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marble falls

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3. Nothing until we know more.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Wed Sep 10, 2025, 06:14 PM

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"The death of human empathy is one of the earliest and most telling signs of a culture about to fall into barbarism." [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2025 OP

Nope, can't do it. FirstLight Sep 2025 #1

Arendt is right. You're right. Decent human beings feel empathy for others, no matter who they are. sop Sep 2025 #2

..live by hatred, die by hatred.. thomski64 Sep 2025 #6

Nothing until we know more. marble falls Sep 2025 #3

Nope. I have no empathy for hate mongers and people who celebrate gun deaths Autumn Sep 2025 #4

Sorry, but Kirk was anti-empathy, so, I'm honoring his wishes in that regard. Coventina Sep 2025 #5

It is very empathetic of you to reflect his values back at him. RockRaven Sep 2025 #11

Hannah Arendt had a romance with a literal Nazi SamuelTheThird Sep 2025 #7

Yikes didn't realize that fujiyamasan Sep 2025 #24

I'd dispute that she 'enabled' him muriel_volestrangler Sep 2025 #30

Agreed Prairie Gates Sep 2025 #33

Arendt DEFENDED Heidegger post-war SamuelTheThird Sep 2025 #37

I wasn't calling her an enabler, but Kirk SamuelTheThird Sep 2025 #36

"I can't stand the word empathy. Actually I think empathy is a made up New Age term that does a lot of damage." muriel_volestrangler Sep 2025 #8

Yeah, well, Americans are not decent human beings. At least not a majority. RockRaven Sep 2025 #9

Disagree. I think there Still more Empathetic Americans than not... electric_blue68 Sep 2025 #13

Interesting that Mike Lee of Utah was the biggest asshole commenting on Hortman's killing Ponietz Sep 2025 #10

Hannah would hate Mark Twain Torchlight Sep 2025 #12

I have empathy for his family and the students mcar Sep 2025 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author WarGamer Sep 2025 #15

Did you weep for Pol Pot? dpibel Sep 2025 #16

+1 BannonsLiver Sep 2025 #21

Maybe conditional empathy ain't so bad, after all dpibel Sep 2025 #23

Been a tough day for you? W_HAMILTON Sep 2025 #20

Are we going to have this same discussion when Putin dies? Cuthbert Allgood Sep 2025 #17

I don't have moral relativism about evil JCMach1 Sep 2025 #18

This message was self-deleted by its author Random Person Sep 2025 #19

Judging by the comments I have seen today, it seems to be dying on DU. milestogo Sep 2025 #22

Sorry I'll sit this one out fujiyamasan Sep 2025 #25

That might be true but how did we get here? ecstatic Sep 2025 #26

Perhaps I'm missing something Keepthesoulalive Sep 2025 #27

that train has already left the station. nt ImNotGod Sep 2025 #28

Well said ihavenoidea Sep 2025 #29

With all due respect to Hannah Arendt (and my respect for her is substantial) . . . . hatrack Sep 2025 #31

I don't think Arendt had any illusions about that Prairie Gates Sep 2025 #34

I wouldn't put it in hens' teeth territory, but judging by the last 20 years, it seems to be lacking in Americans . . . hatrack Sep 2025 #39

Hate speech deserves no empathy. Emile Sep 2025 #32

To me this is just the natural result of GREED and a few evil apples at the top doing ANYTHING/EVERYTHING to not SHARE? Brainfodder Sep 2025 #35

No empathy here. fshrink Sep 2025 #38