A few posts edited here now.
Keep the disagreements and criticism constructive, no more slinging names/insults.
adam wrote:happyhunter wrote:Where is it written I should have sympathy for some dude I don't kknow, will never meet? Is this meant to be some type of collective guilt that sucks up to the anti crowd hoping they change their anti gun agenda?
Empathy (which I think you're more referring to) is a basic human skill. As for where it is written - well, according to various psychiatric associations documentation lack of empathy is one of the more striking features of people with narcissistic personality disorder.
Empathy isn't a weakness - and doesn't mean that you're sucking up to other people. And with lack of it - well, personally I just hope that I never see anyone with lack of empathy on TV representing LFO's. It'll do far more harm than good.
If I want someone to be considerate of me, I figure it's reasonable for them to expect the same in return, but it seems as though I was brought up with older values that aren't appreciated or shared as much these days.
<<Genesis93>> wrote:The sad thing is an innocent guy was killed ... arguably as a direct result of 'our' foreign national policy... decided by maybe 6 individuals....not necessarily in this country... so that 'we' could play with the big boy...and bishop could talk tough from behind obama...
Unfortunately any such death is fodder for the greens and gca.... they could have only hoped he was shot with a semiauto
happyhunter wrote:I know what empathy is and it is easily manipulated, which is exactly what the anti crowd are doing. In regards to the gun debate we should be attempting to get people to think rationally, not emotionally.
<<Genesis93>> wrote:Unfortunately any such death is fodder for the greens and gca.... they could have only hoped he was shot with a semiauto
<<Genesis93>> wrote:Blackened perhaps you didnt catch his performance ?