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John McGahern

When I was in my 20s it did occur to me that there was something perverted about an attitude that thought that killing somebody was a minor offence compared to kissing somebody.

John McGahern

Attitude

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John McGahern is pointing out that it seems strange or wrong to consider murder as less serious than an act of affection like kissing. He is criticizing a mindset that values physical violence less severely than expressions of love or intimacy.

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