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Stevegberg

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

Mon Apr 6, 2020, 01:50 PM

Apr 2020

And I also find it sad that many on my side have let their totally justified anger cloud any sense of empathy for those whom they're justifiably enraged at.

Empathy does not mean agreement or sympathy.

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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