• legolas@fedit.pl
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    6 days ago

    What exactly can victim of torture “want that the person who they are afraid of want them to want.”? They can say something that the torturer wants them to say, sure. But wanting something? Like what?

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      6 days ago

      they often pretend to want the thing that the person who they are afraid of

      Pretending including saying what they think the torturer wants they to say, showing feigned emotions, etc.