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Our two political parties are not the same in terms of empathy.
— The Mouthy Renegade Writer (@mouthyrenegade.bsky.social) 2025-09-10T20:27:15.852Z
marble falls
(72,531 posts)SuzyandPuffpuff
(670 posts)Bam...fuckers
dalton99a
(95,252 posts)Cha
(320,554 posts)this, too.. all Morning.
rictofen
(270 posts)applegrove
(133,085 posts)SCantiGOP
(14,758 posts)There were numerous Republicans who condemned the Minnesota shootings. Two of S.C.s US House members did.
We dont have to resort to false statements or morbid lack of empathy to make a point. Anyone who doesnt condemn any political murder is abetting the current situation.
applegrove
(133,085 posts)a lack of empathy on the right. So far we have 3 people who condemned the assassination of the Minnesota former Speaker on the right. I'll leave the meme up. It is still true.
Celerity
(54,866 posts)you said:
It's false that not a single Republican condemned the MN assassination.
applegrove
(133,085 posts)Celerity
(54,866 posts)
which is false
Celerity
(54,866 posts)applegrove
(133,085 posts)Celerity
(54,866 posts)hamsterjill
(17,749 posts)He sure did it fast for Charlie Kirk.
ancianita
(43,354 posts)progressoid
(53,370 posts)But it feeds a narrative I guess.
Skittles
(172,852 posts)the ones that fit your narrative
surfered
(14,281 posts)"I can't stand the word empathy, actually, I think empathy is a made-up, new-age term that does a lot of damage."
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