Your speech, it's utterly misinterpreted the Alpha's role in society.
[ And he's watching her body language now. She was holding something back there. But that was something personal no doubt, and he won't hold that against her. Still, he leans back in the chair and smiles, gesturing to the window as he explains ]
People don't follow an Alpha because that Alpha's making a decision for them, that Alpha isn't there to restrict them, and it's certainly not there to quash the parts of themselves that they value. No, an Alpha exists in order to give form to the chaos of peoples own conflicting parts of themselves. The Alpha is there in order to allow people to be more of themselves. The Alpha defines the ethos that people unite under, and the Alpha is responsible for the space that those people inhabit, both physically and emotionally.
And because of that, it's probably more accurate to say that the Alpha ensures their freedom. Their freedom to be and think and do whatever they want, the Alpha makes sure that no outside force, to the best of their ability, can damage that. But at the same time, the Alpha is there to ensure that that same freedom they enjoy doesn't damage the freedoms that are enjoyed by their packmates.
[ And he claps his hands together ]
Or at least, that is what my position is. I am a facilitator, not a jailer.
[ He knows, of course, those pure ideals are not universal. There are as many ways that an "Alpha" can operate as there are people who claim the title. But those are the ones he operates under, and that is the heavy responsibility he's put upon himself. Because, obviously, the logical outcome of that reasoning is that in a pack, the Alpha is the least free person. The one most bound by the chains of responsibility. ]
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[ And he's watching her body language now. She was holding something back there. But that was something personal no doubt, and he won't hold that against her. Still, he leans back in the chair and smiles, gesturing to the window as he explains ]
People don't follow an Alpha because that Alpha's making a decision for them, that Alpha isn't there to restrict them, and it's certainly not there to quash the parts of themselves that they value. No, an Alpha exists in order to give form to the chaos of peoples own conflicting parts of themselves. The Alpha is there in order to allow people to be more of themselves. The Alpha defines the ethos that people unite under, and the Alpha is responsible for the space that those people inhabit, both physically and emotionally.
And because of that, it's probably more accurate to say that the Alpha ensures their freedom. Their freedom to be and think and do whatever they want, the Alpha makes sure that no outside force, to the best of their ability, can damage that. But at the same time, the Alpha is there to ensure that that same freedom they enjoy doesn't damage the freedoms that are enjoyed by their packmates.
[ And he claps his hands together ]
Or at least, that is what my position is. I am a facilitator, not a jailer.
[ He knows, of course, those pure ideals are not universal. There are as many ways that an "Alpha" can operate as there are people who claim the title. But those are the ones he operates under, and that is the heavy responsibility he's put upon himself. Because, obviously, the logical outcome of that reasoning is that in a pack, the Alpha is the least free person. The one most bound by the chains of responsibility. ]