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Michael P Senger's avatar

Exactly. It was all such an outrageous manipulation of the language of empathy.

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Celayne Jones's avatar

I actually let myself be pushed into getting the first two shots because so many people were absolutely terrified of dying of Covid. I was not because even with my limited math skills I could understand the statistics that showed chance of being hospitalized or dying were very low but facts did not affect these people. I didnтАЩt want to inadvertently spread something to someone who was fragile and I was sick of not being able to mingle. I know a lot of elderly and people with chronic serious health problems and the Empathy Mantra got to me. IтАЩm mostly angry with myself for falling for it!

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smokegetsinyoureyes's avatar

I fell for it at first! Not ashamed to admit it! Geesh what would our world be like if people just owned up to the errors in their ways? And how can we cultivate such a world?

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Celayne Jones's avatar

If people are owning up to their errors you can be sure they arenтАЩt the autocrats who are ruining the world for the rest of us.

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smokegetsinyoureyes's avatar

AinтАЩt that the truth.

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Celayne Jones's avatar

Thank you. ЁЯТЦ

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