People Don't Really Think Other People Are

Our Society Has Gotten To The Point Where We Might Soon Become Less And Less Shocked By Any Kind Of Violence.

But There Are A Number Of Attitudes That Should Not Be Emotionally Or Psychologically Ingested By Young People.

The High Point Of Civilization Is That You Can Hate Me And I Can Hate You But We Develop An Etiquette That Allows Us To Deal With Each Other Because If We Acted Solely Upon Our Impulse We'd Probably Go To War.

You'd Never Know That Listening To People In The Un But Tribalism Is The Father Of Racism.

Our Job As Writers And Thinkers In The Time Is How To Bring About The Occasions That Let People Have That First-person Experience - Or The Metaphoric Experience That Allows Them To See Human Continuity As Opposed To Total Threat, Total Willingness To Do Violence.