The point was to learn what it was we feared more: being misunderstood or being betrayed.

It sometimes is just the fear of being misunderstood.

I live in fear of not being misunderstood

Why do we weep once we know that everything will be alright? We weep because the only way everything could ever be alright is in fiction. We weep because what we've seen can't be true, no matter how badly we wish it were. We weep at the truth.

Regarding vengeance and arch-enemies, one must not only be timely but prideful, and pride exacts propriety.

It was a good day for the First Amendment and free expression.