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Showing Original Post only (View all)I guess I'm not the badass I thought I was [View all]
When Dubya choked up giving the eulogy to his father I did too. For one instant I knew I was looking at a genuine person who almost caved in his grief. He was a human being in that moment. If that is true then there is some humanity there that I can recognize.
Im back to normal now, but I know Ill never forget that second of time. This is a bit of a surprise to me.
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Like you it brought back my own grief which is the ultimate empathetic response.
lunatica
Dec 2018
#2
i lost it when GWBush did too. My mom died when I was only 13 and my dad was murdered
trueblue2007
Dec 2018
#4
You are correct, a lot of us have already gone through this personally and we empathize.
lark
Dec 2018
#56
My 3 sisters and I sung at our Mom's funeral 4 years ago this week. We choked through it. Our Dad
demtenjeep
Dec 2018
#5
I did too- instantly and viscerally- that's what humans do when they see pain-good for you
Shaddox
Dec 2018
#11
He is a flawed but very real human being, and most of us could relate to his grief.
pnwmom
Dec 2018
#12
+1, I can't get this out of my skull ... Red Don is an ahole while Bush and Cheney really hurt
uponit7771
Dec 2018
#62
Hair Twitler is an utter disgrace, but GW is responsible for horrendous death and destruction
Martin Eden
Dec 2018
#68
Shows you are a better person than he, he'll watch that same scene played out in someone else's life
rwsanders
Dec 2018
#26
It's called empathy, and decent people have it. Tragically, Republicans are empathy-free.
catbyte
Dec 2018
#39
Dubya has always been human, the problem with him is that he is still immature and
Perseus
Dec 2018
#61