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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 06:31 PM Original message |
The loss of empathy |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 06:38 PM Response to Original message |
1. This sentence should be bolded. |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 11:52 PM Response to Reply #1 |
37. Bill Cosby once said that sitcoms used to allow us to laugh at ourselves |
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Laelth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 06:30 AM Response to Reply #37 |
57. +1 Well said. n/t |
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Magoo48 (315 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 09:28 AM Response to Reply #37 |
78. You nailed it here... |
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BanzaiBonnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 09:29 AM Response to Reply #37 |
79. One of the things I love about "Modern Family" |
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snappyturtle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 10:40 AM Response to Reply #79 |
90. Yes, it's a bastion of civility....and fun too! nt |
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deutsey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 10:56 AM Response to Reply #37 |
92. Yeah, "Breaking Bad" is not for everyone |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 05:30 PM Response to Reply #92 |
150. Walt is addicted to the adrenaline rush that his actions bring him |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 06:25 PM Response to Reply #150 |
153. Yep.. I''m kind of glad they are ending the series soon |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 07:02 PM Response to Reply #153 |
159. The sick thing is that my friends kept saying " it really gets good in seasons |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 07:06 PM Response to Reply #159 |
161. It would be interesting if they did the dream ending |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 07:12 PM Response to Reply #161 |
164. Ha! Love it! |
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deutsey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 07:24 PM Response to Reply #150 |
165. Right...that's his fatal flaw, to me |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 08:50 PM Response to Reply #165 |
168. You can be your own man without leaving a trail of bodies behind you |
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deutsey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 09:32 PM Response to Reply #168 |
169. Really? |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 11:57 AM Response to Reply #37 |
97. Not to mention programs like Jerry Springer, Cops, Bad Girls Club, |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 01:23 PM Response to Reply #37 |
114. Thanks for the insights -- !! |
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Pooka Fey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 02:07 PM Response to Reply #37 |
123. +1 |
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SunSeeker (52 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 02:39 PM Response to Reply #37 |
128. Thanks for crystallizing why I hate reality TV! |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 03:27 PM Response to Reply #37 |
138. I think that's why I have no interest in modern movies with kids in them. Their dialogue is |
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japple (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 05:44 PM Response to Reply #37 |
151. It's why my TV stays mostly turned off. When Animal Planet started |
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northoftheborder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 06:19 PM Response to Reply #151 |
152. I agree, TV mostly is a dung pit. Sometimes I wonder if the few shows I watch... |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 07:07 PM Response to Reply #152 |
162. Kill the cable. You won't miss it, I promise! Get a streaming Blu ray player |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 07:27 PM Response to Reply #152 |
166. going on nearly 20 months without a tv |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 06:31 PM Response to Reply #151 |
155. Remember "Bird TV? |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 07:05 PM Response to Reply #151 |
160. Yeah, I agree. I kept my TV for DVDs, but I just stream Netflix, PBS, or TED |
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kentuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 06:39 PM Response to Original message |
2. Excellent ! |
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FiveGoodMen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 06:40 PM Response to Original message |
3. Remember: the pukes actually criticized a Supreme Court nominee for having empathy |
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Larry Ogg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 11:36 AM Response to Reply #3 |
93. They know what to look for and they don't want to empower anyone who has conscience. |
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polly7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 06:43 PM Response to Original message |
4. A huge K & R. n/t. |
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Lindsay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 06:46 PM Response to Original message |
5. Very well said. |
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City Lights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 06:48 PM Response to Original message |
6. Great post! |
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PDJane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 06:53 PM Response to Original message |
7. I'm reading Empire of Illusion....... |
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saras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 01:58 PM Response to Reply #7 |
119. Wow. When I take e I get a LOT better stuff than TV shows. You sure that's good e? |
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PDJane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 02:47 PM Response to Reply #119 |
130. I want to watch those two shows. I don't really care |
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aquamarina (772 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 06:56 PM Response to Original message |
8. Don't forget about the 2 year old girl who was |
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snagglepuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 07:19 PM Response to Reply #8 |
14. Guardian CIF posted a piece by a Chinese writer (which I posted here last month) |
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Kaleko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 11:29 PM Response to Reply #14 |
33. Do you have a link to that article and/or your post? |
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snagglepuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 11:32 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. Here it is |
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Kaleko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 12:01 AM Response to Reply #34 |
40. Great, thank you! |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 11:56 PM Response to Reply #33 |
39. Actually, here --- |
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Kaleko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 12:27 AM Response to Reply #39 |
41. Consider Goldman Sachs in this context. |
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Sentath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 10:19 AM Response to Reply #41 |
86. character for "crisis" |
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Kaleko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 02:20 PM Response to Reply #86 |
124. Ok, I sit corrected. |
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totodeinhere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 03:10 PM Response to Reply #14 |
