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FullySupportDems

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36. I'm conflicted

Sun Feb 1, 2026, 09:11 PM

8 hrs ago

But the long and short of it is that being happy for the misfortune of that guy just isn't helpful. It's not helpful. The horrors happening to so many people are overwhelming. This guy is a tiny fish in a huge wave.

Editing to add, I forgot to say I think I agree with you, that DU is more callous than before, but I'm not convinced it's any more than my impression. I've learned the hard way how lousy it feels to have been less than a caring human being. Frequently wrong, no matter how right it feels at the time. My 2 cents. Be well

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DU has certainly changed. Folks no longer seem to value empathy nor compassion here and have become as [View all] sinkingfeeling 10 hrs ago OP

I wasn't shocked iemanja 10 hrs ago #1

We're not as brutal as the other side. The other side ruins their own lives as they work to ruin ours. Scrivener7 10 hrs ago #2

Because the other side wants to exterminate us. RandySF 10 hrs ago #3

unless we have use as slaves DoBW 10 hrs ago #10

I am neither shocked nor disappointed that people have run out of empathy for suicide bombers. RockRaven 10 hrs ago #4

i'm very empathetic, but my empathy has a few not too unreasonable conditions Takket 10 hrs ago #5

There is a lot of frustration by most Dems simply because we are walkingman 10 hrs ago #6

We can claim moral superiority because we would not have deported him if it was up to us JI7 10 hrs ago #7

He said he would have voted for Trump SamuelTheThird 10 hrs ago #8

Nah, fuck Trump voters Johonny 10 hrs ago #9

I think there is a big difference between a lack of sympathy and reveling in sadistic cruelty Fiendish Thingy 10 hrs ago #11

The difference is the other side wants to fight us. Half the time, we want to fight ourselves. PeaceWave 10 hrs ago #12

People are cutting, and cutting their loses because of Trump. applegrove 10 hrs ago #13

You'll have plenty of time in concentration camp to feel sorry for Trump supporters. usonian 10 hrs ago #14

people need to feel secure in themselves for that effort bigtree 10 hrs ago #15

I share your concerns. Ms. Toad 10 hrs ago #16

I haven't been here at DU for nearly as long. B.See 10 hrs ago #17

Bye Felicia! fujiyamasan 10 hrs ago #18

Self-Inflicted wounds JustAnotherGen 10 hrs ago #19

2 years ago, i was shocked at the attitude of 2 people that i have known for 20 years Tetrachloride 10 hrs ago #20

It's the paradox of tolerance. Ocelot II 10 hrs ago #21

That social contract is also known as the "golden rule"... regnaD kciN 9 hrs ago #31

Thank you O-II Seinan Sensei 7 hrs ago #54

He supported a regime that never lied about what they wanted to do. nini 10 hrs ago #22

The Sanctimony Is Just Pouring Off This Post ProfessorGAC 9 hrs ago #23

It reads more like disappointment to me iemanja 6 hrs ago #62

There are a few dozen posters in that thread. This forums has tens of thousands of members as far as I know. FascismIsDeath 9 hrs ago #24

FWIW, a quote from Marcus Aurelius: "Choose not to be harmed anciano 9 hrs ago #25

Popper's paradox of tolerance in play... haele 9 hrs ago #26

The country is definitely more polarized,. But if you look at right wing sites and Facebook, you will see much worse. surfered 9 hrs ago #27

One more thing. . .Use the IGNORE button DinahMoeHum 8 hrs ago #38

I see So Much Kindness, Empathy, & Compassion Cha 9 hrs ago #28

They don't oppose authoritarianism Seeking Serenity 9 hrs ago #29

He got what he supported... regnaD kciN 9 hrs ago #30

I have no sympathy for any trump supporter. None. Swede 9 hrs ago #32

People are angry, they want revenge. I don't think it leads to good places EdmondDantes_ 8 hrs ago #33

Some of us took the "high road" and now see people being murdered in the streets by a Stasi style secret police maxrandb 8 hrs ago #34

I'm not ready to give hitler 2.0 or his supporters a big wet kiss, not even after a half pint of vodka. nt yaesu 8 hrs ago #35

I'm conflicted FullySupportDems 8 hrs ago #36

I get some of what you say mvd 8 hrs ago #37

110%... this should have 200 recs not the fake Twitter post that has 200+ recs below WarGamer 8 hrs ago #39

What in the world are you talking about? dpibel 8 hrs ago #46

Here, it's debunked WarGamer 8 hrs ago #47

Thanks! dpibel 8 hrs ago #48

Even when you shred what I write, I always respect your input WarGamer 8 hrs ago #49

When someone votes for the "Leopards Eating Faces" party sakabatou 8 hrs ago #40

Being gentle... purr-rat beauty 8 hrs ago #41

It reminds me of a relationship with a angry person Tree Lady 8 hrs ago #42

In addition... every day I see bigotry on DU that was unacceptable in the past. WarGamer 8 hrs ago #43

Hyperbolic dpibel 8 hrs ago #45

DUers are often far too focused on "dicks" luv2fly 4 hrs ago #69

there simply is very little support for Trump admirers these days Skittles 8 hrs ago #44

My compassion left November of 2024. Buddyzbuddy 8 hrs ago #50

If you support Nazis, you are a Nazi JoseBalow 7 hrs ago #51

I'm shocked that you see DU members in that light. The members I value are those that have enormous compassion and Martin68 7 hrs ago #52

All I'm hearing in the comments is a lot of sputtering, which is in itself telling. eggplant 7 hrs ago #53

Me too MorbidButterflyTat 5 hrs ago #67

My empty well hath run sry róisín_dubh 7 hrs ago #55

Politics are permission. Sympthsical 7 hrs ago #56

Agree. Neoantiestablishment is my word for what you're talking about. betsuni 7 hrs ago #57

I have empathy with one exception... Hope22 7 hrs ago #58

/America/ and /we/ are not /the crime/ and haven't /become/ it. TRUMP is. UTUSN 7 hrs ago #59

I agree it has changed FHRRK 6 hrs ago #60

I'm very empathetic JBTaurus83 6 hrs ago #61

Why should you expect us to be choie 6 hrs ago #63

Oh boy.... Happy Hoosier 6 hrs ago #64

He's a Trump supporter who got sent to Mexico. Aristus 6 hrs ago #65

Prioritizing moral superiority over much more important things is how fascism seized power in the first place. W_HAMILTON 6 hrs ago #66

I agree. MorbidButterflyTat 5 hrs ago #68

A bug of online communication? jfz9580m 3 hrs ago #70

Agree, I've noticed it too. Raine 3 hrs ago #71

That is one hell of a "fuck you" statement, that DUers don't value empathy flvegan 1 hr ago #72

Point proven... sarisataka 1 hr ago #73