But if we consider what emotions would be desirable [in res… - Susan Sontag

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But if we consider what emotions would be desirable [in response to the suffering of others], it seems too simple to elect sympathy.

Susan Sontag

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About Susan Sontag

Susan Sontag (16 January 1933 – 28 December 2004) was an American essayist, literary critic, cultural theorist, and political activist.

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Alternative Names: Susan Rosenblatt • Susan Lee Sontag • Susan Lee Rosenblatt

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Who would we be if we could not sympathize with those who are not us or ours? Who would we be if we could not forget ourselves, at least some of the time? Who would we be if we could not learn? Forgive? Become something other than we are?

What do I enjoy? Music, being in love, children, sleeping, meat.

Elites presuppose masses.

But if we consider what emotions would be desirable [in response to the suffering of others], it seems too simple to elect sympathy. - Susan Sontag

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