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Upon hearing the declaration, “It’s a tragedy,” I’m usually greatly disappointed. That’s because the speaker is often only talking about a…

The Tragedy of Surprise Pedro Parrachia 4 min read · Feb 4, 2019 -- Listen Share Upon hearing the declaration, “It’s a tragedy,” I’m usually greatly disappointed. That’s because the speaker is often only talking about a single act of brutality rather than the whole movement of coldness that’s present in the species, floating through our cores, shaping so many lives. That’s THE TRAGEDY . The tragedy of violence is in the collective shock, in the collective surprise to the act and the aftermath. It is as if the surprised haven’t yet noticed who they are, or where they live, or what they already

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