[He's silent for a long moment. He could argue with her--point out how no one in Shehui lifted a finger to help the wanted, how the monitors continue to treat them despite seeing their suffering. But he doesn't want to puncture her at a time like this and--besides--he thinks he knows what she would argue back.]
You're not wrong that the best solution is for everyone to live together peacefully. But people are capable of incredible cruelty. They hate and fear things that are different from them, or things that they don't understand. [ . . . ] They make selfish decisions for their own reasons. To look at all those tendencies and still think, "we can overcome this," isn't something just anyone can do. Many people give up.
[He trails off, with an uneasy feeling that he's said too much. All this waiting is getting to him.]
no subject
You're not wrong that the best solution is for everyone to live together peacefully. But people are capable of incredible cruelty. They hate and fear things that are different from them, or things that they don't understand. [ . . . ] They make selfish decisions for their own reasons. To look at all those tendencies and still think, "we can overcome this," isn't something just anyone can do. Many people give up.
[He trails off, with an uneasy feeling that he's said too much. All this waiting is getting to him.]