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2/ To testify is an after-the-event act. To bear witness is a broader behavior that includes how you are present within an event
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3/ You can act or intervene in an event, but the simplest way to bear witness is to simply not look away, and be seen to see.
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6/ This is why the characteristic phrase of a bully feeling threatened by someone bearing witness is "what are YOU looking at?"
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