Conservatives Do Massive Facepalm Over Romney’s ‘Very Poor’ Gaffe

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47. ability to empathize

It's the dog on the roof syndrome. The dog didn't deserve to be in the car, he only deserved to be ON the car, and only because of his "social safety net" attitude. He wouldn't abandon all responsibility for the dog, so he did basically the minimum he felt the dog deserved.

Your post is full of truths, but this one hit me the hardest. Yes, it says everything about him. There was no empathy for his own animal, so how could there be any empathy for the anonymous "poor person?"

I think this is the common denominator with republicans: they lack the ability to empathize.

Empathizing isn't easy. it's a hard way to live in the world because one feels the pain of others. How easy Mitt's life must be, not having that ability/burden/responsibility.



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