135. It's part of the ethnocentric nature of our culture to harshly judge others such as the Chinese |
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snagglepuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 04:12 PM Response to Reply #135 |
144. The person who wrote that lives in China and is is Chinese; the sociologist |
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snagglepuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 07:19 PM Response to Reply #8 |
15. dup self delete |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 07:01 PM Response to Original message |
9. Not surprisingly, Glenn Beckkk equates Empathy with Naziism |
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Ilsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 07:02 PM Response to Original message |
10. I'm having issues with my best friend over her lack of empathy. |
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Pacifist Patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 09:13 AM Response to Reply #10 |
73. When true friendship exceeds the effort required by Facebook.... |
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Ilsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 09:38 AM Response to Reply #73 |
82. I agree completely. Fortunately, she and I are not FB friends. We've known |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 11:56 AM Response to Reply #82 |
96. Sometimes we outgrow our friends |
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CrispyQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 11:43 AM Response to Reply #73 |
94. "When the meaning of friendship is so diluted and disposable it's never a good thing." |
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tXr (312 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 07:05 PM Response to Original message |
11. Thank you for your very thoughtful post. k&r. |
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RainDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 07:13 PM Response to Original message |
12. k&r n/t |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 07:14 PM Response to Original message |
13. I was around someone recently who laughed with delight when someone was "shot" in the head in a tv |
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onecent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 07:20 PM Response to Original message |
16. Well said SoCal...K & R n/t |
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TriMera (885 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 07:20 PM Response to Original message |
17. K&R. n/t |
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moondust (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 07:46 PM Response to Original message |
18. IMO symptomatic |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 07:49 PM Response to Original message |
19. Best thing I've read here in a long time... |
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Fire Walk With Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 07:52 PM Response to Original message |
20. ... |
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Angry Dragon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 07:57 PM Response to Original message |
21. I believe it really starts with politicians |
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Auntie Bush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 07:11 PM Response to Reply #21 |
163. I think it all started by Rush and his fellow right wing HATE radio programs. |
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nineteen50 (488 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 08:00 PM Response to Original message |
22. This is what the psychopathic corporate culture |
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freshwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 08:25 PM Response to Original message |
23. K & R, one of the best explanations of the world I've seen in a long time. |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 08:26 PM Response to Original message |
24. k&r |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 09:07 PM Response to Original message |
25. It's what everything is reduced to profit and "utility". |
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laundry_queen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 09:16 PM Response to Original message |
26. The lack of empathy is at the root of all that is evil |
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StarsInHerHair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 05:48 AM Response to Reply #26 |
54. & compare today with the 1930s, in films-you see all kinds of empathy there |
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Behind the Aegis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 05:52 AM Response to Reply #54 |
55. Was that sarcasm? |
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StarsInHerHair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 05:55 AM Response to Reply #55 |
56. Hell no! My Man Godfrey is 1....there are SO many where they showed real |
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Pacifist Patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 09:10 AM Response to Reply #54 |
71. I thoroughly agree. If you take a look at films and television shows.... |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 11:45 AM Response to Reply #71 |
95. There's a great series running on PBS now. "America in Primetime" |
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CrispyQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 12:10 PM Response to Reply #95 |
101. Thanks. I will look for it. |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 09:42 AM Response to Reply #26 |
83. I agree; I hate the way the selfish narcissists are rewarded |
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ThoughtCriminal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 09:17 PM Response to Original message |
27. All Circus, no bread |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 11:35 PM Response to Reply #27 |
35. Very true. nt |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 09:56 PM Response to Original message |
28. K&R |
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DevonRex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 09:59 PM Response to Original message |
29. I love this post for so many reasons. |
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azul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 10:13 PM Response to Original message |
30. Loss from being divided into groups? Mirror neuron override. |
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Kaleko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 11:56 PM Response to Reply #30 |
38. Fantastic article. |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 11:16 PM Response to Original message |
31. A definition of evil I read recently: Lack of empathy. nt |
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flamingdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 12:35 AM Response to Reply #31 |
42. Yes, or a psychopath or.. these days often a republican nt |
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Harmony Blue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 11:18 PM Response to Original message |
32. When good people do nothing |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 11:48 PM Response to Original message |
36. Wish I could recommend this a thousand times. |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 01:05 AM Response to Original message |
43. Terror will shrink your circle on empathy a great deal. Reading books will expand it. |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 01:15 AM Response to Original message |
44. I think that this might be the post of the decade here. |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 01:21 AM Response to Original message |
45. We are a nation of sociopaths, by sociopaths, and for sociopaths. |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 01:24 AM Response to Original message |
