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i'm not blaming them for the homelessness - i'm blaming them for casting the issue as the homeless antagonizing the well-heeled rather than as society failing t
by throwlaplace 7y ago
i'm not blaming them for the homelessness - i'm blaming them for casting the issue as the homeless antagonizing the well-heeled rather than as society failing the homeless.
>leap on posts they think don't show enough sympathy
i do not understand what the issue with that response is. we should shun the unempathetic.
- jes 7y agoWhat about meeting people lacking empathy where they are at, and trying to connect with them? Sometimes a perceived lack of empathy has its roots in a lack of human connection.
- throwlaplace 7y agoi have meditated long and hard on this. when i was younger i gave people the benefit of the doubt - if you comfort and reassure them they make themselves vulnerable to you and become empathetic. after decades of experience i can safely say that many many people will never overcome whatever barriers they have to empathy (cowardice, jealousy, etc) and moreover i'm not jesus - i'm not responsible for everyone. given that i'm finite (time and energy) priority goes to those that are disempowered rather than those that have power and can't see their way to using it benevolently.