Republicans and the empathy gap (marijuana, dollars, states, federal)

[RMESMH]

Originally Posted by Leo58

So it is generally recognized that liberals have more empathy

By other liberals .

[Vacanegro]

Not alot of empathy on display in this thread.

[RMESMH]

Originally Posted by rorqual

Please explain how Republicans have empathy for the poor and middle class.

It has already been demonstrated on this thread that there is more generosity. Generosity comes in more than one form. You may answer, as others have on this thread, that money doesn't have anything to do with empathy. On a direct basis, that is true. However, as at least one poster has pointed out on this thread, no one person truly knows the heart/mind/motivations of another. Another possible reason you may have the view you do is that you may look at Republicans as some monolithic block that you hold in contempt, rather than looking at Republicans as individuals who happen to be Republicans. My aunt is a Republican. She volunteered to cut the nails of the residents of a nursing home for over 20 years. She got started with this via cutting my grandmother's nails (her mother) at the same nursing home and saw that other ladies were in the same boat nail wise. The nursing home was pretty expensive, and in an expensive area, but nail maintenance beyond some ridiculous minimum wasn't covered. I think the residents enjoyed the visits possibly even more than the benefit to their nails.

[RMESMH]

Originally Posted by natalie469

Actually, many of these so called charities are bogus. So unless you know the finances of these charities........like how much actually goes for the cause instead of paying the ceo and employees....I would say liberals have great common sense

So the default assumption is that they are bogus? Are you trying to be the queen of sweeping generalizations?

[petch751]

Empathy lol.

So I'm supposed to pay high taxes while you pay no or very little taxes, and I'm supposed to have empathy,
I'm supposed to pay sky high insurance premiums while you get a subsidy,
I'm supposed to work to pay my bills while you get subsidies
and on and on....

How about showing appreciation instead of being greedy and expecting more?

Originally Posted by Vacanegro

Not alot of empathy on display in this thread.

No, I lost my empathy when you are given all kinds of help and don't have the decency to appreciate the help you do get and try to help yourself to work instead of my money.

[mtnbkr5]

[quote=sd-bound;43385173]One party has it, one not so much.

so you say that Democrats have more empathy that Repubs?

It's all BS. Phony as a 3 dollar bill. Now that I mention it........

Do you all believe that the Clintons honestly care about, say, black people? The great liberal con job that's been going on since LBJ..........

[StillwaterTownie]

Originally Posted by Frank DeForrest

What does a political affiliation have to do with empathy?
Stealing from one group and giving to another is not empathetic,charitable, compassionate, etc. so stop kidding yourself

Because Oklahoma would not have legalized CBD oil in Oklahoma for treatment of certain medical conditions had not one Republican legislator had a niece, who was afflicted by a severe form of epilepsy.

[KathrynAragon]

When you rob Peter to pay Paul, you can always count on the support of Paul.

[StillwaterTownie]

Originally Posted by whogo

Liberals are very generous with other people's money.

How does that work? Do liberals pass laws exempting themselves from taxation?

[StillwaterTownie]

Originally Posted by RMESMH

Interesting to see you aren't refuting the stealing part.


BTW, there are plenty of people who are fiscally conservative, and who also don't care about someone else's sexual orientation, couldn't care less what type of marriage someone else wants to have, and who think the decisions a woman makes regarding her own body are hers alone.

You sure wouldn't know it by looking at the current version of the Republican Party Platform.