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In reply to the discussion: Are Heartless People Simply Born That Way? [View all]brer cat
(27,491 posts)3. This stood out to me:
"Defenders of inequality typically do their musings at a high, fact-free level of abstraction."
and
"These rich dont see the poor. They stereotype them as lazy and unworthy."
It is a constant frustration to me that we cannot get the rich and their enablers to SEE the poor and what they are doing to them. Children are not born lazy or unworthy. But if they are not fed, they are likely to struggle in school making it difficult if not impossible to escape the poverty of their birth.
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We have glorified sociopaths. Instead of lining them up against walls we've elected them
Katashi_itto
Nov 2013
#1
There are copious examples from history to show that cultures can indeed become deranged
Fumesucker
Nov 2013
#10
add in huge numbers of people, our needs managed by huge beurocracies
BlancheSplanchnik
Nov 2013
#20
"They end up being the family scapegoats because they just couldn't toe the line anymore."
magical thyme
Nov 2013
#27
you are the dysfunctional offspring who is thinking clearly and breaking that cycle.
Voice for Peace
Nov 2013
#30
That these cuts came from SNAP, and not some military budget item is simply criminal.
AtheistCrusader
Nov 2013
#7
I think they are educated that way. Living in a bubble with million dollar views.
raouldukelives
Nov 2013
#9
Psychopaths are born that way, lacking empathy. There are degrees of lacking. Some is learned. nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Nov 2013
#14
Kudos. An informed mind overcomes ordinary limitations that others are hardly even aware of. nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Nov 2013
#61
The more I am around crazy Republicans the more I think the theory is part true - that they
Laura PourMeADrink
Nov 2013
#29
A few, most learn it. One thing I know, being religious doesn't automatically mean you become kind..
Tikki
Nov 2013
#33
The biggest conditioning being that's it's acceptable and there's no need for self reflection. ...
uponit7771
Nov 2013
#54
I've always believed it was a combination of nature and nurture (or lack thereof) which
Uncle Joe
Nov 2013
#65