The stranger is an element of the group itself, not unlike the poor and sundry 'inner enemies'—an element whose membership within the group involves both being outside it and confronting it.
"We do not write to be understood; we write in order to understand."
"Escribir es un acto de libertad, pero también de responsabilidad."
You have begot me, bred me, loved me: I Return those duties back as are right fit, Obey you, love you, and most honour you.
Modern society has replaced religion with consumerism, but the void remains.