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delivered april 12, 1999 in washington, d.c. text version below transcribed directly from audio
severely, in both moral and metaphysical terms.
these failures have cast a dark shadow over
humanity: two world wars, countless civil wars, the
senseless chain of assassinations (gandhi, the
kennedys, martin luther king, sadat, rabin),
bloodbaths in cambodia and algeria, india and
pakistan, ireland and rwanda, eritrea and ethiopia,
sarajevo and kosovo; the inhospitable gulag
and the tragedy of hiroshima. and, on a different
level, of course, auschwitz and treblinka. so much
violence, so much indifference.
(5) what is indifference? etymologically, the word
means
o difference\—a strange and unnatural state
in which the lines between light and darkness,
dusk and dawn, crime and punishment, cruelty and
compassion, good and evil. what are its courses
and inescapable consequences? is it a philosophy? is
there a philosophy of indifference conceivable? can
one possibly view indifference as a virtue? is it
necessary at times to practice it simply to keep ones
sanity, live normally, enjoy a fine meal and a glass of
wine, as the world around us experiences harrowing
upheavals?
of course, indifference can be tempting—more than
that—seductive. it is so much easier to look away
from victims. it is so much easier to avoid such rude
interruptions to our work, our dreams, our hopes. it

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what claim does wiesel make about indifference? (paragraph 5)
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Explanation:

Wiesel describes indifference as a strange and unnatural state blurring moral - boundaries like between light and darkness, compassion and cruelty. He questions if it can be a philosophy or a virtue, and notes its seductive nature as it allows one to avoid the suffering of victims.

Answer:

Wiesel claims that indifference is a strange and unnatural state that blurs moral lines, is seductive as it allows one to avoid the suffering of victims, and questions its nature as a philosophy or virtue.