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Regarding the pain of others
The gulf between the reality of war and our ability to comprehend it.
蜜芽传媒 special correspondent Allan Little addresses the gulf between the reality of war and our ability to comprehend it from afar. His mission as a reporter has been to convey the experiences of people in the midst of war, to draw attention to injustices; to celebrate acts of heroism. So what stops us the listener or viewer, from engaging?
Inspired by the philosopher Susan Sontag's essay.
(Photo: Smoke rising from targets inside Syria during a bombardment by Turkish forces at Ras al-Ein town. Credit: EPA)
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