All Wars Are Fought Twice (2022)
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The Limits of Memory
Viet Thanh Nguyen set out to run into memories. But understanding them took much longer than he anticipated. The way that Americans deliberately or accidentally forget the people in the countries they get involved in, I think has a direct correlation to the fact that Americans keep going to war. That Americans refuse to consider that other people are human beings with their own histories, culture, experiences and predilections.
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