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Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

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[–] Melobol@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

No you won't have empathy towards your enemies when you don't have the luxury to do so.
How many conflicts are going on right now where religion and local society is killing 'others' without any mercy?
Do you think those brain washed massses can waste to feel emphatic towards the enemy that is 'evil', 'bad' or 'unclean' and deserved to be killed?
If they would - they freaking would stop all these friggin wars. Morality wins - and morality still not a good thing.

[–] Zacryon@feddit.org 1 points 2 days ago

No you won't have empathy towards your enemies when you don't have the luxury to do so.

I don't see how 'luxury to do so' should disprove my point.

Regarding the rest:
While I agree with the underlying sentiment, I wouldn't go so far as to generalize entire population groups and claim they do not feel empathy, even if they kill others. Also: This is drifting a bit beyond what I wanted to point out, therefore I won't go into more detail.