If I knew who that person on the street was. Or thought I knew who he was. If I were a physician. Or a policeman off duty. If I had been living for years in an atmosphere where there was the constant threat of this kind of event, I might think differently than I do sitting here at my computer in an air-conditioned condo in 'paradise.' It seems like you are being deliberately obtuse to make a point that I find it hard to believe you are truly invested in. Just my impression. 
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Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats. - Diane Arbus
PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. - Ambrose Bierce
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