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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums"The death of human empathy is one of the earliest and best signs
of a culture about to fall into barbarism.". . Hannah Arendt
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"The death of human empathy is one of the earliest and best signs (Original Post)
niyad
Jan 26
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markodochartaigh
(5,545 posts)1. St Charlie Kirk:
" I can't stand the word empathy, actually. I think empathy is a made-up, new age term that it does a lot of damage. "
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/charlie-kirk-empathy-quote/
doc03
(39,088 posts)2. They call their occupation of Maine operation
"Catch of the Day". How dehumanizing is that equating humans with fish.
DBoon
(24,994 posts)3. Elon Musk: "The fundamental weakness of Western civilization is empathy."
Clouds Passing
(7,946 posts)5. The fundamental weakness of eLoon is lack of empathy
And compassion, generosity, wisdom, kindness .
LoisB
(13,040 posts)4. Absolute truth. We are seeing it in real time.