A few more comments on “Cats in Victory.”
On the StarShipSofa forum, subgenre says, “I liked the idea of taking a childhood fantasy with moral simplicity and racist undertones and re-envisioning it as a morally complex post-apocalyptic tale.” Dinsdale says, “I liked both stories this week, especially ‘Cats in Victory.’ Great stuff, kind of reminded me of Planet of the Apes. I like that type of story. I wish the monkeyman would’ve protected his amulet better. I wonder if the author has considered a sequel?” And Talia says, “‘Cats in Victory’ was just great. Made me think of Thundercats, which made me wonder if that was one of the cartoons that inspired the author.”
Over at Lightspeed, Non Believer writes, “I think the ‘Cats in Victory’ story is a likely outcome of genetically enhanced intelligence in animals. Not the apocalyptic background, but the creation of those animals to be used as soldiers, slaves, servants. Our pets are our slaves, despite how awful it sounds. They are pampered, loved, and well cared for, but they are not free to leave. Even when they are free to leave, we have created a learned captivity behavior in them, so they don’t leave. I don’t say it’s bad. I am not one of those over-the-top PETA folks. I am saying that if we converted them into a more intelligent and interactive being, they would likely still be in the position of pet/food/slave. I hope we never go down that road.”
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