Coventry17
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2ndAmendment said:
I feel it's a national tragedy that obviously touched the President deeply. I agree with flying the flags at half staff. Bush got it absolutely right this time.
Am I a sociopath?
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I feel it's a national tragedy that obviously touched the President deeply. I agree with flying the flags at half staff. Bush got it absolutely right this time.
Very true. Their lives in this world are over. I can state from personal experience, however, that those left behind are very touched and comforted whenever someone shows a form of respect for the deceased. Every card received, every flower, every person that came to prayers or the funeral, every person that expressed condolences afterward, helped me to cope and grieve and recover.Thor said:
No one expects you to cry over this as it wasn't a personal loss, but to understand what those with deep empathy and compassion mean to the survivors should not be underestimated.
mv_princess
mv = margaritaville
By stating this, this would mean you felt nothing when 9/11 happened?Thor said:
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Mousebaby
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I personally think you are a sad and pathetic excuse for a human being! If you were normal you would feel some sorrow for those children that lost their lives. I agree the media is going a bit overboard and they need to let it go so the families can get on with their lives and grieve in peace. But what your saying to me, in my opinion, is that you don't have the capacity to feel the pain your fellow human feels. That is just not normal, no matter how you look at it. When's the last time you spoke to a good psychiatrist? 
I agree with you to some extent. I'm not into crying and hand-wringing over strangers, but it's still got that shock factor. And it's not wrong to feel sadness over the deaths of these kids, even if you didn't know them.Thor said:
But I am getting worn out with it being sensationalized in the media. You know not a single one of those reporters gives a damn about the dead kids - they just want their story. It's disgusting. And the emotional purging, in my opinion, is almost a slap in the face to the friends and relatives of the dead - you know, the ones who REALLY lost someone.
So maybe I'm heartless as well. :shrug:
kwillia
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Chosing to show support such as lowering the flag or wearing the colors of the school though small in token is indeed a comfort and sign of compassion and empathy for those affected by the tragedy and does help.Thor said:
Example, I was in a funeral procession and my heart soared when I realized cars were stopping on the side of the road out of respect for those of us in mourning. Did the change the world? No. But did they help me feel a little bit better? Yep. That was compassion in action.
Nickel
curiouser and curiouser
No, but he did say this, which is what I take issue with:2ndAmendment said:
It's a grand assumption which is not universally true. I feel sympathy and empathy for the people in the situation, and I'm definitely not glued to the TV. I've read two articles relating to the shootings, and the extent of news coverage I've witnessed has been the thirty or so minutes of muted TV at the gym everyday which I glance at two or three times. My sympathy, and I'm sure the sympathy of some others, is not generated by the Hollywood machine. It's just the way some people are. :shrug:
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missperky
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vraiblonde said:
I am getting worn out with it also, just as I did with Anna Nicole. And I have the choice to not watch it. :shrug:
Midnightrider
Well-Known Member
actually that would be empathyFubar said:It's called Karma baby, Karma-not the red/green stuff here-the Karma of life-feeling for others around you-good, bad or ugly.
Thor
Active Member
mv_princess said:
Nope 9-11 hit close to home for me as I was working in the Pentagon. Kinda hard not be emotionally invested in that one.
The point I am making is this. Where does the compassion end? Folks are all torn up over this not because it happened but because they are being force fed this bull sh%t by the media. Christ 178 died in Baghdad today are you crying over that? Why not, are you not compassionate? Where is there memorial service. What about the Aggies that were killed in the annual bonfire a few years ago, where was their national memorial?
It's not about the shooting folks its about the media.
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missperky
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Thor said:
Can you not change the channel?
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missperky
Guest
slotted said:
Nope that option is broke, sorry.
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missperky
Guest
Thor said:
There are other channels to watch or even turn off the tv.
Well, that's what they do. Part of their job is to MAKE you care about something that doesn't affect you in the slightest.Thor said: