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Old 03-16-2016, 10:03 PM
 
Location: Jawjah
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Despite espousing "christian values", why do most republicans lack empathy for others? Bill Maher covers this so well. Gay rights, health care, etc - a republican will only support them after they are personally affected by them.


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Old 03-16-2016, 10:23 PM
 
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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
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Old 03-16-2016, 10:27 PM
 
Location: Houston
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Liberals are very generous with other people's money.
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Old 03-16-2016, 10:33 PM
 
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What does a political affiliation have to do with empathy?...
One party has it, one not so much.

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...Stealing from one group and giving to another is not empathetic,charitable, compassionate, etc. so stop kidding yourself
What does stealing have to do with empathy? The dark overlord, otherwise known as Cheney, has empathy for gays because of his gay daughter. While his party's base, not so much.

If a majority of Republicans had gay daughters, there would be a lot more empathy in the Republican Party. See how that works?
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Old 03-16-2016, 10:34 PM
 
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Liberals are very generous with other people's money.
So a republican politician will waste millions of tax payer money on useless Obama care repeal votes and when he's fired from his job will go back and join a hedge fund and will again waste other people's money. And liberals are the ones you blame?
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Old 03-16-2016, 10:54 PM
 
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What does stealing have to do with empathy? The dark overlord, otherwise known as Cheney, has empathy for gays because of his gay daughter. While his party's base, not so much.

If a majority of Republicans had gay daughters, there would be a lot more empathy in the Republican Party. See how that works?
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.
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Old 03-16-2016, 10:59 PM
 
Location: Houston
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So a republican politician will waste millions of tax payer money on useless Obama care repeal votes and when he's fired from his job will go back and join a hedge fund and will again waste other people's money. And liberals are the ones you blame?
Why don't ya liberals destroy a fee more million lives, disproportionately, black and Hispanic with your programs, Shorty?
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Old 03-16-2016, 11:16 PM
 
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Despite espousing "christian values", why do most republicans lack empathy for others?
In some cases there is a genuine lack of empathy, but often liberals believe this about conservatives simply because they don't have a good grasp of the issues or the true consequences of leftist policies.
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Old 03-17-2016, 01:20 AM
 
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Umm...Obamacare is kind of a disaster in case you hadn't noticed......it's a huge waste of other people's money.


Republicans are very generous. They're just practical and know their limits, rather than letting others exploit their generosity to no end. What's wrong with enjoying money that you work for?

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Old 03-17-2016, 03:05 AM
 
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One party has it, one not so much.


What does stealing have to do with empathy? The dark overlord, otherwise known as Cheney, has empathy for gays because of his gay daughter. While his party's base, not so much.

If a majority of Republicans had gay daughters, there would be a lot more empathy in the Republican Party. See how that works?






You don't know the charged role of government in our system it seems.
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