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The statement given by Elie Wiesel meant that it is important to have clarity because not taking a firm stand where there is visible injustice often means standing by the side of the exploiter and helping him exploit more.
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- Elie Wiesel had witnessed and survived the holocaust as a young boy and had had a great influence of the event on his mind.
- His writings spoke about discrimination against minorities around the world.
- His humanitarian approach towards writing made his ideas inclined towards human welfare and anti-bigotry.
Its been a while since I did this topic, but I believe it was mostly because under communism there was little work for intellectuals, so they were often the ones who left the country. This resulted in a 'brain drain', a lack of knowledgable people. I seem to remember reading about the entire maths department of a university just up and leaving at one point. You could also argue that it was damaging for the image of communism if so many people were trying to leave.
Costco? you mean the grocery/supermarket that is around the corner
