My initial reaction is disgust. How someone can sit in that chair and say that I am a car bomber or - excuse me, a suicide bomber - is disgusting. I have seen the after-effects of a suicide bomb. I have friends that were hurt by suicide bombs. It makes me mad down to a place where I can't even think to describe. It's just repugnant.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker expresses deep anger at being compared to a bomber, citing personal experience with bomb violence.
- In plain terms
- Being called a bomber hurts when you know the harm bombs cause.
- What can you take from it?
- Hurtful comparisons ignore real suffering.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do words hurt?
- Who bears responsibility?
Another view
Strong emotion may limit reasoned discussion.
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