storytime: when I was a child, my dad was extremely cruel in a lot of ways. I remember trying to empathize with him and being terrified because he didn't seem 'aware' of the pain he was doing, even though the signs were there. This was terrifying because -
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these people are utterly failing to empathize with the people who hurt them - and empathizing with people who hurt you is how you learn what it's like to be a cruel person, and thus how to avoid being that yourself. 6/6
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Can you elaborate on the parts of political discourse that are righteous justifications of hurting other people because of how much they've been hurt? An example or two that would epitomize that?
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Honestly it's childish and unfortunately it's in politics a lot and society as a whole thinks that behavior is ok and supports it
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