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In the 3rd cartoon: the (psychopath) cat who says he does not get it is lying. He gets it exactly. The other cat sympathizes with the psychopath cat. Sam Vankin has labelled these sympathizers as "flying monkeys." Flying monkeys are all the people around the psychopath who buy into the psychopath's false persona, the false image they project. Flying monkeys are "actors" on the psychopath's "stage." If a flying monkey discovers the truth, but is forced by circumstances to remain on stage and be an actor, then that flying monkey ceases to be a flying monkey and becomes a victim. The only way out is to exit the stage. That is not always possible, especially for parents who have minor children involved. ~jh
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p.s. I love cats. I think they are adorable even when they are being predators. But cute as it is, I will rescue the mouse if I can. I tell the cat, "Sorry baby cat precious mommy is not going to let you have the poor little mouse."
ReplyDeleteThe last photo at the bottom of this post, with the cat totally, intensely focused on his prey (blurried mouse)... this (to me) symbolizes how the psychopath sees his victims — not as living beings...
The cat-mouse analogy to psychopath-victim is not perfect, but it is really close in many ways.