We need to overcome the emotional reaction that says that to be good we must accept everyone, or that to be serious we must reject everyone. This emotional aspect may serve as a slogan for election campaigns, but not for the society we want.

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Occorrerebbe superare la reazione emotiva per cui per essere buoni occorre accogliere tutti oppure per essere seri respingere tutti. Questo aspetto emotivo può servire come slogan per campagne elettorali, ma non per la società che vogliamo.

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From an interview of Paolo rodari, Delpini: "Sconcertato da chi si è arricchito speculando sul virus", la Repubblica (January 28, 2021), p. 7.

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