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A complete inability to relate to those who are less fortunate.
Yes and no. While there are some bastards on the far right who completely lack any ability to care about anyone else (which is certainly not unique to any political persuasion), I think on a most basic level it's not about a lack of caring of others, it's just a different set of priorities.A complete inability to relate to those who are less fortunate.
A complete inability to relate to those who are less fortunate.
I dont think that is the definition of empathy
A complete inability to relate to those who are less fortunate.
A complete inability to relate to those who are less fortunate.
A complete inability to relate to those who are less fortunate.
A complete inability to relate to those who are less fortunate.
A complete inability to relate to those who are less fortunate.
First of all don't know how to answer because this post and the poll don't mean the same thing. So I'll answer your statement of "A complete inability to relate to those who are less fortunate".
The answer is no, they don't lack the inability. The simple fact is that there are HUGE abuses to the social safety net systems. Welfare needs to be completely overhauled and then have true oversight. Welfare is not meant to be used for "Well I don't feel like working so I won't". It was meant as a temporary thing to help lift people up from the short term troubles they faced.
Now the system isn't perfect because as it is now, once you get on it it is hard to get off the system literally. When you do manage to find a job, they cut you off right away instead of giving you a reasonable grace period from the time you get the job to when you get your first paycheck. That is just one of the issues.
Many on the right have an issues with 2-3 generational families living off welfare completely, illegal immigrants sucking off the healthcare system as well as welfare. These are legitimate concerns.
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Considering that Ayn Rand and empathy in the same sentence is an oxymoron, I would say many, but definitely not all, have lost all proclivity towards empathy.
I dont think that is the definition of empathy
`So you believe that most of one group is not empathetic based off of one person who you apparently disagree with?
First of all don't know how to answer because this post and the poll don't mean the same thing. So I'll answer your statement of "A complete inability to relate to those who are less fortunate".
The answer is no, they don't lack the inability. The simple fact is that there are HUGE abuses to the social safety net systems. Welfare needs to be completely overhauled and then have true oversight. Welfare is not meant to be used for "Well I don't feel like working so I won't". It was meant as a temporary thing to help lift people up from the short term troubles they faced.
Now the system isn't perfect because as it is now, once you get on it it is hard to get off the system literally. When you do manage to find a job, they cut you off right away instead of giving you a reasonable grace period from the time you get the job to when you get your first paycheck. That is just one of the issues.
Many on the right have an issues with 2-3 generational families living off welfare completely, illegal immigrants sucking off the healthcare system as well as welfare. These are legitimate concerns.
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No. Aside from being "whimsical", I used something called a "figure of speech'". You don't take such things literally. May I send you some instructional online links that may help you tell the difference?
`Maybe you should read that yourself. There is nothing in your one liner that indicates you were being whimsical or using a "figure of speech".
I dont think that is the definition of empathy
Do those on the far right lack empathy?
This is just wrong.
Does the far left lack empathy because they'd rather give those in poverty a quick meal and keep them trapped in poverty forever rather than try to help them overcome poverty? I am not saying I really think that everyone on the far left thinks that but it is basically the same thing you are asking.
So you believe that most of one group is not empathetic based off of one person who you apparently disagree with?
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That would be your opinion (which is biased) and you don't see the joke behind it which is par for your course.
Here is a site called "Let me Google That For You" I use it for people who are not too quick on the uptake. Anyways I took the words "Ayn Rand" and "empathy" Let me google that for you Ayn Rand is the antithesis of empathy.