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Tell that to the Jews who died in forced labor camps and gas chambers, tell that the Rhwandan's who were butchered in their beds, the millions since time immemorial who have gone to their deaths because they felt "empathy"...
The weak and bleeding hearts die, get over it.
Lay off the Rambo movies, dude. There is more to life than kicking ass.
The problem is the greedy go into the lines to get freebee's and lie about it.
There is no moral fiber today for those who are on the take with wanting the government to give them everything..
Hard work has been the way to get ahead and today many see the welfare line is the way to get ahead if they stand there long enough they will get their checks and foodstamps and housing paid while the working poor and middle class get taxed to death and can be poorer than the ones on welfare.
It used to be the democrats were for the working poor . Now it is the party of the socialists and our debt ceiling is being raised again in a few weeks by over a trillion dollars. We can't even pay on the principal because we have to pay the interest on the debt and it keeps growing.
I have come to the conclusion that as a society, not only are we becoming less empathetic towards others and almost robot-like, but empathy itself is becoming increasingly seen as a weakness, rather than a strength.
You need look no further than City-Data to see how empathy towards others (e.g. the poor) is frowned upon or considered left-wing, liberal or "bleeding heart" (which is a ridiculous term, IMO).
I have seen many people attacked, both online and in real-life for defending the less fortunate. I see this country leaning more towards social Darwinism / "only the strong wil survive". I personally believe that empathy towards others is a vital human trait and one we must pass on to future generations. Social Darwinism is a huge step backwards. In our society, often those who succeed financially seem to lack empathy for others, leading me to believe that financial success and lack of empathy are somehow connected to one another (I'm not saying all rich people are *******s, before anyone replies to that effect).
So as a society, are we becoming less empathetic? Also, please feel free to vote in the (anonymous) poll, along with sharing your own thoughts.
Psychopaths don't have empathy... I prefer being exploited from time to time to being a successful psychopath...
Empathy can be a strength or a weakness. I have seen both.
If a person empathizes with a genuinely poor person and helps them it is a strength.
If a person empathizes with a manipulating person who wants to appear poor it is a weakness to the empathizer. They are being used and will appear weak to those who know they are being used.
Tell that to the Jews who died in forced labor camps and gas chambers, tell that the Rhwandan's who were butchered in their beds, the millions since time immemorial who have gone to their deaths because they felt "empathy"...
Neither Rwanda or Nazi Germany are considered to be morally developed or unstratified.
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The weak and bleeding hearts die, get over it.
Everyone dies. We all get over it. Get over yourself.
Empathy can be a strength or a weakness. I have seen both.
If a person empathizes with a genuinely poor person and helps them it is a strength.
If a person empathizes with a manipulating person who wants to appear poor it is a weakness to the empathizer. They are being used and will appear weak to those who know they are being used.
Nope. How others might react to or take advantage of another's kindness or empathy does not in any way alter the nature of person showing kindness and empathy. Not even slightly.
You may want to look at it from a deeper level .... high level emotions ... which include love and kindness and empathy and compassion and general happiness have internal effects on the person experiencing and demonstrating those emotions as much or more than as they have on the recipient.
There's an old saying that suggests that "Hatred or anger is like an acid that harms the container far more than that which it might be thrown upon". And the reverse of that "It's better to give than to receive".
Those aligning themselves with lower vibrations are never doing themselves a favor. Never.
I have seen this in a work environment...The place was highly right-wing types(Faux News blared 24x7) and they actively promoted an environment where the people who weren't constantly 'on top of their game' were treated like garbage and ran out. Funny thing is, the people who were 'constantly on top of their game' left the company within a year and the 'bottom feeders' left too because they were constantly being made to feel like they just plain 'sucked', and this idiot company's bottom line has been affected because they have had such a high and constant turnover.
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