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It never fails to amaze me, that humans are capable of producing wonderful things yet so easily slip in to acts of uncontrolled cruelty. We must all stand up for human rights and voice out at all times !

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This is the dichotomy of us humans. And Han Kang seems to understand as much. Though Human Acts was not her title in Korean, it makes sense to me. I do especially tend to think of soldiers and how the vast majority are not going into an Army looking to kill their own people. And yet it happens, again and again in country after country, from the USA to the UK to South Korea and Syria, and sometimes involving brutal torture. What is the process of "brainwashing" and the order-of-command that has them following these orders? What kind of people could ever commit torture on a daily basis and feel comfortable with their lives? These questions are not answered by Han Kang but I appreciate she notes that there were soldiers who were conflicted. Thanks for the note and here's to hope!

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