Anonymous
Post 01/28/2025 07:44     Subject: If you are MAGA, do you have contempt for empathy?
Anonymous wrote:I have contempt for your empathy if your empathy means we borrow money to pay for stuff today that my young adult kid will pay for - one way or another - in 20 or 25 years.

I have contempt for your empathy if you view every problem as simply requiring more spending on the same solutions.

I have contempt for your empathy when your empathy is a thinly veiled way of breeding dependence on government or of dividing the population.

Capiche?


What's your suggestion for weaning Red States off the Federal Government then? Is your preference that the Red States pay in more or receive less? Either could work.
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2025 07:39     Subject: If you are MAGA, do you have contempt for empathy?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Libs, do you have empathy for the athletes that were born female?

What ??? Yes we have empathy for female athletes, ohh your trying to make a clever trans joke yeah they are human and have more hatred thrown at them then alot of others so yes empathetic to them too.


op - this was not me and we shouldn't get derailed. this thread is not intended to score points. I am genuinely wanting to get a sense of the sentiment.


Go read Jonathan Haidt
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2025 07:05     Subject: If you are MAGA, do you have contempt for empathy?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Libs, do you have empathy for the athletes that were born female?

What ??? Yes we have empathy for female athletes, ohh your trying to make a clever trans joke yeah they are human and have more hatred thrown at them then alot of others so yes empathetic to them too.


DP.
^case in point.
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2025 06:59     Subject: If you are MAGA, do you have contempt for empathy?
Anonymous wrote:To us liberals, this is optically very much the vibe. Is this the case IRL? Would love to understand the thinking.


Liberals have zero empathy for conservatives. Stop lying.
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2025 06:37     Subject: If you are MAGA, do you have contempt for empathy?
Anonymous wrote:I have contempt for your empathy if your empathy means we borrow money to pay for stuff today that my young adult kid will pay for - one way or another - in 20 or 25 years.

I have contempt for your empathy if you view every problem as simply requiring more spending on the same solutions.

I have contempt for your empathy when your empathy is a thinly veiled way of breeding dependence on government or of dividing the population.

Capiche?


You can feel the anger just emanating from this comment.
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2025 06:24     Subject: Re:If you are MAGA, do you have contempt for empathy?
Isn’t that a sociopathic trait? to lack empathy? 🤔
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2025 00:02     Subject: If you are MAGA, do you have contempt for empathy?
"bleeding heart liberal"
Anonymous
Post 01/27/2025 23:58     Subject: If you are MAGA, do you have contempt for empathy?
I am not a MAGA, but I guess the difference between me and many leftists is I have empathy for all parties, not just those at fault.
Anonymous
Post 01/27/2025 23:50     Subject: If you are MAGA, do you have contempt for empathy?
Yes, narcissistic people hate people who have empathy. They don't understand empathy.

They like to feel sympathy for people because that makes them feel superior.
Anonymous
Post 01/27/2025 23:41     Subject: If you are MAGA, do you have contempt for empathy?
Anonymous wrote:I have contempt for your empathy if your empathy means we borrow money to pay for stuff today that my young adult kid will pay for - one way or another - in 20 or 25 years.

I have contempt for your empathy if you view every problem as simply requiring more spending on the same solutions.

I have contempt for your empathy when your empathy is a thinly veiled way of breeding dependence on government or of dividing the population.

Capiche?


You are aware, I hope, that Republican administrations are the bigger borrowers and red states the more dependent. So if you have contempt for people increasing debt and dependency, you must have contempt for republicans.
Anonymous
Post 01/27/2025 23:33     Subject: If you are MAGA, do you have contempt for empathy?
Anonymous wrote:I have contempt for your empathy if your empathy means we borrow money to pay for stuff today that my young adult kid will pay for - one way or another - in 20 or 25 years.

I have contempt for your empathy if you view every problem as simply requiring more spending on the same solutions.

I have contempt for your empathy when your empathy is a thinly veiled way of breeding dependence on government or of dividing the population.

Capiche?

Word salad.
Anonymous
Post 01/27/2025 23:31     Subject: If you are MAGA, do you have contempt for empathy?
I have contempt for your empathy if your empathy means we borrow money to pay for stuff today that my young adult kid will pay for - one way or another - in 20 or 25 years.

I have contempt for your empathy if you view every problem as simply requiring more spending on the same solutions.

I have contempt for your empathy when your empathy is a thinly veiled way of breeding dependence on government or of dividing the population.

Capiche?
Anonymous
Post 01/27/2025 23:29     Subject: If you are MAGA, do you have contempt for empathy?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I don’t think it’s contempt as much as it is people think that your idea of empathy is overrated.

Some people prioritize sane and logical decision making to empathy.


This. Liberals use “empathy” as a cudgel to manipulate people and get their way.

Examples are like not wanting to use pronouns- “Why are you so transphobic? You know you could be more emphatic and just do it!!!”

Taking note of the MILLIONS of illegal immigrants that are putting a huge strain on housing, hospitals and schools “If only you could walk in their shoes and acted like a Christian”



ok this is super interesting.
as a liberal it feels like it just isn't really an inconvenience to use someone's pronouns BUT i do agree it kind of went to like a weird place. but i think the tension is that the need to do it felt like - quite small, vs the performance of doing it.
but i do think if someone wants you to use whatever pronoun you should just suck it up and do it no? just dont make it into a whole song and dance.


Why do you believe compelled speech is empathetic? I am genuinely asking; I honestly do not understand why liberals believe forcing speech of others is empathetic.
Anonymous
Post 01/27/2025 23:18     Subject: If you are MAGA, do you have contempt for empathy?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Libs, do you have empathy for the athletes that were born female?

What ??? Yes we have empathy for female athletes, ohh your trying to make a clever trans joke yeah they are human and have more hatred thrown at them then alot of others so yes empathetic to them too.


op - this was not me and we shouldn't get derailed. this thread is not intended to score points. I am genuinely wanting to get a sense of the sentiment.
Anonymous
Post 01/27/2025 23:17     Subject: If you are MAGA, do you have contempt for empathy?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I don’t think it’s contempt as much as it is people think that your idea of empathy is overrated.

Some people prioritize sane and logical decision making to empathy.


This. Liberals use “empathy” as a cudgel to manipulate people and get their way.

Examples are like not wanting to use pronouns- “Why are you so transphobic? You know you could be more emphatic and just do it!!!”

Taking note of the MILLIONS of illegal immigrants that are putting a huge strain on housing, hospitals and schools “If only you could walk in their shoes and acted like a Christian”



ok this is super interesting.
as a liberal it feels like it just isn't really an inconvenience to use someone's pronouns BUT i do agree it kind of went to like a weird place. but i think the tension is that the need to do it felt like - quite small, vs the performance of doing it.
but i do think if someone wants you to use whatever pronoun you should just suck it up and do it no? just dont make it into a whole song and dance.