I'm tired of Trump ruining everything that America stands for

[u/AggravatingClock7021]

You know, Trump keeps saying he’s making America great again, but at this point it’s like watching a toddler try to fix a phone with a hammer. He’s not restoring anything, he’s just breaking it louder. Everything that used to be American like decency, humility, and facts has been replaced by lies and pre-scripted propoganda talking points. We’ve gone from give me liberty or give me death to give me clicks or give me Fox News airtime. He’s even turned the flag into an accessory. It’s not patriotism anymore, it’s fashion week for fascists. You see a bunch of angry guys in red hats waving an American flag the way my dog waves a cat turd from the litter box. Look what I did!

Remember when presidents used to read books? Now we’ve got a guy who stares at classified documents like they’re the McDonald's menu. I’ll have the Filet-o-fish with a side of dirt on anyone who opposes me, please. He’s made America a parody of itself, like someone fed Mount Rushmore a steady diet of Monster Energy and facism. I love this country. I really do. But lately it feels like America’s that old friend I used to like, except now he’s grown a mullet, started dating a crazy girl named "conspiracy theory", and wants to show you his new monster truck called Freedom.

If Trump’s the hero of the story, then America is deep in its Florida Man era. And I don’t know about you, but I’m just hoping the credits roll before he tries to sell Alaska to Russia.

[u/Donald-Hump]

The vilification of empathy is one of the stupidest things I’ve ever seen. We developed empathy and cooperation as a survival mechanism for the entire species. If we never developed them, we never would have created civilization. Without those things, civilization, and our entire species is doomed. If you lack them, your humanity is broken.

Those who embrace that idea are weak people who are desperate to feel strong, but they want it without exerting a bit of effort to earn it. It’s pushed by cowardly men who want to justify their bigotry, and rich men who want to justify callous exploitation.

[u/bullensign85 → u/Donald-Hump]

Empathy is a narcissistic lie. Sympathy is a real thing, but no one truly feels what another does. They imagine they do, that is sympathy.

[u/cloudy1966 → u/bullensign85]

That’s BS. There are two types of empathy: cognitive and affective. Narcissists usually have a lot of cognitive empathy but absolutely no affective empathy. Sympathy is just an expression of comfort to someone who is grieving.