• Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    Empathy is not a conservative trait. Pretending to have empathy when it benefits them is common conservative behavior, though.

    Use great caution when dealing with conservatives. They simply do not value the lives of others the way normal people do.

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      8 months ago

      i.e., transactional

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      Yes, exactly!

      For a conservative, every interaction is a transaction. When a conservative shows kindness, they feel they have done the recipient a favor. They feel the recipient now owes them in some way.

      Kindness for the sake of kindness is derided as “some weak liberal shit”.

      (reposted because I deleted by mistake)

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        Yes, exactly!

        For a conservative, every interaction is a transaction. When a conservative shows kindness, they feel they have done the recipient a favor. They feel the recipient now owes them in some way.

        Kindness for the sake of kindness is derided as “some weak liberal shit”.