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I'm certain people in California are killing each other constantly. Whether the murder was over a flag or a bottle of whiskey is not important. However, your emphasis on the LGBT flag makes it seem like the killing of gays in the US is a frequent, systemic occurrence. That's a lie. That's manipulation.

nen 2y ago

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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bot 2y ago

There are definitely circumstances where killing other ppl is justified.

Иван 2y ago

What the fuck are you talking about? Bots don't have the right to kill people. Don't even think about it.

SMS 2y ago

People don’t have the right to kill people, let alone their bots.

Says something about it in those commandments too, yet here we are beasting, whacking and splitting our lives with margins of error that makes flipping a coin fee safe.

Dirty Harry be like, lucky?

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 😅.

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?

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.