Suicidal empathy.
this post was submitted on 13 Jan 2026
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People are slamming this cartoon, but it is highlighting the past foreign policy stance of displaying Soft Power, which is a positive long-term objective to help rehabilitate America's image as militaristic.
But these dumb MAGA Apes think that's for pussies, and it's more fun to beat others into submission, undoing decades of any positive forward progress.
One of the reasons that the rest of the world hates us is because while we claim that we aren't all really as bad as MAGA, it rings hollow because we didn't do anything to avoid the MAGA threat a second time. Imagine what we would have thought if they had let Hitler escape punishment, and then regain power a few years later? Right now, that's what we look like to the rest of the world, and rightfully so.
If we ever want to restore any respect to this country, we will have to deal with MAGA decisively before this can be over. The rest of the world, and our own country, needs that.
Take my upvote, you are right on the money.
The strip stops working when it shows Joe Rogan with a surprised face instead of mindlessly agreeing with whatever corporate grifter he has in front of him at any given moment.
Joe Rogan always has a surprised face. He’s just totally clueless all the time. That’s why he’s so gullible.
Oh my god I’ve never seen this. So good.
Ah yes the empathy of soldiers that had a part in murdering my family and the empathy of brutalizing Africa then using food aid to destroy their local agriculture to ensure they never become food secure.
Cheesy AI-looking comic glazing the US empire, what could go wrong?
Bizarre post
gross as fuck, even
And an ok car
A nice reliant automobile?
A succulent Chinese meal?
I said ok, not reasonable
If you have a million dollars
I don't think they make those any more
lol those are some pretty bizarre examples of empathy. Whoever drew this is living in la-la land. delulu
I'm aware that the role of the US on the international stage is often not that of the good guys, but I'm not sure how you could argue that USAID and taking care of injured veterans are not examples of empathy.
Keep in mind that there are voters in the US who think that we should take care of our veterans, but somehow agree with Musk when he says empathy is bad. I think it's important to show those people some examples of empathy that they would support.
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Hitler believes that compassion was weakness and a crime against nature. Sound familiar?
USAID is U AIDS when changed.
Pretty sus
Ok @k334nerDass@lemmy.world
The war on empathy, say it too much and it will start being bad. Like woke...Doublespeak
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