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Jade Fox

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40. Your first sentence: Exactly

Fri Feb 22, 2013, 11:13 AM

Feb 2013

There seems to be a major difference between people who can imaginatively connect with the experience of others, and feel empathy, and people who understand only what they've experienced directly.

I've thought for years that this is a major difference between those who lean liberal, and those who lean conservative.

As a young teen I remember hearing Phil Ochs' song "There But For Fortune". Hearing the song had a major impact on my political development. It made me think about the possibility that bad stuff happening to others could happen to me too.

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Tom Teves: "I Have VOTED Republican My Whole Life,...�I�ll NEVER Vote Republican Again � EVER!" [View all] Segami Feb 2013 OP

As noted before...Here Mc Cain shows for all..what an asshole he really is.. Stuart G Feb 2013 #1

He should have showed some empathy Mojorabbit Feb 2013 #42

Ok, if I was John2 Feb 2013 #46

Perhaps he is looking at it from what he can do in the senate? Mojorabbit Feb 2013 #50

McCain's expression of sympathy edited out D Gary Grady Feb 2013 #74

I am surprised that an edited version was posted here Mojorabbit Feb 2013 #75

It's a shame that Republicans have to personally experience GOP evil in order catbyte Feb 2013 #2

Yup. truebluegreen Feb 2013 #12

Your first sentence: Exactly Jade Fox Feb 2013 #40

except for some, empathy hopemountain Feb 2013 #60

Dang - that line - "There But For Fortune." INDEED. calimary Feb 2013 #62

I have noticed this too. mwb970 Feb 2013 #13

Absolutely 100% correct. pangaia Feb 2013 #24

After the sequester hits, vlyons Feb 2013 #27

You expressed it perfectly. SheilaT Feb 2013 #34

Well said, Sheila T. VERY well said. And completely true. calimary Feb 2013 #63

Exactly right. nt truebluegreen Feb 2013 #41

This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Feb 2013 #54

Well said! City Lights Feb 2013 #61

thought that first too treestar Feb 2013 #15

Yup jollyreaper2112 Feb 2013 #16

Ha jollyreaper2112 Feb 2013 #17

Echo Echo Echo pangaia Feb 2013 #25

You couldn't figure out the republicans were a bad idea with all the other evidence? AlbertCat Feb 2013 #28

Old joke zipplewrath Feb 2013 #37

You are so right Rider3 Feb 2013 #47

Exactly. The comment cooled my ire, to be honest. WinkyDink Feb 2013 #66

indeed.. frylock Feb 2013 #68

Being slow-on-the-uptake is a trait of nearly all Conservatives. nikto Feb 2013 #77

Yup. Nothing really happens until it happens to THEM. Zoeisright Feb 2013 #78

Republicans are again crapping all over American mothers and fathers Berlum Feb 2013 #3

Senator McCain needs some straight talk demwing Feb 2013 #4

amen to that (n/t) bread_and_roses Feb 2013 #5

Preach it brother! reflection Feb 2013 #18

Option 3 is the best vlyons Feb 2013 #29

Hear here! Well put. Plucketeer Feb 2013 #35

McCain is such a sorry excuse for a public servant. n/t Jade Fox Feb 2013 #38

What will happen to McCain is that, he will be primaried by a Tea Party opponent..... LongTomH Feb 2013 #53

It is sad that a tragedy wilt the stilt Feb 2013 #6

a family finds out how demented a party has become. AlbertCat Feb 2013 #30

+1 Segami Feb 2013 #32

That was shocking, even for McCain PatSeg Feb 2013 #7

he has been there too long sad-cafe Feb 2013 #44

And take his buddy Lindsay with him PatSeg Feb 2013 #49

totally agree sad-cafe Feb 2013 #58

he's not going anywhere until he's six feet under frylock Feb 2013 #69

its that lack of empathy and compassion Locrian Feb 2013 #8

"There but for the grace of God go I" CJCRANE Feb 2013 #11

This nails it---the hallmark of the Re/Teapukes--Ayn Rand's legacy--lack of empathy! hue Feb 2013 #33

John McCain is now 100% pure ego CanonRay Feb 2013 #9

The Depravity Of America's Gun Culture For All To See cantbeserious Feb 2013 #10

I got a letter back like that, once treestar Feb 2013 #14

McCain was very disrespectful to this Mother, and showed no empathy whatsoever AndyA Feb 2013 #19

McCain and Republicans in general have no ability to feel empathy for others. Jennicut Feb 2013 #20

The video that accompanies the article reflection Feb 2013 #21

The GOP can't see that this is a greater problem for them than demographics. tanyev Feb 2013 #22

No Constitutional right to "Bear and Keep Children" perdita9 Feb 2013 #23

McCain has always been, and still is,, pangaia Feb 2013 #26

K&R hue Feb 2013 #31

In a couple of years I bet this guy and his wife will vote republican again kimbutgar Feb 2013 #36

�I can tell you right now you need some straight talk....." yellowcanine Feb 2013 #39

from the person who would not support a day honoring Martin Luther King, this should come as no still_one Feb 2013 #43

Many thanks to John McCain. yellerpup Feb 2013 #45

Senator have you no decency? Historic NY Feb 2013 #48

One at a time VA_Jill Feb 2013 #51

People like Teves caused the problem in the first place Squaredeal Feb 2013 #52

word up frylock Feb 2013 #70

Yep. When it was other people's kids being gunned down Demobrat Feb 2013 #72

KICK ailsagirl Feb 2013 #55

We all knew what a giant runaway asshole john mccain Cha Feb 2013 #56

You gotta love Republicans Downtown Hound Feb 2013 #57

So he'll insult a grieving mother before confronting his party? Politicub Feb 2013 #59

John McCain is a dick. UnrepentantLiberal Feb 2013 #64

McCain knows better than anyone who owns Congress and he was being honest harun Feb 2013 #65

you get what pay for dood.. frylock Feb 2013 #67

Now?! Smll_Ax3 Feb 2013 #71

Mccain showed much of a asshole he was Third Doctor Feb 2013 #73

Losing The Country, 1 vote at a time nikto Feb 2013 #76