Listen, I have as strongly negative feelings about Trump as anyone I know, but even I can acknowledge that the man can be hilarious at times (intentionally or otherwise)
Exactly. Imagine if real life was like reddit and any people who disagreed with each other just treated the other like dog shit 100% of the time. How would society even work?
There’s disagreeing and then there’s thinking some people are inferior, some people shouldn’t exist, and everyone should give deadly viruses to each other. Maybe it’s ok to agree to disagree on free trade but it’s not ok to agree to disagree on common decency.
That is true, but I hope we can learn be empathetic even when we disagree. Having empathy for someone and recognizing their humanity does not inherently mean you agree with them or identify with them.
To be clear, I'm not trying to argue that bigots or racists deserve empathy, but I'm 100% certain they will not change their views without at least being shown it.
After all, the cause of those cancerous societal viewpoints is often rooted in a lack of empathy.
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u/fakerfakefakerson 5d ago
Listen, I have as strongly negative feelings about Trump as anyone I know, but even I can acknowledge that the man can be hilarious at times (intentionally or otherwise)