Thought - Chapter 5

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The following evening was supposed to be our last in Manila. I was in my room, packing my things. I turned on the television and saw what at first I took to be a film. But as I continued to watch, I realized that it was not fiction but news.
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Your disgust is evident; indeed, your large hand has, perhaps without your noticing, clenched into a fist. But please believe me when I tell you that I am no sociopath; I am not indifferent to the suffering of others.So when I tell you I was pleased at the slaughter of thousands of innocents, I do so with a profound sense of perplexity.
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I stared as one—and then the other—of the twin towers of New York’s World Trade Center collapsed.
I understand, of course; it is hateful to hear another person gloat over one’s country’s misfortune.—no, I was caught up in the symbolism of it all, the fact that someone had so visibly brought America to her knees. But at that moment, my thoughts were not with the victims of the attack
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And then I smiled. Yes, despicable as it may sound, my initial reaction was to be remarkably pleased.
But surely you cannot be completely innocent of such feelings yourself. Do you feel no joy at the video clips—so prevalent these days—of American munitions laying waste the structures of your enemies?

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