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In reply to the discussion: I guess I'm not the badass I thought I was [View all]lunatica
(53,410 posts)8. It truly is the most difficult thing to do
At least in private you can allow the grief to tear your heart out and leave you raw. Not so in public.
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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