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I want to weep for Sophie’s naivety and rage at those indoctrinating her

An encounter with a pro-Palestine demonstrator was frustrating and enraging

June 17, 2024 16:33
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Free Palestine protest in London
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I can’t get Sophie out of my head. I have imaginary conversations with her when I can’t sleep. When I think of her, I become sad, enraged, frustrated and...hopeless.

She was young, white, pretty, softly spoken with an upper middle class inflection. I bet she had been popular at school, head girl maybe and one of those who sang in care homes and helped in food banks.

The tram was delayed and so we chatted on the platform. I didn’t want to be late for the Mahler concert; she was going to join a protest march.

“Oh yes?” I asked politely.