Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to United States | News & Politics@midwest.socialEnglish · 9 days agoIn an age of performative cruelty, choose radical kindnesswww.lgbtqnation.comexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up117arrow-down13
arrow-up114arrow-down1external-linkIn an age of performative cruelty, choose radical kindnesswww.lgbtqnation.comSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to United States | News & Politics@midwest.socialEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square4fedilink
minus-squareGuyFawkes@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 days agoThe time for kindness has passed. We need MAGAts to FEEL the harm they’ve wrought on others.
minus-squareDasus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·9 days agoVengeance as a rehabilitative tool presupposes empathy. They don’t have any. They won’t take it as “oh this is how we made them feel, I don’t like it, therefore I shouldn’t do it to others”, it’ll just be “I’m in pain thus I’m gonna cause pain”.
The time for kindness has passed. We need MAGAts to FEEL the harm they’ve wrought on others.
Vengeance as a rehabilitative tool presupposes empathy.
They don’t have any. They won’t take it as “oh this is how we made them feel, I don’t like it, therefore I shouldn’t do it to others”, it’ll just be “I’m in pain thus I’m gonna cause pain”.