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This is the most american shit ever. I'm a millionaire. My rich husband died. Can you send money please? (lemmy.world)
submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by fraiserouge@lemmy.world to c/boycottus@lemmy.ca
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[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 14 points 10 months ago (2 children)

People who dismiss empathy, can't reasonably expect it in return.

[–] HopFlop@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 10 months ago

Nobody (?) is expecting everyone to have empathy with him, but not empathizing with someone and enjoying their murder are two different things.

Celebrating his death is a disgrace to democracy and the human dignity. And that doesnt make a person much better than him.

[–] plyth@feddit.org -2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Why expect empathy to be transactional?

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 5 points 10 months ago

It's not transactional. For it to be transactional, it has to have a value for both sides. Empathy holds no value for MAGAs, so they shouldn't care if they receive it or not. In fact, they should even be offended at the offer of Empathy, sort of like how Atheists get irritated when asked to offer Thoughts & Prayers for school shootings.

[–] Amuletta@lemmy.ca 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

"I can't stand the word empathy, actually. I think empathy is a made-up, new age term that — it does a lot of damage."

In Kirk's own words.

[–] HopFlop@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Conveniently left out the following two sentences where he states that he just prefers the term "sympathy" over "empathy" and dislikes the latter because of a miniscule detail in its origin

[–] Amuletta@lemmy.ca 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Cool. Now tell us the "context" for these gems:

[–] HopFlop@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 10 months ago
  1. Those are just more quotes without context
  2. I still dont see how the would prove your point

(I would like to note that I don't agree at all with Kirk's opinions just so that doesn't get mixed up)

[–] plyth@feddit.org -3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

So why listen to him and hold back empathy? It doesn't mean to love him or to support him, just to feel for him.

[–] Amuletta@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

But I don't feel anything for him. He was a vile piece of trash.

[–] plyth@feddit.org 1 points 10 months ago

Empathy is generally described as the ability to perceive another person's perspective, to understand, feel, and possibly share and respond to their experience.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empathy

Empathy doesn't mean that you have emotions but that you understand his.