Gil Hahn

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Those who are truly fixated with the exhilaration of killing either are extremely rare or simply don’t talk about it much. A combination of both of these factors is responsible for the lack of individuals (outside of fighter pilots) who like to write about or dwell upon the satisfaction they derived from killing. There is a strong social stigma against saying that one enjoyed killing in combat.
On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society
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