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Funtatlaguy

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8. His voters are either the greedy rich or the bigoted poor.

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Mon Apr 6, 2020, 01:44 PM

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As angry as I am at Trump voters, I have empathy for the ones who aren't rich fucks or Nazi assholes [View all] Stevegberg Apr 2020 OP

they are all nazi assholes, rich or not SoonerPride Apr 2020 #1

I find this kind of sad, to be honest. Stevegberg Apr 2020 #6

Go see how much empathy you get from them. William769 Apr 2020 #10

I don't care if they don't give me empathy. Stevegberg Apr 2020 #21

Aren't you just wonderful. Squinch Apr 2020 #27

Never claimed to be. Stevegberg Apr 2020 #32

Let's not be unpleasant. Aristus Apr 2020 #37

Thank you. Stevegberg Apr 2020 #39

That's nice that you admire it. I don't. And I don't find all those other posters "sad" Squinch Apr 2020 #53

I have turned the other cheek. They smashed that one also. nt William769 Apr 2020 #29

Fair enough. Stevegberg Apr 2020 #33

sad, but true SoonerPride Apr 2020 #11

I guess 20 percent of the US population is as you described. Stevegberg Apr 2020 #17

That is the truth Bev54 Apr 2020 #59

I even feel bad for that NOLA preacher who called the Covid warnings "hysteria" and then caught it Bucky Apr 2020 #64

1/3 of their population wants to eliminate another 1/3, while the remaining 1/3 watches. SharonAnn Apr 2020 #73

Nope. madwivoter Apr 2020 #2

OK. Stevegberg Apr 2020 #5

Don't worry, you still have all the Yeps from CapableOfHumanCompassionVille Bucky Apr 2020 #66

I have NO empathy, sympathy or any other "pathy" Ferrets are Cool Apr 2020 #3

I find this sad. Stevegberg Apr 2020 #4

Not proud of of it, but I agree. They totally deserved what they get. Dream Girl Apr 2020 #55

No, they don't. Bucky Apr 2020 #69

That's magnanimous, and speaks well of you :) mr_lebowski Apr 2020 #7

His voters are either the greedy rich or the bigoted poor. Funtatlaguy Apr 2020 #8

They're doing this to themselves. There's not a lot we can do to stop that. Squinch Apr 2020 #9

Yes, I do find it sad that about 1/5 of the US population voted for this man. Stevegberg Apr 2020 #16

I am fully aware of what empathy means. Nice of you to join so you can Squinch Apr 2020 #25

I'm not aware of me chastising anyone here. I do see a lot of strong negative reactions to me. Stevegberg Apr 2020 #31

A crime? No. Sanctimonious and self-congratulatory? Yes. Squinch Apr 2020 #38

If you say so. Stevegberg Apr 2020 #40

Don't waste your time Bucky Apr 2020 #70

Because I'm done with them Butterflylady Apr 2020 #74

Bahahaha! I bet you don't even understand how ironic that statement is! Squinch Apr 2020 #79

They are not his victims, they are his enablers. n/t DEbluedude Apr 2020 #12

I have sympathy for the rich; at least they have a reasonable motive. Xipe Totec Apr 2020 #13

Sympathy for the rich? Their motive is pure sociopathic greed. Stevegberg Apr 2020 #46

At least they're acting in their own self interests Xipe Totec Apr 2020 #62

There's nothing more pathetic than a poor Republican. Firestorm49 Apr 2020 #14

THIS! 👍 TheBlackAdder Apr 2020 #15

Agreed nt Ferrets are Cool Apr 2020 #75

They have strained the bounds of my empathy. CrispyQ Apr 2020 #18

To hell with them. Paladin Apr 2020 #19

That's fair. Stevegberg Apr 2020 #34

I'll keep my compassion for people who want it ck4829 Apr 2020 #20

That's leaving out a lot of people who need it. Stevegberg Apr 2020 #24

It's not a question of need atreides1 Apr 2020 #61

Sorry, my fuck balance is in the severe negative column... not_the_one Apr 2020 #22

Umm... no. Chellee Apr 2020 #23

Unrec. n/t Coventina Apr 2020 #26

Well said and thank you. crickets Apr 2020 #28

They are humans Bettie Apr 2020 #83

No - I'm with Atticus JustAnotherGen Apr 2020 #30

I am so sorry that happened to you. Squinch Apr 2020 #45

Sanctimonious codswollop Cirque du So-What Apr 2020 #35

Sanctimonious? As opposed to dehumanizing rage? Stevegberg Apr 2020 #36

I see them as all too human Cirque du So-What Apr 2020 #47

I never tsk-tsked anyone, not intentionally. I agree with you about humans and evil. Stevegberg Apr 2020 #52

I don't have rage JustAnotherGen Apr 2020 #85

I respect your compassion. Aristus Apr 2020 #41

I agree - and misguided, bewildered, mean-spirited, selfish, and bigoted are not mutually exclusive. Stevegberg Apr 2020 #42

Tough love... spicysista Apr 2020 #43

Thank you, tough love is important. And I'm not judging anyone here harshly, not trying to anyway. Stevegberg Apr 2020 #49

I'm sorry. spicysista Apr 2020 #60

I agree. "It's a choice to be this way." People should be held accountable for their choices. Stevegberg Apr 2020 #63

Fuck them! I have to face them every day as a trucker. denbot Apr 2020 #44

I honestly don't care about their "sense of victim-hood" Rorey Apr 2020 #48

What does "shut down" mean, exactly? Millions of people do support Trump. Not a majority, obviously. Stevegberg Apr 2020 #50

What it means Rorey Apr 2020 #54

I agree with all of that. Stevegberg Apr 2020 #56

Though paved with good intentions, the road to Hell still ends in Hell . . . hatrack Apr 2020 #51

+1 NT Rorey Apr 2020 #57

Can't argue with that. Stevegberg Apr 2020 #58

they are all the vilest of the vile... agingdem Apr 2020 #65

Not me. rockfordfile Apr 2020 #67

I Respect That... SDJay Apr 2020 #68

Thank you Bucky Apr 2020 #71

I need to respond prior to reading any comments - Nope rufus dog Apr 2020 #72

+1 Ferrets are Cool Apr 2020 #76

They're all collaborators. nt coti Apr 2020 #77

I pity some of them, have contempt for most of them and hate more than a few of them. BlueTsunami2018 Apr 2020 #78

I don't have empathy or sympathy for them Bettie Apr 2020 #80

+1000 smirkymonkey Apr 2020 #84

I don't have any empathy for them whatsoever musclecar6 Apr 2020 #81

Many of them are stupid. Buckeye_Democrat Apr 2020 #82

you give them far more latitude than I do, that is for sure. ForgedCrank Apr 2020 #86

They have every right to believe whatever until they die dalton99a Apr 2020 #87