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I hate his slobbering mug, the stink of his unwashed body, his blind faith, his animosity toward everything other than sex and booze. And I don’t hate him theoretically, as a “typical specimen,” but him as himself, him as an individual.
I can justify the stupidity and brutality of the kid I just passed all I want- the social conditions, the appalling upbringing, anything at all-but I now clearly see that he’s my enemy, the enemy of all that I love, the enemy of my friends, the enemy of what I hold most sacred. “Because I sincerely hate and despise them.
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