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TygrBright

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8. "Empathy," he says, "is what underpins socialism".

Reply to SorellaLaBefana (Original post)

Sun Mar 30, 2025, 10:27 AM

Mar 30

Whatever you want to call it (I'm not sure "socialism" is very useful anymore, the term has acquired too much conflicting baggage and ambiguity), a culture that values looking out for each other is antithetical to those who value the personal accumulation of wealth and power, and see life in terms of a zero-sum game.

This is why the cruelty is the point in modern American Republicanism. It's not that they believe the cruelty is essential to advancing a particular policy agenda or accomplishing a specific goal, it's that cruelty is important to reorient social values to prevent opposition to the selfish dystopia they are attempting to build and rule.

sadly,
Bright

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Daily Acts of Kindness: Struggled as to where to post this [View all] SorellaLaBefana Mar 30 OP

Good article Easterncedar Mar 30 #1

thank you for posting et tu Mar 30 #2

You are free to post in more than one forum. This would do well in General Discussion, I think. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 30 #3

Governor Pritzker: If you want to find the smart people in a room, look for the kind ones. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 30 #4

As an old gal, this is now my mission. It's harder than you might think. Joinfortmill Mar 30 #5

Excellent! Some understand how critical our kind behavior can be to both self and others. wordstroken Mar 30 #6

I totally agree with this philosophy. defacto7 Mar 30 #7

"Empathy," he says, "is what underpins socialism". TygrBright Mar 30 #8

Thank you, and EVERYONE, who has replied/recced. Wow. Had no idea it would resonate so SorellaLaBefana Mar 30 #12

The best reading I've had today. Thank you for posting SorellaLaBefana Clouds Passing Mar 30 #9

Thank you - great read and thoughts for the new day. "Pay it forward." erronis Mar 30 #10

do unto others as they would do unto u. AllaN01Bear Mar 30 #11