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gorfle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-15-09 12:57 PM
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1. People derive pleasure from watching pain and suffering.
We humans are simply twisted as fuck. It is no different than the damn gladiatorial games of ancient Rome. Clearly we have made little progress as a species.

People who get off on watching things fight just derive pleasure from watching the pain and suffering of creatures. It's just that simple. These people have ZERO EMPATHIC CAPABILITIES. Instead of the normal reaction of sympathy and shock and a desire to help when watching something in pain, these people GET FUCKING EXCITED ABOUT IT.

I cannot understand this mentality. I cannot understand causing suffering FOR PLEASURE. I believe the people who indulge in these sorts of things are truly, truly, mentally ill.



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