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Best dad in the world!

I'm a little late for the celebration, I know - but it's never too late, right?

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light of the prophet

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I've noticed that Joseph's empathy and compassion for others is all or nothing. Like one moment he's gouging some guy's eyes out and having no reaction to Joey being tortured, then the next he's begging the deputy to let him save them even after they killed his whole family.

I know! To me, people who describe Joseph as a cruel “psychopath” incapable of compassion are wrong. In fact, Greg Bryk explained he thought there was “a wonderful empathy about him” and it’s something he must have kept in mind while playing the character.

He also said the Father was “dangerous in the depth of his love, and his commitment to an idea and to his truth” because this, to him, “matters more than anything... or anybody”, and I think it summarizes Joseph perfectly. He’s very much capable of love, but his faith in the Voice and his mission is so strong that, if somebody is suffering or even dying right in front of him but he believes it’s for the “right” reasons (because the Voice said it had to happen, basically), it can sometimes look like he doesn’t care.

I’ve seen several theories regarding why “he would just stand there and watch” while Hudson and the other hostages in John’s Gate begged for mercy, ranging from “he gets a kick out of seeing people being tortured” (which I disagree with) to “he wanted to face up to what his little brother was capable of” (which is much more original and interesting), but my personal interpretation to his apparent emotionlessness is that, while he acknowledges their pain and hears their cries, he believes what they are going through is necessary. It’s like when he visits the Deputy while they are in one of Jacob’s cages and tells them, “I know you’re in pain (...) but you’re not the only one to be tested”. These people asking for help don’t need to be saved; they are being saved.

The way he sees things, they are only begging because they can’t see the truth yet. But he can. He knows. He too has been chosen and tested. To him, they simply don’t understand that this is all for the greater good and their own sake. “In the end, you will thank us”, he and his followers keep saying to the people they capture. They know their pain and that it’s an unpleasant feeling, but they’re also convinced it’s temporary and “necessary training” for the Collapse, to quote The Book of Joseph.

So yeah, I see Joseph as a well-meaning and empathetic person, but his faith and perception of reality can paradoxically make him appear cold, cruel, and insensitive to other people’s pain. His intentions are pure, but sometimes, what he does or orders/allows his followers to do seems like pure evil.

He really is the personification of “the road to hell is paved with good intentions” and that’s one of the reasons I think he’s so fascinating as a character.

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Some more low quality FC5 memes for y’all with templates I found on Pinterest

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i sometimes wish i could meet more queer people without purposefully looking for them in queer spaces

not like in a bad way, just in a "i wish i could find my coworker as easily relatable as the other guy does" way

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ahaha you sly dog! you bastard! [getting a little too comfortable] you wretched fucking animal

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John: If you get angry with me, its probably a sign of unresolved trauma.

John: resolve it.

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thinking about the peggies that just did the paperwork

"yes, yes, i sent 10 boxes of only you posters your way yesterday. they burned all of it? mark you know how fast we run out of the damn paper? we cant just print more we also have to have enough for the wanted posters because none of our people apparently know how the №1 target looks like! where were the armed guys!? there? dead? well maybe if they knew how- alright ALRIGHT I'll see what we can do"

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the way Joseph almost makes you feel bad for killing a cannibal is wild

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Joseph Seed keeps calling me back

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some person stole my SHITTY art and got more reactions on it than i did

but i am glad people liked it

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customer service jobs will be the death of me. what's wrong with people where is their compassion where is their love their mercy

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Has this one been done?

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Sharky: I’m proud to say I’ve come over my fear of ghosts!

Deputy: Eyy, that’s the spirit!

Sharky: *gasps* whErE???!!!??

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Arcade mode

When you throw a rock several times near the Seed bros:

Jacob: what

Joseph: I hear you Child

John: Something’s there… somebody’s here… Joseph will guide me, I will see the new Eden! …This is getting annoying!! Come out! Let’s do this! ���I am the Baptist, I am the reaper… Why are you making me look for you!??

…you can basically drive John nuts XD