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[–] lmmarsano@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

They have no empathy.

Do you?

We are beset by failed humans.

Such as those who otherize? Though I'm not a fan, either, this comment comes off as unreflective.

[–] MehBlah@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I do. I know I do. I have no compassion left for those that lack it though. None at all. It was beat out of me by my narcissist parents who scorned me for caring. Your response looks like classic DARVO. We are beset by failed humans. A failed human is not someone who is poor or disabled. Its not someone who has found their identity. Its those that gladly seek to harm others because they feel superior to them. That hate others for their charity and tolerance. They abuse that most of all, the tolerance of others. I will no longer tolerate them. They are to be exposed at any opportunity. They are not to be given what they will not give others.

The world is full of them. They amass money and power to try to fill that hole in their soul. They think empathy is a bad thing but in truth they fear it because people with it always get between them and their goal. They can't stand that others hesitate when they push for cruelty and evil. Yes evil is what they are. They should be identified at a young age so their abuse can be stopped. They will abuse because they cannot conceive of empathy. Its just word to them and they will do harm to others without ever once considering the effect their actions will have on others. I am hardly the first person to arrive at identifying this as the root cause of all human suffering.