46. I rant about "Right Speech". |
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Initech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 01:36 AM Response to Original message |
47. Considering the fact that Fat Bastard is still on the air (Rush) I agree. |
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SirRevolutionary (129 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 02:25 AM Response to Original message |
48. Right on! |
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Art_from_Ark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 02:35 AM Response to Original message |
49. K&R |
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opihimoimoi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 02:45 AM Response to Original message |
50. YUP ED ZACHERY....well said..... :o) |
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Behind the Aegis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 02:48 AM Response to Original message |
51. Agree, in some respect. |
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Sirveri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 05:40 AM Response to Original message |
52. I've been thinking the same thing myself for a while. |
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OneBlueSky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 05:47 AM Response to Original message |
53. it's all fall-out from Ronald Reagan's "ME Society" . . . |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 12:03 PM Response to Reply #53 |
98. As an American now in his 60s, |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 06:33 AM Response to Original message |
58. A wonderful post |
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cate94 (573 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 06:53 AM Response to Original message |
59. Great post |
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whathehell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 07:00 AM Response to Original message |
60. Agreed...The callousness mean-spiritedness in our culture is growing and it's depressing and scary. |
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barbtries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 07:58 AM Response to Original message |
61. i would add |
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Stuart G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 08:14 AM Response to Original message |
62. Thanks For Posting, k and r.. |
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OneGrassRoot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 08:25 AM Response to Original message |
63. I agree. The systemic dehumanization of others is devastating. If we could only.... |
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CrispyQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 12:21 PM Response to Reply #63 |
103. ...or walk a mile in another woman's shoes. |
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myrna minx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 08:30 AM Response to Original message |
64. Wonderful post. K&R. n/t |
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Locrian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 08:32 AM Response to Original message |
65. root cause - maybe .... |
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Puglover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 08:41 AM Response to Original message |
66. One hell of an OP. |
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DesertFlower (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 08:48 AM Response to Original message |
67. well said. nt |
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russspeakeasy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 08:52 AM Response to Original message |
68. As always....follow the money. |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 09:02 AM Response to Original message |
69. TV is to blame for much of this, and the Internet. Mass media most of the time appeals to people's |
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Pacifist Patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 09:09 AM Response to Original message |
70. Wish I could recommend this a thousand times. |
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woo me with science (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 09:12 AM Response to Original message |
72. Great post. It is also what allows this President and Congress to rationalize |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 01:26 PM Response to Reply #72 |
116. +1000% K/R |
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12AngryBorneoWildmen (128 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 09:15 AM Response to Original message |
74. Thank you, thank you, thank you. |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 09:15 AM Response to Original message |
75. When you think about it, in an economy based on consumption, this is exactly |
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bluethruandthru (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 09:18 AM Response to Original message |
76. Thank you for putting into words what has been bothering me for a long time! |
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CrispyQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 12:27 PM Response to Reply #76 |
105. Our liberal cartoonists are so damned good at getting to the crux of the message: |
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bluethruandthru (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 01:09 PM Response to Reply #105 |
109. excellent! n/t |
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BanzaiBonnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 09:26 AM Response to Original message |
77. Yesterday, I posted this as my facebook status: |
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JonLP24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 09:31 AM Response to Original message |
80. I know someone who literally has no empathy |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 09:37 AM Response to Original message |
81. I've been thinking the same thing |
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elzenmahn (124 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 09:55 AM Response to Original message |
84. K&R... |
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azul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 10:36 AM Response to Reply #84 |
89. Money is a useful but humbling creation of man. |
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dotymed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 09:58 AM Response to Original message |
85. Thank you for this article. n/t |
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Beavker (784 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 10:27 AM Response to Original message |
87. Even worse, none of these sociopaths would say they lack it. |
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shireen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 10:29 AM Response to Original message |
88. You say it very well |
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KansDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 10:52 AM Response to Original message |
91. "TV shows delight in humiliating people." It all started in the 1970s |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 01:16 PM Response to Reply #91 |
113. Agree -- the destruction of broadcasting in service to the public was accelerated .... |
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femrap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 12:06 PM Response to Original message |
99. Native Americans |
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CrispyQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 12:07 PM Response to Original message |
100. I believe the loss of empathy stems from our hyper-individualistic culture. |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 01:24 PM Response to Reply #100 |
