[He's silent for a few beats, because explaining to people who still won't get it becomes tiring.]
What reason is there to think any better of the people in the village? What reason do I have not to hate them? Most of them are humans, just as the Malnosso are. Even if they act kind on the outside and convince themselves that they're good people, they're still humans. Don't the Malnosso you so despise act kind to those in the village, to be seen in the way they wish to be seen? How is that any different?
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[He's silent for a few beats, because explaining to people who still won't get it becomes tiring.]
What reason is there to think any better of the people in the village? What reason do I have not to hate them? Most of them are humans, just as the Malnosso are. Even if they act kind on the outside and convince themselves that they're good people, they're still humans. Don't the Malnosso you so despise act kind to those in the village, to be seen in the way they wish to be seen? How is that any different?