Most people just want a good life. If we stopped seeing each other as the enemies the world could be better.

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      8 days ago

      Ya, I’m not talking about extremists. I’m talking about just normal everyday people.

      • Exactly. So therefore ur side who contains its own extremists cant be all good can it. Therefore ur binary view us fundamentally flawed. The more u try and stick to it claim ur side is all righteous and the other side is all evil the the more u become the extremist u claim to denounce.

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          3 days ago

          Never said my side was righteous. I said that one of the main differences between the left and right is empathy. This isn’t an opinion, it’s peer reviewed fact.

          It’s bleeding obvious, even without the science.

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              I’m not putting a value judgemental on empathy, I’m just restating that those on the left have more, and those on the right have less. (Which, again, just looking at behaviour, surprises nobody. )

              Though, too be fair, I do prefer to hang out with empathetic people.

              I reference 2 articles higher up in the thread. Feel free to scroll up and read.