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18. I've long said that empathy or lack thereof is the real division between "liberal" and "conservative" viewpoints (nt)

Thu Feb 26, 2026, 07:53 PM

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Elon Musk on empathy: [View all] applegrove Thursday OP

What happens when you mix libertarianism, autism, too much money C_U_L8R Thursday #1

Change autism for being a drug-addled clown EdmondDantes_ Thursday #3

And a dash of Ayn Rand. Mblaze Thursday #8

Along with ketamine...n/t the nelm Thursday #21

I've lost mine Cirsium Thursday #4

True enough Cirsium Thursday #22

There would be no civilization of any kind if not for empathy. Midnight Writer Thursday #5

I can't remember where I read it... Shipwack Thursday #14

People who have no empathy disdain it. Mblaze Thursday #6

That sums it up quite well PatSeg Thursday #9

He belongs to the evil ones. Joinfortmill Thursday #7

A man who impregnates multiple women... purr-rat beauty Thursday #10

For a supposedly smart man, PatSeg Thursday #11

Reading fleon skum's comment just as an editor- it makes no sense. niyad Thursday #12

IT IS WHY HE HAD TRUMP KILL USAID Jimvanhise Thursday #15

Pity his 13 (give or take) children. IcyPeas Thursday #17

At first glance I read BaronChocula Thursday #20