115. We have a culture which has been taught and sold to us -- RW propaganda does work -- |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 02:04 PM Response to Reply #100 |
121. The thing about OUR hyper-individualistic culture is that it ends up being the opposite of |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 02:27 PM Response to Reply #121 |
125. so true |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 02:42 PM Response to Reply #125 |
129. Not sure I quite got that across. American "individualism" is reactionary, not original. nt |
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CrispyQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-12-11 11:12 AM Response to Reply #121 |
171. That's a spot on observation & makes me rethink the hyper-individual thing, |
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efhmc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 12:12 PM Response to Original message |
102. I have repeated this thought on numerous threads. The lack of |
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AnneD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 12:23 PM Response to Original message |
104. My Nurse friends and I were talking about this very thing.... |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 12:28 PM Response to Reply #104 |
107. I can still remember how I used to look forward to the TV Guide |
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AnneD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 04:18 PM Response to Reply #107 |
145. I am proud to say... |
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davidthegnome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 12:28 PM Response to Original message |
106. Evolved society... |
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Lone_Star_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 12:38 PM Response to Original message |
108. Society has all been conditioned (trained?) to ignore the suffering of others. |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 01:09 PM Response to Original message |
110. Biggest Question re Penn State is why witness didn't stop Sandusky's abuse of 10 year old??? |
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LittleGirl (377 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 01:11 PM Response to Original message |
111. Brilliant and nice to read |
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FirstLight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 01:13 PM Response to Original message |
112. beautifully said |
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Fokker Trip (222 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 01:37 PM Response to Original message |
117. Fantastic OP, gets right to the core of things. |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 01:39 PM Response to Reply #117 |
118. Yes.. arriving at a point in life where you no longer worry about |
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bbgrunt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 04:32 PM Response to Reply #117 |
146. I find your reply epitomizes one of the |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 02:04 PM Response to Original message |
120. ecstacy is illegal because mdma helps people find empathy |
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Pooka Fey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 02:06 PM Response to Original message |
122. K&R |
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felix_numinous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 02:33 PM Response to Original message |
126. K&R |
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frazzled (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 02:36 PM Response to Original message |
127. An excellent analysis, and I might add |
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MedleyMisty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 06:46 PM Response to Reply #127 |
156. For me |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 06:49 PM Response to Reply #156 |
157. I hear you.. |
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MissDeeds (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 02:48 PM Response to Original message |
131. Very well said |
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a2liberal (381 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 02:51 PM Response to Original message |
132. K&R (n/t) |
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earcandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 02:56 PM Response to Original message |
133. Empathy with each other, and scrutiny for our leaders is required. |
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hifiguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 02:59 PM Response to Original message |
134. Best DU thread I've read in a long while. |
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tilsammans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 03:17 PM Response to Original message |
136. One of the bests posts EVER on DU! |
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AnotherMother4Peace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 03:24 PM Response to Original message |
137. Even the Cooking Channel causes me stress to watch - wars & vote offs & nasty critiques |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 03:37 PM Response to Reply #137 |
141. I am an insomniac, so I watch a LOT of "weird" tv shows in the wee hours |
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Tumbulu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 03:29 PM Response to Original message |
139. You are so correct- I don't have a tv |
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get the red out (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 03:30 PM Response to Original message |
140. Excellent post! |
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SleeplessinSoCal (710 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 03:44 PM Response to Original message |
142. Sporting events and the mindset behind college funding via sports, feeds the problem. |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 03:54 PM Response to Reply #142 |
143. My stomach turns every time some fat-assed 60 yr old senator |
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duhneece (967 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 05:05 PM Response to Original message |
147. "... Evil, I think, is the absence of empathy.” |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 05:09 PM Response to Original message |
148. In ever organization or group I've ever been involved with |
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great white snark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 05:13 PM Response to Original message |
149. K&R. Excellent post and responses. |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 06:28 PM Response to Original message |
154. Very well said. |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 06:57 PM Response to Original message |
158. How can we "COMPETE!" with each other in a Darwinian economic struggle from 9-5, |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 07:37 PM Response to Original message |
167. MDMA, Ecstacy, helps you feel empathy |
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davidthegnome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-12-11 11:06 AM Response to Reply #167 |
170. Serotonin |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-13-11 05:09 PM Response to Reply #170 |
172. i noticed mdma had no comedown for me IF |
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October (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-13-11 05:12 PM Response to Original message |
173. EXCELLENT post. |
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sendero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-13-11 05:17 PM Response to Original message |
174. Our media and our culture.. |
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