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The2ndWheel

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20. As usual, everything is subjective

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Tue Oct 18, 2016, 10:59 AM

Oct 2016

Including empathy. Feel bad for me, but not the other side. Everyone can justify and rationalize anything they want. Everybody does that. Whoever is on the other side is usually considered to be just bad enough, that it's not worth the effort. People usually end up being lumped into the extreme of whatever side they happen to be on, because it's easier to demonize whoever the other side is that way. Then nobody has to listen to anyone, because then you might agree with people on the other side about something, and they're bad, but of course you're not bad, so you can't do that.

That seems to be the reality of being human. We're all guilty of it to some degree.

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According to Morning Joe, we have to feel Trump supporters' pain... [View all] imanamerican63 Oct 2016 OP

If he won get the red out Oct 2016 #1

Very true! And so will we! imanamerican63 Oct 2016 #2

Yep get the red out Oct 2016 #3

Perhaps they can devote their hours of pain and look at the guy they wanted as president. Thinkingabout Oct 2016 #4

Up Joe's blowhole MFM008 Oct 2016 #5

Lol! PunksMom Oct 2016 #17

Gore DID win....SCOTUS gave Shrub the chair... Moostache Oct 2016 #6

I know this, I agree with you! But no one felts sorry for us! imanamerican63 Oct 2016 #11

Feel their pain? Stupidity should be painful, hypocrisy very painful, bigotry incapacitating. NightWatcher Oct 2016 #7

K&R this for sure!!! Moostache Oct 2016 #18

What "pain"? The vast majority of Trump supporters are well off. They have good-paying jobs, 4lbs Oct 2016 #8

He think he's a dictator skwira001 Oct 2016 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author Mass Oct 2016 #10

It a pain that is impossible for me to feel because I cannot relate to Jarqui Oct 2016 #12

My point exactly! imanamerican63 Oct 2016 #13

It's already been stated that Trump supporters aren't worse off than Hillary supporters. qdouble Oct 2016 #14

Racism/sexism/homphobia/hate and genuine economic pain are not mutually exclusive. But the degree pampango Oct 2016 #15

There is no justification for supporting evil dalton99 Oct 2016 #16

To stop the pain...use you brain! world wide wally Oct 2016 #19

As usual, everything is subjective The2ndWheel Oct 2016 #20

How can I feel pain JustAnotherGen Oct 2016 #21

Their pain is self-induced. They voted for Reagan, W, and countless other politicians that hate them Johonny Oct 2016 #22