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#empathy

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Marsz wyzwolenia zwierząt - wyjątkowe, unikalne, wspaniałe wydarzenie w Warszawie 06.09.2025 godz. 13:30 pod Pomnikiem Kopernika (Nowy Świat 69).

Będą przemowy, przemarsz i atrakcje. Będzie można się wkręcić lub zwyczajnie porozmawiać. Jest to wydarzenie wegańskie - niemniej mile widziany jest każdy i każda, komu bliskie są wartości emancypacyjne 👌🏻💚

Via Mastodon, I found the amazing YouTube channel of @lindsayellis.

Lindsay is a star in bringing her message in an entertaining, explanatory, friendly and humorous way.

She must spend days processing (and making!) clips to add context to her message.

This video is titled 'The Unforgivable Sin of Ms #Rachel'. What did this #education pioneer do to become a target of the Ultra-Right?

But Lindsay does not stop there. #Empathy appears to scare the Right even more.

youtube.com/watch?v=QwpanShgOp4

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@SherBeareth
EMPATHY

I note this frequently. It is THE characteristic that separates #Democrats from #Republicans. And a lack of #empathy is the defining characteristic of #Conservatism.

A LACK OF EMPATHY makes you a Sociopath. Serial Killers are defined by their lack of empathy ("ripped the wings off butterflies as a child" or "hanged the neighbor's dog.")

And these are the people in charge of our country and making the laws.

Listen to Mayor Jacob Frey's empathy:
msnbc.com/the-briefing-with-je

MSNBC · 'Words are not enough': Minneapolis mayor calls for action on gun violence after horrific dayBy MSNBC

Acknowledging someone’s humanity doesn’t compromise your own beliefs. It doesn’t make you weaker, it makes you smarter. And frankly? In the climate we’re living through, it’s exactly the medicine we’ve been avoiding.
medium.com/prismnpen/empathy-i

Medium · Empathy Is Not Endorsement, in the LGBTQ World or AnywhereWhy Dylan Marron’s Mantra Still Matters — and Why I’m Trying to Live It

"He sold love away from his children's hearts
And told them it was sin
Now we're all at the mercy, we're all at the mercy
Of that little man within..."
- #KarlWallinger, #WorldParty, 1986

Can #empathy lead to sin? Some #ConservativeChristians argue it can

By TIFFANY STANLEY
Updated 5:20 PM EDT, August 21, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — "Empathy is usually regarded as a virtue, a key to #HumanDecency and #kindness. And yet, with increasing momentum, voices on the #ChristianRight are preaching that it has become a vice.

"For them, empathy is a cudgel for the left: It can manipulate caring people into accepting all manner of sins according to a conservative Christian perspective, including #abortion access, #LGBTQ+ rights, illegal immigration and certain views on #social and #racial justice."

apnews.com/article/conservativ

In this image from a YouTube video posted on Oct. 15, 2024, Allie Beth Stuckey speaks about issues from her book, "Toxic Empathy: How Progressives Exploit Christian Compassion." (AP Photo)
AP News · Conservative Christians argue empathy can be a sinSome voices on the Christian right are arguing the virtue of empathy has become a vice. Those Christians claim empathy can manipulate people into accepting what they see as sins, like abortion access and LGBTQ+ rights. Conservative evangelicals Allie Beth Stuckey and Joe Rigney have written books within the past year criticizing certain forms of empathy. Stuckey's and Rigney's views have gained traction among President Donald Trump’s Christian base as his Republican administration enacts hard-line policies. Progressive Christian leaders emphasize empathy is central to Jesus' teachings, countering claims it's harmful or sinful.

Great question!!!

Where Are the Men

by Alon Mizrahi in The Mizrahi Perspective on Substack

@palestine
@israel

“With courage, clarity and a willingness to pay the price, women have taken leadership roles in the Palestine revolution everywhere. Men, on the other hand, have been painfully absent. Why is that?”

open.substack.com/pub/alonmizr

The Mizrahi Perspective · Where Are the Men?By Alon Mizrahi
#Press#Israel#Gaza

So, I'm unsure whether I feel #empathy... I can understand how another person feels, but I don't really share in any emotion. I have questions for people who are highly empathetic.

1) What does it feel like to you?

2) Does it replace what had been your own feelings?

3) Is it something you have to do actively or does it just happen?