The Left’s Normalization Of Collective Guilt Is Ripping America Apart (minimum wage, generations)

[BoBromhal]

Originally Posted by Rachel976

OMG. Are liberals really THIS ^^^ arrogant and full of themselves?

some/many.

heck, the liberal empathy of "if only we'd do more" doesn't apply to the bebop's of the world. His is more of a "I empathize with you when you hate Republicans as much as I do."

[BoBromhal]

Originally Posted by midnight_thunder

In my experience, liberals are as arrogant as conservatives are insecure. Neither is great, which is why in most threads like this, the right-wingers respond to the most far left post, and the left-wingers respond to the most far right post. Moderation is not rewarded, extreme positions are.

You could elect to ignore that nozzle, but we know you can't help yourself. I can't help but respond to far right nuts myself.

taking exception to being labeled "less intelligent" and "not empathetic" because of political affiliation doesn't require deep thinking, nor does it make one insecure.

[BoBromhal]

Originally Posted by midnight_thunder

Buddy, there's some distance between "we should strive for true equality in America, and to do that, we must help subjugated peoples", to "down with the Bourgeoisie and ruling classes". Hyperbole is fun and all, but just as "not everything is racism" also true is "not everything is Marxism/socialism".

what is true equality, in your opinion?

how are Blacks (or any of the theoretically-oppressed groups) subjugated today?


by the way, there are several in the Social Democrats who absolutely believe in "down with the Bourgeoisie and ruling class".

[BoBromhal]

Originally Posted by bus man

A better future for all Americans comes from everyone building everyone else up. Not by pitting groups against each other and trying to build yourself up by tearing someone else down.

indeed it does.

harken back to approximately May 31. Pretty much "all Americans" were horrified and disgusted what a group of cops did to a Black man that led to his death.

And then wholesale "white racism/guilt", ACAB, destructive protests outside Minneapolis, and all manners of "pitting groups against each other" occurred.

Who did the vast majority of that pitting?

[BoBromhal]

Originally Posted by midnight_thunder

I agree 100%. That's why we should all support ending policies that have discriminatory effects against minorities, so we can build ourselves all up. Everyone should the same chance at that American Dream as the next person.

What exactly are you claiming is being "torn down"?

while I'm sure that you'll answer the other questions too, what are these policies that have discriminatory effects against minorities?

[bus man]

Originally Posted by SunGrins

Bull crap. White complainers never had it so good but they have bought in to the "poor me" victim label that Trump and his ilk were selling. That is extreme stupidity. All you have to do is open your eyes and look around. You are being manipulated. There truly are people and groups in America who have been the victims of class or economic or racial or religious barriers but white people are not, as a group, in that category.

This must be that "empathy" thing that liberals are so good at, at least according to another poster in this thread.

[beb0p]

Originally Posted by Riley.

You should listen to Jordan Peterson speak about ‘empathy.’ Your head will explode. Empathy is not always the appropriate reaction to any situation.

I'd think empathy is not an appropriate reaction to many situations.

And I never said it is.

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[beb0p]

Originally Posted by FKD19124

so arrogant.
empathy is NOT based on intelligence. Hold a college degree doesn't make one intelligent either. Anyone can walk out of a college with a degree and claim to be intelligent from being brain washed by their professors. You're right I can't understand the so called 'empathy' from you left wingers. I don't actually call it empathy but collective thought pushed onto you because you cannot think for yourselves. You have to subscribe to this group thought to be part of the bigger group and the need to be accepted. So much for learning critical thinking.

This is exhibit A of what I'm talking about.

Empathy is absolutely related to intelligence. The same way having big bicep salso means you have strong quadriceps. Muscles or brains, you can't just build one area without other parts also growing with it too.

The poster basically said he cannot understand empathy.

And I don't expect him to. Not all people do.

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[beb0p]

Originally Posted by katharsis

Oh, really?

Then, please enlighten us further and tell us why many people who have Down's Syndrome are some of the kindest, sweetest people on earth.

And please tell us why so many people (of all skin colors and ancestries) who have low IQ's end up in prison for intentionally harming others? (And, yes, some smart people end up in prison, too!)

I really do try not to generalize very much, but I would say that white liberals are, in general, some of the most smug and self-righteous (and hypocritical) people I know -- and my OPINION of this is only strengthened when I read posts like yours. (And, just btw, I am actually far from stupid.)

Please consider adding the following phrases to your vocabulary: "some people", "a few people", "generally speaking", "my opinion", "in my experience", and many other phrases, also.

There are always exceptions that prove the rule.

There was an NBA player who stood 5'3". That doesn't mean any 5'3" man has a snowball chance of making the NBA.

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[beb0p]

Originally Posted by mtl1

I suppose Hitler was just being intelligent and empathetic by collectively guilting and scapegoating certain groups . Collective guilt is about the least empathetic thing I can imagine.

Hitler was guilting a completely different group from his.

The OP is complaining white people is guilting themselves.

Can you tell the difference?

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