for a pet and the parents said they should get a slap instead so they don’t turn into a “beta”, you would not think that’s okay or normal. You’d probably recognize pretty quickly that that is abuse and you’d probably call CPS on those parents if you could.
The “I want to hurt people, especially vulnerable people” side of the political spectrum
Republicans claim to be tough on crime. But Republicans also balked at a study that showed that giving prisoners cats greatly reduced recidivism.
Republicans whined that prisoners were being rewarded, while ignoring that many of these men were given companionship and responsibility. According to one man in the study (and I’m paraphrasing), “I can’t do anything bad to increase my sentence. I need to keep my nose clean so I can provide my cat with a good home. If I get arrested, they’ll take him away and he not end up with a family who loves him.” Prisoners were avoiding crimes for their cats, but Republicans considered cats a reward instead.
THINKING ACTUALLY about the state of the town of Monteriggioni and the how damaged the villa is when Ezio and his mother and sister first arrive. Like how unhome-ly that must have felt going from the one of the busiest cities in italy to a quiet town with nothing and no one in it. Having to build that home themselves. I know it was just part of the game’s upgrade mechanic or whatever and there’s symbolism for how it gets repaired over time, but for ezio and claudia, having just lost their family and home, then going to this empty and boarded up mansion - bruh. That must have made the loneliness and grief so much worse. Claudia says “i dont like it here. I want to go home.” And it fucking hits you that they dont have a home. Not anymore. they have an empty house with ghosts of their family from a lineage they know nothing about. Waking up everyday in the Auditore villa trying to move on from what happened but they cant because they live in it
ALT
