But I cannot shake off this other thought: it appears that when you live near the scene of a genocidal crime and you know precisely who is, and who is not, at risk of being killed, and that you are not part of the targeted portion of humanity, you can stay close and watch the crime without experiencing much stress. Furthermore, those who commit the genocide never stop repeating, through every means at their disposal—posters, radio—exactly who it is they are going to kill. So, neighbors who have understood that they run almost no risk because they are not targeted not only sleep easily but are
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