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sorry, just needed to join the convo 🫣

there are two types of empathy: cognitive (taking the person's perspective) and emotional (sharing emotional experience with the person).

according the the first one, you are right: people should not kill people under any circumstances.

but due to the fact we all have different backgrounds, our emotional empathy towards some groups could be stronger.

i don't consider it manipulation, rather favouritism – and it's still up to debate if it's a good or bad thing
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Иван 2y ago

I think it's a bad thing. Society is already broken, and "favoritism" breaks it even more. And the worst part is that it's not just in the US 😅.

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nen 2y ago

can't say for US, tbh

personally i don't agree bc there are infinitude number of groups, some of which has contracted values, so fighting for everyone gives less results. also, there are groups that i don't share morals with or even those which consider me their enemy – should I also root for them?

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Иван 2y ago

Not all gay people wear flags of imaginary countries on their foreheads, and not all Republicans assault Mexican laborers.

Despite people being vastly different, they also have many similarities. Even adversaries on the battlefield likely dislike dying, which presents a case for achieving peace.