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Some people are incapable of having empathy about an issue or a group of people unless they have a personal connection to that group or issue. You see it in pol
by dabinat 10mo ago
Some people are incapable of having empathy about an issue or a group of people unless they have a personal connection to that group or issue. You see it in politicians who are anti-gay rights until they have a child who comes out as gay (e.g. Rob Portman).
- ekjhgkejhgk 10mo ago> Some people are incapable of having empathy about an issue or a group of people unless they have a personal connection to that group or issue Yes, these people have a whole party based on this principle.
- a4isms 10mo ago"As the father of a daughter, I understand the need for feminism that I ignored as a son, brother, playmate, classmate, friend, neighbour, landlord, tenant, lover, teammate, colleague, report, supervisor, and fellow citizen." That's a particularly icky formulation of personal connection, because it has overtones of paternity as property rights.
- Jackson__ 10mo agoSee also "The only moral abortion is my abortion" for the complete opposite. Where people fail to develop empathy even after it has affected them. https://joycearthur.com/abortion/the-only-moral-abortion-is-my-abortion/ https://joycearthur.com/abortion/the-only-moral-abortion-is-...
- Gooblebrai 10mo agoThis reading was great. Thanks for sharing!