He groaned a bit, but smiled and shook his head at the pun. His face settled back into serious lines as he heard his son's next question.
"You are not the first to throw this argument at me, son, nor will you be the last. I know how it looks, on occasion. But what would you have me do, when I see the same things happening now that happened then? When I see policies of separation and registration, born of hatred of fear, just like before? When I hear chants of keeping humanity pure?" His voice was derisive. "What am I supposed to do, Pietro? Let them lock us again to prove I am better than they? I am not willing to do that, I am afraid."
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Date: 2007-03-06 08:20 pm (UTC)His face settled back into serious lines as he heard his son's next question.
"You are not the first to throw this argument at me, son, nor will you be the last. I know how it looks, on occasion. But what would you have me do, when I see the same things happening now that happened then? When I see policies of separation and registration, born of hatred of fear, just like before? When I hear chants of keeping humanity pure?" His voice was derisive. "What am I supposed to do, Pietro? Let them lock us again to prove I am better than they? I am not willing to do that, I am afraid."