But not so the spectator. The spectator is entirely beyond us, seeing without being seen, present but unnoticed. He concludes, 'to be indifferent, for whatever reason, is to deny not only the validity of existence, but also its beauty. Betray, and you are a man, torture your neighbor, and you are still a man. Evil is human.
Weakness is human.
Indifference is not. Elie Weisel's anger toward the spectator is something like God's response to the people of Laodicea. Christ could find something good to say about 6 of the cities, only Laodicea had the grim distinction of being totally rebuked, totally chastised. In a very vivid image, the Christ says that he feels like throwing up when he thinks of the people of that city. They are neither bubbling over with energy for God nor are they totally chilly towards God.